Ismail Azzaoui

Ismail Azzaoui

Ismail Azzaoui
Personal information
Full name	Ismail Azzaoui[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Omonia 29M
Number	98
Youth career
0000–2014	R.S.C. Anderlecht
2014–2015	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2020	VfL Wolfsburg II	9	(4)
2015–2020	VfL Wolfsburg	2	(0)
2017–2018	→ Willem II (loan)	24	(4)
2020–2023	Heracles	50	(7)
2023–2024	Araz-Naxçıvan	26	(2)
2024–	Omonia 29M	2	(0)
International career
2013	Belgium U15	2	(0)
2013–2014	Belgium U16	11	(2)
2014–2015	Belgium U17	17	(6)
2016	Belgium U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2025

Ismail Azzaoui (born 6 January 1998) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger who plays for Omonia 29M in the Cypriot First Division.[2]

Club career

Born in Brussels, Azzaoui started playing football with R.S.C. Anderlecht.[3][4] In 2015, he joined VfL Wolfsburg from Tottenham Hotspur for a transfer fee of reportedly €500,000 and made his Bundesliga debut on 21 November 2015 against Werder Bremen. He substituted Daniel Caligiuri after 76 minutes in a 6–0 home win.[5]

In early August 2017, Azzaoui was transferred to Dutch Eredivisie club Willem II for a season-long loan.[6] After his return to Wolfsburg, Azzaoui suffered a second major knee injury and was out for the whole 2018-19 season.[7] On 27 October 2020 Azzaoui signed a one-year contract with Dutch side Heracles Almelo.[8] On 1 December 2021 in a match against Feyenoord, Azzaoui suffered the third major knee injury of his career. One day later on 2 December 2021 it was announced he would miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season.[9]

On 11 October 2022, Azzaoui returned to Heracles until the end of the season, with an option to extend for two more seasons.[10]

On December 24, 2024, Cypriot First Division club Omonia 29 announced that they signed Azzaoui.[11]

International career

He is of Moroccan ancestry and plays for the Belgium U17 team.[4]

Honors

Belgium U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2015[12][13]

Career statistics

As of 18 August 2018[2][14]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfL Wolfsburg II	Regionalliga Nord	2015–16	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
		2016–17	1	2	–		–		–		1	2
		2019–20	1	1	–		–		–		1	1
	Total		3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
VfL Wolfsburg	Bundesliga	2015–16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Willem II	Eredivisie	2017–18	19	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	21	4
Career total			24	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	26	7

References

1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019.
2. Ismail Azzaoui at Soccerway
3. "Ismail Azzaoui". vfl-wolfsburg.de. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015.
4. "Azzaoui: Tipps von De Bruyne" [Azzaoui: Tips from De Bruyne] (in German). Kicker. 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015.
5. "Wolfsburg vs. Werder Bremen - 21 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
6. "Loan move" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
7. "Belgisch toptalent Azzaoui (Wolfsburg) loopt opnieuw knieblessure op" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
8. "Ismail Azzaoui joins Heracles Almelo". GhanaSoccernet. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
9. "Update: Heracles bevestigt slecht nieuws voor Azzaoui: 'Mijn seizoen is voorbij'" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
10. "ISMAIL AZZAOUI KEERT TERUG BIJ HERACLES ALMELO" (in Dutch). Heracles. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
11. "Απόκτηση Ismael Azzaoui". pacomonia.com (in Greek). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
12. "Archived copy" (PDF). www.fifadata.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
13. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015". 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
14. "Ismail Azzaoui » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

External links

• Ismail Azzaoui at the Royal Belgian Football Association