Couhaib Driouech

Couhaib Driouech
Driouech in 2026 with PSV
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Celta
Youth career
Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Heerenveen 5 (0)
2021–2024 Excelsior 85 (12)
2024–2026 PSV 44 (6)
2026– Celta 0 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 Morocco U23 9 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
WinnerMorocco 2023U-23 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:11, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Couhaib Driouech (Arabic: صهيب دريوش; born 17 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for La Liga club Celta Vigo. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Morocco at youth level.

Club career

Driouech made his professional debut for Eredivisie side Heerenveen on 19 September 2020 against Fortuna Sittard. He came on as a stoppage time substitute for Arjen van der Heide as Heerenveen won 3–1.[1]

On 31 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Excelsior in the Eerste Divisie.[2]

On 7 July 2024, Driouech signed a five-year contract with PSV.[3] On 12 March 2025, Driouech scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in the second leg of the Round of 16 tie against Arsenal, which PSV lost 9–3 on aggregate.[4] He scored a brace during the 4–1 win against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League on 26 November 2025.[5]

On 25 August 2026, Celta Vigo announced the signing of Driouech on a four-year deal.[6]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Driouech is of Moroccan and French descent. Driouech holds Moroccan and French nationalities.[7] He was called up to the Morocco U23s in March 2023.[8]

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself,[9][10] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[11][12] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11][13]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heerenveen 2020–21 Eredivisie 5000——50
Excelsior 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 26320—5[a]0333
2022–23 Eredivisie 33320——353
2023–24 Eredivisie 26630—4[b]2338
Total 851270—9210114
PSV 2024–25 Eredivisie 152005[c]11[d]0203
2025–26 Eredivisie 294107[c]31[d]0387
Total 44610124205810
Career total 133178012411216423
  1. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in relegation play-offs
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

PSV

Morocco U23

References

  1. ↑ "Fortuna Sittard 1–3 Heerenveen". Soccerway.
  2. ↑ "EXCELSIOR CONTRACTEERT AANVALLER COUHAIB DRIOUECH" (in Dutch). Excelsior. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "TRANSFER | PSV ACQUIRES COUHAIB DRIOUECH FROM EXCELSIOR ROTTERDAM". PSV. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Inter ease into quarter-finals with 2-1 win over Feyenoord". Reuters. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool 1–4 PSV". BBC Sport. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Celta is counting on Couhaib Driouech to bolster its offense". RC Celta Vigo. 25 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Het Friesch Dagblad maakt gebruik van cookies". Het Friesch Dagblad maakt gebruik van cookies (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "منتخب أقل من 23 سنة يدخل تجمع اعدادي للمنافسة بالدوري الدولي بالرباط — يسبريس 7". 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  14. ↑ Couhaib Driouech at Soccerway
  15. ↑ "PSV crowned Eredivisie champions for 26th time after historic Ajax collapse". Flashscore. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "From championship jitters to record breakers: PSV's road to the title". Flashscore. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles". Flashscore. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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