Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 April 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Union Touarga | ||
Number | 52 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2025 | Mohammed VI Football Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2025– | Union Touarga | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022–2023 | Morocco U17 | 12 | (0) |
2023 | Morocco U18 | 1 | (0) |
2024– | Morocco U20 | 14 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 May 2025 |
Fouad Zahouani (born 18 April 2006) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Union Touarga.
Zahouani was part of the Mohammed VI Football Academy from 2016 to 2025. In February 2023, he participated in the Mohammed VI U19 tournament as a left-back. [2] He started in group stage matches against Olympique de Marseille and Rangers FC, helping his team eliminate PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals. [3] The academy was eliminated in the semi-finals by AS Génération Foot on penalties.
In January 2025, Zahouani joined Union Touarga in the Botola (Moroccan top division). He made his first start on 5 January 2025 in a 3–0 loss against Maghreb of Fez.[ citation needed ]
Zahouani was first called up to the Morocco U17 team in 2022 for the Arab Cup U-17 in Algeria. He started every match as Morocco reached the final, losing to the hosts on penalties. [4] The final was followed by a widely publicised altercation between players of both sides. [5]
In 2023, he was part of the Morocco squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria, starting every match as Morocco finished runners-up and qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [6]
In October 2023, he made his debut for Morocco U18 in a friendly against England U18. Later that month, he was included in the final squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, where Morocco reached the quarter-finals.
In 2024, Zahouani joined the Morocco U20 team, winning the UNAF U-20 Tournament and finishing runners-up at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. His performances earned him a place in the tournament's team of the competition.
Morocco U17
Morocco U20
Morocco A'
Individual