Ilias Boumassaoudi

Ilias Boumassaoudi
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005
Place of birth Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Den Bosch
Number 40
Youth career
PSV Eindhoven
NAC Breda
–2023 Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Den Bosch 69 (15)
International career‡
2023– Morocco U20 14 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2025 Chile
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:19, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

Ilias Boumassaoudi (born 14 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club FC Den Bosch. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for Morocco at youth international level.[1]

Club career

Boumassaoudi was in the youth systems at PSV Eindhoven and NAC Breda, prior to joining FC Den Bosch at the age of 14.[2]

He signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2023.[3] Boumassaoudi made his professional debut for the club on 8 May 2023, in the Eerste Divisie in an away match against Jong FC Utrecht, in a 0–0 draw.[4] He made his first start four days later, and marked the occasion with his first professional goal, in a 2–2 draw.[2][5] In August 2025, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 win over TOP Oss.[6] The following month, he signed a new two-year contract extension with the club.[7]

International career

Boumassaoudi played for the Morocco national under-20 team at the 2025 African U-20 Cup of Nations, scoring an extra-time winner in a 1–0 win over Sierra Leone in the quarter-finals to ensure Morocco qualified for the 2025 U-20 World Cup.[8] He was subsequently named in the squad for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup held from 27 September to 19 October in Chile.[9]

Honours

Morocco U20

References

  1. ↑ "Ilias Boumassaoudi". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 "'I was sent away from PSV for it, now I have to keep working on it'". 12 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "FC Den Bosch rewards three talented players with their first professional contracts: "They really deserve it . "". Brabants Dagblad. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jong Utrecht vs. den Bosch 0-0". Soccerway. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Jong Utrecht vs. Almere 2-2". Soccerway. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Boumassaoudi nets a hat-trick in the Noord-Brabant derby". Mountakhab.net. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "ILIAS BOUMASSAOUDI TO STAY AT FC DEN BOSCH FOR LONGER". fcdenbosch.nl. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Young Morocco takes World Cup ticket after nerve-wracking victory over Sierra Leone". nieuws.marokko.nl. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "السيد محمد وهبي يستدعي 21 لاعبا للمشاركة في كأس العالم لأقل من 20 سنة". الجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم (in Arabic). 19 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Zabiri fires Morocco to maiden crown". FIFA. 20 October 2025.