Soufyan Ahannach

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Soufyan Ahannach
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Union de Touarga
Youth career
2007–2008 VVA/Spartaan
2008–2011 DWS
2011–2013 Almere City FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 Almere City 85 (28)
2017–2020 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2018 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 12 (1)
2019 → Union SG (loan) 2 (0)
2020 Go Ahead Eagles 6 (1)
2021–2022 Den Bosch 45 (8)
2022–2023 Al-Arabi 8 (0)
2023 → Al-Rawdhah (loan)
2023–2024 Wydad Casablanca 7 (0)
2024– Union de Touarga 12 (0)
International career
2013 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:33, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Soufyan Ahannach (born 9 September 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Union de Touarga.

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Club career

Ahannach started his professional career with Eerste Divisie side Almere City scoring 32 goals in 97 appearances, before moving on to England.[ citation needed ]

On 10 August 2017, Ahannach signed for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a five-year contract. [1] He was loaned out to Sparta Rotterdam of the Eredivisie for the 2017–18 season where he scored once in twelve appearances.[ citation needed ] Ahannach signed for Belgian second tier side Union SG on 2 September 2019 on a season-long loan. [2]

Ahannach returned to Brighton in January 2020 where he was released. He then signed with Go Ahead Eagles for the remainder of the season. [3]

On 2 February 2021, it was announced that Ahannach had signed with FC Den Bosch. The move reunited him with Jack de Gier, his manager at Almere City. [4]

On 9 June 2022, Ahannach joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Arabi. [5] On 2 January 2023, Ahannach joined Al-Rawdhah on loan. [6]

In August 2023, Ahannach joined Moroccan side Wydad AC.

International career

On 26 March 2013, Ahannach gained a cap for the Netherlands U18 team in a friendly against Germany. He came on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Jorrit Hendrix. [7]

Career statistics

As of end of 2018–19 season [8]
Appearances and goal by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Almere City FC 2012–13 Eerste Divisie 2000——20
2013–14 Eerste Divisie6000——60
2014–15 Eerste Divisie13300—2 [lower-alpha 1] 1154
2015–16 Eerste Divisie26720—4 [lower-alpha 1] 33210
2016–17 Eerste Divisie381820—2 [lower-alpha 1] 04218
Total852840—849732
Brighton & Hove Albion 2017–18 Premier League 000010—10
Brighton & Hove Albion U-23s 2017–18 Premier League 2, Div2 ———2 [lower-alpha 2] 020
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2017–18 Eredivisie 12100—00121
Union Saint-Gilloise (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division B 0000—00
Career total9729401010411233
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Personal life

His older brother Alami Ahannach is a football coach and a former Moroccan international footballer. [9] His cousin Anass Ahannach is also a footballer. [10]

Ahannach is a Muslim, and follows the purist salafist branch of the religion. He wears a beard with a trimmed moustache and observes the salah five times daily. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jose Izquierdo: Brighton agree club-record deal for Colombian winger". BBC Sport. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "DONE DEAL". Tribal Football. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Soufyan Ahannach gaat voor schot in de roos". Go Ahead Eagles (in Dutch). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Martens, Jan (2 February 2021). "Nieuwe trainer Jack de Gier haalt ook aanvaller Soufyan Ahannach naar FC Den Bosch". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  5. ↑ "Soufyan Ahannach van FC Den Bosch naar Al-Arabi in Saudi-Arabië".
  6. ↑ "لاعـب خـط الـوسط الهولـندي سفـيان حـنـاش روضــاوي قادمـًا مـن نـادي العـربـي السـعودي بـنظـام الإعـارة".
  7. ↑ "Nederland O18 - Duitsland O18". onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association . Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Soufyan Ahannach at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Soufyan Ahannach from Bos en Lommer to the Premier League" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 10 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Juvenile player Anass Ahannach signs first professional contract" (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 8 June 2017.
  11. ↑ Wolthuizen, Josien (13 January 2018). "Het jongensboek van Soufyan Ahannach uit Bos en Lommer". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2021.


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