Ayoub Oufkir

Ayoub Oufkir
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 AZ
Number 24
Youth career
2010–2013 De Betrokken Spartaan
2013–2024 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Jong Sparta 27 (9)
2024–2025 Sparta Rotterdam 22 (1)
2026– AZ 11 (1)
2026– Jong AZ 7 (3)
International career‡
2024–2025 Netherlands U19 14 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2025 Romania
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:21, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

Ayoub Oufkir (born 4 January 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club AZ.

Club career

Oufkir is a youth product of De Betrokken Spartaan and Sparta Rotterdam. In 2023, he was promoted to Sparta's reserves in the Tweede Divisie.[1] On 16 August 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Sparta until 2027.[2] On 17 August 2024, he made his senior debut with Sparta Rotterdam in a 1–1 Eredivisie tie with FC Twente.[3]

On 16 December 2025, Oufkir signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with AZ starting January 2026, with the agreement running until June 2030 and including an option for a further year.[4]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Oufkir is of Moroccan descent.[5] He was part of the Netherlands U19s that won the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[6]

In November 2025, Oufkir received his first call-up for the Netherlands U21 team alongside Sparta teammate Marvin Young.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Sparta 2023–24 Tweede Divisie 150———150
2024–25 Tweede Divisie 129——2[a]0149
Total 279——20299
Sparta Rotterdam 2024–25 Eredivisie 6021——81
2025–26 Eredivisie 16122——183
Total 22143——264
AZ 2025–26 Eredivisie 80103[b]0—120
2026–27 Eredivisie 310000—31
Total 1111030—151
Jong AZ 2025–26 Eerste Divisie 51———51
2026–27 Eerste Divisie 22———22
Total 73———73
Career total 69145330207717

Honours

AZ

Netherlands U19

References

  1. ↑ Keemink, Mischa (20 September 2024). "Ayoub Oufkir: 'de nieuwe trots van Sparta Rotterdam'".
  2. ↑ https://www.ad.nl/regiosport-rotterdam/verrassing-van-de-voorbereiding-ayoub-oufkir-tekent-eerste-profcontract-bij-sparta~ac205360/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Oufkir over assist bij zijn debuut: "Ik kon het niet geloven" - ESPN Video". ESPN.
  4. ↑ "AZ versterkt zich met Oufkir" [AZ strengthened with Oufkir]. AZ (Press release) (in Dutch). 16 December 2026. Archived from the original on 3 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Oufkir, the Dutch rising star following the step of Yamal (with the help of Afellay)".
  6. ↑ "Definitieve selectie Onder 19 (m) voor EK in Roemenië". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 30 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sparta levert in Marvin Young en Ayoub Oufkir voor het eerst in zes jaar twee Spartanen af bij Jong Oranje" [Sparta supply two players to Jong Oranje for the first time in six years in Marvin Young and Ayoub Oufkir]. Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. Archived from the original on 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Parrott, Koopmeiners shine as AZ Alkmaar wins KNVB Cup after 13 years". Sport Star. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "AZ rout 10-man PSV 4-0 to lift second Johan Cruyff Shield". NL Times. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Under-19 EURO final report: Netherlands edge Spain for first title". uefa.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
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