Sami Ouaissa

Sami Ouaissa
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-02) 2 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Hoensbroek, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 NEC
Number 10
Youth career
–2010 VKC
2010–2022 Roda JC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Roda JC 42 (2)
2024– NEC 11 (3)
2024 → Roda JC (loan) 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:04, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Sami Ouaissa (Arabic: سامي وعيسى; Berber languages: ⵙⴰⵎⵉ ⵡⴰⵄⵉⵙⴰ; born 2 October 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club NEC.

Career

Roda JC

Ouaissa was born and raised in Hoensbroek, but later moved to Brunssum.[1] He started playing football for VKC, before joining the Roda JC youth academy as a five-year-old in 2010.[2]

He made his professional debut on 26 August 2022, replacing Terrence Douglas in the 90th minute of a 3–1 home loss to NAC Breda.[3][4] On 30 January 2023, he made his first-ever start for Roda JC in a 2–1 league defeat to PEC Zwolle, playing for 61 minutes before being replaced by Niek Vossebelt.[5] Ouaissa's appearance made him the youngest player to start for the club in over 30 years.[6] Four days later, he signed his first professional contract with Roda, which runs until 2025.[6] This marked the end of a 20-year period during which no academy players had signed a contract with the club after being promoted to the first team, with Ger Senden and Mark Luijpers being the last to do so.[1] On 5 February 2023, just one day after signing his new deal with the club, Ouaissa provided his first assist, a corner kick for Terrence Douglas' winning goal in a 2–1 derby victory over MVV.[7]

On 6 October 2023, Ouaissa scored his first professional goals, netting a first-half brace. His performance contributed to Roda's 3–1 victory against Jong AZ and solidified the team's position at the top of the league table.[8]

NEC

On 1 February 2024, Ouaissa signed a contract with NEC until 2028 and was loaned back to Roda for the rest of the 2023–24 season.[9]

Personal life

Ouaissa is of Moroccan descent.[10]

Ouissa enrolled in a havo at the Sint-Janscollege in Hoensbroek while playing in the Roda JC academy, and to become a physical therapist after his football career.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Roda JC 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 21 0 0 0 — 21 0
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 29 4 1 2 2[a] 0 32 6
Total 50 4 1 2 2 0 53 6
NEC 2024–25 Eredivisie 11 3 1 0 — 12 3
Career total 61 7 2 2 2 0 65 9
  1. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

References

  1. ^ a b c "Twee Roda JC spelers in Oranje O20 voorselectie". ParkstadActueel (in Dutch). 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Jeugdspeler van de Week: Sami Ouaissa". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. ^ Thimister, Bjorn (26 August 2022). "VIDEO: NAC zet Roda JC terug met beide benen op de grond". ZO-NWS (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Roda JC onderuit tegen NAC Breda". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ^ Kleinen, Jelle (31 January 2023). "Nieuwe trainer biedt ook nieuwe kansen". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b Suilen, Maikel (3 February 2023). "Roda JC beloont jeugdproduct Sami Ouaissa met eerste profcontract". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  7. ^ Schreurs, Joost (5 February 2023). "Douglas geniet van 'lekker goaltje', 'frustratie' bij MVV". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Koploper Roda JC mede dankzij Ouaissa langs Jong AZ". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. ^ "N.E.C. contracteert Sami Ouaissa; speler maakt seizoen af bij Roda JC". NEC Nijmegen (in Dutch). 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  10. ^ Suilen, Maikel (13 December 2022). "Heel Marokko viert feest en kijkt of avocado-hoofd het land naar de finale leidt: 'Er wordt alleen maar gefeest. Niets is groter dan voetbal'". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  11. ^ Sami Ouaissa at Soccerway