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Date of birth | 31 December 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hoboken, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-winger, right-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Genk | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Beerschot VAC | |||||||||||||||||||
2013–2018 | Zulte Waregem | |||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Manchester IFA | |||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | K. Berchem Sport | |||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | K. Rupel Boom | |||||||||||||||||||
2021 | RWD Molenbeek | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | RWD Molenbeek | 55 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Genk | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Morocco U23 | 19 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 August 2024 |
Zakaria El Ouahdi (born 31 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-winger or a right-back. for Belgian Pro League club Genk. Born in Belgium, he represents Morocco internationally at youth level.
El Ouahdi was born in Hoboken in the Antwerp Province in a family of eight children. His parents are of Moroccan descent. [1]
In June 2021, El Ouadhi joined the under-21 side of RWD Molenbeek. [2] After good performances, El Ouadhi was regularly invited to train with the first team, and was awarded his first professional contract on 9 September 2021. [3]
On 14 August 2021, he made his professional debut in Challenger Pro League in RWD Molenbeek's 3–1 victory against Royal Excel Mouscron. [4] On 3 October, he scored his first goal in professional, awarding a 2-1 win for his club against Deinze. [5]
On 12 March 2023, El Ouadhi scored his first career hattrick against Club NXT, offering an important 3-2 win for RWD Molenbeek for their fight for promotion. [6] [7] He terminated the 2022-23 season by winning the league with RWD Molenbeek and gained a promotion to the Jupiler Pro League. [8] [9] El Ouadhi named was as Molenbeek's player of the season and figured in the league's best XI of the season. [10]
On 5 September 2023, El Ouahdi signed for Genk on an initial three-year deal with the option for a further twelve months. [11]
Holding both Belgian and Moroccan citizenship, El Ouadhi chose to represent Morocco in international level. On 9 June 2023, he was called up by coach Issame Charaï in Morocco U-23 squad for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. [12] El Ouadhi appeared in four out of five matches during the tournament, and scored one goal against Mali U-23 in the semi-final match. [13] Morocco U-23 won the tournament as El Ouadhi figured in the competition's team of the tournament as the best right-back. [14] [15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rupel Boom | 2020-21 | Belgian National Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
RWD Molenbeek | 2021-22 | Challenger Pro League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
2022-23 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||||
2023-24 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 51 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 56 | 8 | |||
Genk | 2023-24 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
2024-25 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
Career Total | 79 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 8 |
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