Ayman Aourir

Ayman Aourir
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alemannia Aachen
Number 47
Youth career
2009–2016 SSV Ostheim
2016–2018 Viktoria Köln
2018–2023 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
2024– Alemannia Aachen 1 (0)
International career‡
2021 Morocco U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Ayman Aourir (Arabic: أيمن أورير; born 6 October 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 3. Liga club Alemannia Aachen. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Morocco.

Club career

Aourir is a youth product of SSV Ostheim and Viktoria Köln, before moving to Bayer Leverkusen's academy in 2018. On 25 January 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Bayer Leverkusen.[2] He made his professional debut with them as a late substitute in a 2–0 UEFA Europa League win over Häcken on 30 October 2023.[3]

On 20 September 2024, Aourir signed with 3. Liga club Alemannia Aachen after being released from his contract by Bayer in late August.[4]

International career

Born in Germany, Aourir was born to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother and is eligible for all three national teams.[5] He made two appearances for the Morocco U17s in 2021.[6] In September 2022, he was called up to the Morocco U20s.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Ayman Aourir | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  2. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen: Profivertrag für U19-Talent Ayman Aourir". SPORT1. 25 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Ayman Aourir feiert Profidebüt bei Bayer Leverkusen". OneFootball. 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Ayman Aourir wechselt an den Tivoli" [Ayman Aourir moves to Tivoli] (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. ^ l'Atlas, Lions De (26 February 2023). "L'Algérie et sa FAF harcèlent Aymen Aourir pour rejoindre les Fennecs". Lions de l'Atlas.
  6. ^ "CAN U17: 7 joueurs avec des origines Algérienne ont choisi le Maroc". 25 February 2021.
  7. ^ Bja, Rayan (18 September 2022). "Wassim Lantaki avec le Maroc U20". Le petit Lillois.