Azor Matusiwa

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Azor Matusiwa
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Matusiwa in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Hilversum, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2011 HSV Wasmeer
2011–2013 Almere City
2013–2016 Ajax
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Jong Ajax 30 (0)
2018–2019 Ajax 1 (0)
2019 → De Graafschap (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2021 Groningen 48 (0)
2021–2024 Reims 75 (2)
2024– Rennes 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Netherlands U16 8 (0)
2020–2021 Netherlands U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:41, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2021

Azor Matusiwa (born 28 April 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Rennes.

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Club career

Ajax

Matusiwa made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax on 21 November 2016 in a game against Jong FC Utrecht. [1]

On 6 May 2018, Matusiwa made his debut in the first team of Ajax, on the final matchday of the Eredivisie against Excelsior. [2]

Reims

On 31 August 2021, he signed a five-year contract with French Ligue 1 club Reims. [3]

Rennes

On 22 January 2024, Matusiwa signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with fellow Ligue 1 club Rennes, for a reported €16 million transfer fee. [4] [5]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Matusiwa is of Angolan descent. He is the younger brother of the Angolan international footballer Diangi Matusiwa. [6]

Honours

Jong Ajax

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References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 21 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Matusiwa en Ekkelenkamp debuteren in Ajax-selectie
  3. ↑ "Azor Matusiwa, une pépite hollandaise au SDR" (in French). Reims. 31 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Azor Matusiwa est Rennais!" [Azor Matusiwa is of Rennes!] (in French). Rennes. 22 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Transferts : Azor Matusiwa quitte Reims pour Rennes (officiel)" [Transfers: Azor Matusiwa leaves Reims for Rennes (official)]. L'Équipe (in French). 22 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "'Niet Kylian Mbappé of Lionel Messi, maar hij was mijn beste tegenstander'". Voetbalzone. 30 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Officiële website AFC Ajax Amsterdam - Ajax.nl". www.ajax.nl.


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