Soufiane El-Faouzi

Soufiane El-Faouzi
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-13) 13 July 2002
Place of birth Siegen, Germany
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 23
Youth career
2010–2020 Sportfreunde Siegen
2020–2021 SC Paderborn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Sportfreunde Siegen 1 (0)
2020–2022 SC Paderborn II 21 (6)
2022–2024 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 48 (2)
2024–2025 Alemannia Aachen 36 (3)
2025– Schalke 04 34 (2)
International career‡
2026– Morocco 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2026

Soufiane El-Faouzi (born 13 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[1] Born in Germany, he represents the Morocco national team.

Club career

On 8 May 2024, El-Faouzi signed with Alemannia Aachen.[2]

On 19 June 2025, Schalke 04 announced that they had signed El-Faouzi until June 2029.[3] He made his debut for the club in the 2. Bundesliga in a 2–1 home win against Hertha BSC on 1 August 2025.[4]

International career

In May 2026, El-Faouzi was called up to the Morocco national team for a training camp ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[5] He made his debut on 26 May in a 5–0 friendly win over Burundi, but was not named to the World Cup squad.[6]

Personal life

Born in Germany, El-Faouzi is of Moroccan-Riffian descent and holds dual German and Moroccan citizenship.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 August 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sportfreunde Siegen 2019–20 Oberliga Westfalen 10—10
SC Paderborn II 2020–21 Oberliga Westfalen 30—30
2021–22 Oberliga Westfalen 186—186
Total 216—216
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2022–23 Regionalliga West 171—171
2023–24 Regionalliga West 311—311
Total 482—482
Alemannia Aachen 2024–25 3. Liga 36310373
Schalke 04 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 34220362
2026–27 Bundesliga 001010
Total 34230372
Career total 140134014413

International

As of match played 26 May 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Morocco 202610
Total10

Honours

Schalke 04

Individual

  • 2. Bundesliga Goal of the Season: 2025–26[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Soufiane El-Faouzi at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Neuer "Motor" für Aachen: El-Faouzi kommt aus Düsseldorf". kicker (in German). 8 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Schalke 04 sign Soufiane El-Faouzi". FC Schalke 04. 19 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "S04 defeat Hertha BSC 2-1 to kick off the new season". FC Schalke 04. 1 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "World Cup 2026: Morocco unveils training camp squad with Ayyoub Bouaddi". en.africatopsports.com. 21 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Trotz Debüt: WM-Traum von Ex-Alemanne platzt". t-online.de (in German). 28 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Africafoot, L'équipe (25 October 2025). "Soufiane El-Faouzi sur le radar du Borussia Dortmund".
  8. ↑ "Elversberg siegt – Schalke ist Meister!". bundesliga.com (in German). 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Soufiane El-Faouzi wins DFL Goal of the Season vote". Fußball. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "2. Bundesliga: El-Faouzi erzielt das Top-Tor der Saison". bundesliga.de - die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga (in German). Retrieved 28 May 2026.
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