Ayoub Abou

Ayoub Abou

Personal information
Full name	Ayoub Abou Oulam
Date of birth	(1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Urartu
Number	34
Youth career
2007–2015	Barcelona
2015–2017	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Rayo Majadahonda	35	(2)
2018–2020	Real Madrid B	26	(2)
2020–2021	Rayo Majadahonda	18	(0)
2021–2023	SPAL	0	(0)
2022	→ Tsarsko Selo (loan)	12	(0)
2023–2024	Pirin Blagoevgrad	33	(0)
2023–	Urartu	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024

Ayoub Abou Oulam (born 28 June 1998) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Armenian club Urartu. ^[1]

Career

Abou was born in Casablanca but moved to Barcelona at the age of nine. He subsequently joined FC Barcelona's La Masia, ^[2] but moved to FC Porto in July 2015, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad. ^[3]

On 30 August 2017, Abou joined Segunda División B side CF Rayo Majadahonda. ^[4] He made his senior debut on 10 September, starting in a 0–4 away loss against SD Ponferradina. ^[5]

Abou scored his first senior goal on 15 October 2017, netting the second in a 2–0 home win against Pontevedra CF. ^[6] He finished the campaign with two goals in 31 matches, as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División.

In 2018, Abou signed for Spanish third-tier club Real Madrid Castilla. ^[7] In 2021, Abou signed for SPAL in the Italian second tier. ^[8] Before the second half of 2021–22, he was sent on loan to Bulgarian team Tsarsko Selo. ^[9] On 20 February 2022, he made his debut in a 1–2 loss to Beroe. ^[10]

References

1. Ayoub Abou at Soccerway
2. "Ayoub Abou: "Mi único objetivo ahora es llegar al primer equipo del Porto"". sport.es.
3. "Morocco's Ayoub Abou to Join FC Porto from FC Barcelona". moroccoworldnews.com.
4. "Ayoub Abou, nuevo y último fichaje para completar la plantilla del CF Rayo Majadahonda" [Ayoub Abou, new and last signing to complete the squad of CF Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
5. "Ponferradina 4–0 Rayo Majadahonda | Goleada engañosa" [Ponferradina 4–0 Rayo Majadahonda | Misleading routing] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
6. "Rayo Majadahodna 2–0 Pontevedra | Iniesta 2.0 guía la victoria local" [Rayo Majadahodna 2–0 Pontevedra | Iniesta 2.0 guides the victory of the hosts] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
7. "Ayoub, que fichó por el Getafe, se va y firma por el Real Madrid". as.com.
8. "Dal Real alla Spal, Abou si presenta: "Sono pronto a giocare qualsiasi partita"". ilposticipo.it.
9. "IL CENTROCAMPISTA AYOUB ABOU IN PRESTITO AL TSARSKO SELO SOFIA". spalferrara.it. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
10. "Берое получи гол със задна ножица, но обърна Царско село в дебюта на Хубчев". sportal.bg.

External links

• Ayoub Abou at BDFutbol
• Ayoub Abou at ForaDeJogo (archived)