Fouad Zahouani

Fouad Zahouani
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-04-18) 18 April 2006
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Jong Ajax
Youth career
2016–2025 Mohammed VI Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025–2026 Union Touarga 24 (1)
2026– Jong Ajax 0 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Morocco U17 12 (0)
2023 Morocco U18 1 (0)
2024–2026 Morocco U20 20 (1)
2025– Morocco U23 2 (0)
2025 Morocco A' 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2025 Chile
African Nations Championship
Winner2024 Kenya-Tanzania-Uganda
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 May 2025

Fouad Zahouani (born 18 April 2006) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eerste Divisie club Jong Ajax and the Morocco national under-23 team.

Club career

Zahouani was part of the Mohammed VI Football Academy from 2016 to 2025.

In February 2023, he participated in the Mohammed VI U19 tournament as a left-back.[2] He started in group stage matches against Marseille and Rangers, helping his team eliminate PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals.[3] The academy was eliminated in the semi-finals by Génération Foot on penalties.

In January 2025, Zahouani joined Union Touarga in the Botola (Moroccan top division). He made his first start on 5 January 2025 in a 3–0 loss against MAS.

On 26 June 2026, Zahouani moved to Ajax in the Netherlands on a three-year contract, initially expected to join their reserves team Jong Ajax.[4]

International career

Zahouani was first called up to the Morocco U17 team in 2022 for the Arab Cup U-17 in Algeria. He started every match as Morocco reached the final, losing to the hosts on penalties.[5] The final was followed by a widely publicised altercation between players of both sides.[6]

In 2023, he was part of the Morocco squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria, starting every match as Morocco finished runners-up and qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[7]

In October 2023, he made his debut for Morocco U18 in a friendly against England U18. Later that month, he was included in the final squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, where Morocco reached the quarter-finals.

In 2024, Zahouani joined the Morocco U20 team, winning the UNAF U-20 Tournament and finishing runners-up at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. His performances earned him a place in the tournament's team of the competition.

Honours

Morocco U17

Morocco U20

Morocco A'

Individual

  • U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2025

References

  1. ↑ Fouad Zahouani at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Tournoi de l'Académie Mohammed VI: Azzedine Ounahi assistera à l'ouverture" (in French). Hespress. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Foot: l'Académie Mohammed VI à l'heure du tournoi international U19" (in French). Le360 Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ajax and Union Touarga Sportif reach agreement on Fouad Zahouani". AFC Ajax. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Coupe Arabe U17 : Les verts champions face au Maroc" (in French). DZFoot. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Football: une violente bagarre en finale de la Coupe Arabe U17 entre l'Algérie et le Maroc" (in French). RMC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "CAN U17: le Sénégal renverse le Maroc et remporte la finale !" (in French). Foot Mercato. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Zabiri fires Morocco to maiden crown". FIFA. 20 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Tournoi de l'UNAF (U20): Le Maroc bat la Libye (4-0) et valide son billet pour la CAN". Le 360 Sport Français.
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