Marouan Azarkan

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Marouan Azarkan
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands [1]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Utrecht
Number 11
Youth career
2012–2020 Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Feyenoord 2 (0)
2021 → NAC Breda (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2023 → Excelsior (loan) 66 (17)
2023– FC Utrecht 0 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Netherlands U16 6 (1)
2018 Netherlands U18 3 (2)
2019 Netherlands U19 5 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:29, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

Marouan Azarkan (born 8 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht.

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Club career

On 2 May 2019, Azarkan signed his first professional contract with Feyenoord. [2] He made his professional debut with Feyenoord in a 3–2 Eredivisie win over ADO Den Haag on 15 September 2019. [3] On 10 August 2020, Feyenoord announced that the club had reached an agreement with Azarkan to extend his contract until the end of the 2022–23 season. [4]

Azarkan was sent on a one-season loan to Excelsior on 9 August 2021. [5] On 5 July 2022, following Excelsior's promotion to the Eredivisie, his loan was renewed for the 2022–23 season. [6]

On 15 June 2023, it was announced that Azarkan signed with Eredivisie side FC Utrecht on a five-year deal for approximately €750.000. [7]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Azarkan is of Moroccan descent. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands. Azarkan is eligible to appear for the Netherlands national football team, and Morocco national football team. [8]

In March 2023, Azarkan accepted a call-up to the Morocco under-23 team, for the friendlies against the youth teams of Togo, Ivory Coast, and Uzbekistan. [9] He made no appearances due to an injury sustained shortly before the friendlies. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Marouan Azarkan - FR-Fans.nl". www.fr-fans.nl.
  2. ↑ "Marouan Azarkan tekent profcontract tot medio 2021- Feyenoord.nl". www.feyenoord.nl.
  3. ↑ "Feyenoord vs. ADO Den Haag - 15 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Principeakkoord: Nieuw contract voor Azarkan tot 2023". Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Feyenoord verhuurt Azarkan aan Excelsior Rotterdam". Feyenoord (in Dutch). 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Marouan Azarkan is terug bij Excelsior". Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "FC Utrecht legt Marouan Azarkan vast". FC Utrecht. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Twee jeugdspelers blijven bij het eerste, anderen keren terug naar de Onder 19". FR-Fans.nl.
  9. ↑ "Marokkaans duo van Excelsior mag zich melden in Marokko". 11Lions.nl (in Dutch). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "https://twitter.com/dmsportma/status/1636697196492906497". Twitter. Retrieved 22 June 2023.{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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