Anass Bouziane

Anass Bouziane
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-12-22) 22 December 2006
Place of birth Zaandam, Netherlands
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Heerenveen (U21)
Youth career
OFC
–2022 Fortuna Wormerveer
2022–2024 Volendam
2026– Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Volendam 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026

Anass Bouziane (born 22 December 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Under-21 squad of Heerenveen.

Career

Born in Zaandam, Bouziane began his youth career with OFC, later captained Fortuna Wormerveer's under‑16s, and joined the Volendam academy in 2022.[1][2]

He led Volendam's under-18s to the KNVB youth cup in 2023–24 and, on 5 June 2024, signed his first professional contract, binding him to the club until June 2026.[3][4]

Bouziane made his senior debut on 17 September 2024, starting in a 2–0 home win over Dordrecht in the Eerste Divisie.[5][6] He finished the 2024–25 season with five league appearances as Volendam won the division and secured promotion to the Eredivisie.[7]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Bouziane is of Moroccan descent and holds dual Dutch and Moroccan citizenship.[8] He is the eldest of several brothers involved in professional or academy football; younger twin Wassim plays for AZ Alkmaar.[9][1]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 January 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Volendam 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 5010—60
Career total 50100060

Honours

Volendam

References

  1. 1 2 Brandhorst, Stephan (5 May 2025). "Tweelingbroers én profvoetballers: "We waren altijd als één van de eersten op het pleintje"" [Twin brothers and pro footballers: 'We were always the first out on the local pitch']. NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "FC Volendam legt Fortuna Wormerveer-talenten vast". Voetbal in Zaanstad (in Dutch). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Drie Volendamse jeugdelftallen op jacht naar de bekerfinale". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 27 March 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Eerste contract voor Anass Bouziane" (in Dutch). FC Volendam (via X). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Volendam 2–0 Dordrecht". Soccerway. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Volendam simpelweg te sterk voor Dordrecht". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 17 September 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Volendam kroont zich tot kampioen van de Keuken Kampioen Divisie" [Volendam crowned champions of the Eerste Divisie]. NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 11 May 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "UEFA Youth League: ces Lionceaux qualifiés aux prochains tours". Le 360 Sport Français.
  9. ↑ "Debutant Anass eerste van mogelijk drie Bouziane-broers in profvoetbal". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Anass Bouziane at WorldFootball.net