Marouan Azarkan

Marouan Azarkan

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands[1]
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Nasr
Number	17
Youth career
2012–2020	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2023	Feyenoord	2	(0)
2021	→ NAC Breda (loan)	11	(0)
2021–2023	→ Excelsior (loan)	66	(17)
2023–2024	FC Utrecht	18	(0)
2024–	Al-Nasr	9	(1)
International career
2016–2017	Netherlands U16	6	(1)
2018	Netherlands U18	3	(2)
2019	Netherlands U19	5	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2025

Marouan Azarkan (born 8 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Emirati club Al-Nasr.

Club career

On 2 May 2019, Azarkan signed his first professional contract with Feyenoord.[2] He made his professional debut with Feyenoord in a 3–2 Eredivisie win over ADO Den Haag on 15 September 2019.[3] On 10 August 2020, Feyenoord announced that the club had reached an agreement with Azarkan to extend his contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[4]

Azarkan was sent on a one-season loan to Excelsior on 9 August 2021.[5] On 5 July 2022, following Excelsior's promotion to the Eredivisie, his loan was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[6]

On 15 June 2023, it was announced that Azarkan signed with Eredivisie side FC Utrecht on a five-year deal for approximately €750.000.[7]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Azarkan is of Moroccan descent. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands. Azarkan is eligible to appear for the Netherlands national football team, and Morocco national football team.[8]

In March 2023, Azarkan accepted a call-up to the Morocco under-23 team, for the friendlies against the youth teams of Togo, Ivory Coast, and Uzbekistan.[9] He made no appearances due to an injury sustained shortly before the friendlies.[10]

References

1. "Marouan Azarkan - FR-Fans.nl". www.fr-fans.nl.
2. "Marouan Azarkan tekent profcontract tot medio 2021- Feyenoord.nl". www.feyenoord.nl.
3. "Feyenoord vs. ADO Den Haag - 15 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
4. "Principeakkoord: Nieuw contract voor Azarkan tot 2023". Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
5. "Feyenoord verhuurt Azarkan aan Excelsior Rotterdam". Feyenoord (in Dutch). 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
6. "Marouan Azarkan is terug bij Excelsior". Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
7. "FC Utrecht legt Marouan Azarkan vast". FC Utrecht. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
8. "Twee jeugdspelers blijven bij het eerste, anderen keren terug naar de Onder 19". FR-Fans.nl.
9. "Marokkaans duo van Excelsior mag zich melden in Marokko". 11Lions.nl (in Dutch). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
10. @dmsportma (17 March 2023). "🦁 Au tour de Marouan Azarkan (21 ans) de rejoindre le Maroc ! Régulièrement international en jeunes avec les Pays-Bas, le jeune milieu a décidé de répondre positivement à la convocation en U23 du Maroc" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via Twitter.

External links

• Marouan Azarkan at Soccerway
• Ons Oranje U16 Profile
• Ons Oranje U18 Profile
• Ons Oranje U19 Profile