Anouar El Azzouzi

Anouar El Azzouzi (Arabic: انور العزوزى; born 29 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf. Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Morocco.

Anouar El Azzouzi

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Veenendaal, Netherlands
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Number	8
Youth career
	VRC Veenendaal
2011–2018	Vitesse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Vitesse II	1	(0)
2019–2020	NEC	0	(0)
2021–2023	Dordrecht	64	(5)
2023–2025	PEC Zwolle	55	(1)
2025–	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0	(0)
International career‡
2020	Morocco U20	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 March 2020

Club career

El Azzouzi is a youth product of his local club VRC Veenendaal and Vitesse. He began his senior career with the reserves of Vitesse in 2018.^[2] He spent the 2019-20 season with the reserves of NEC Nijmegen, but left after a disagreement with the technical leadership in December 2020.^[3] On 2 August 2021, El Azzouzi transferred to Dordrecht where he was initially assigned to the reserves.^[4] On 2 February 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club.^[5]

On 10 July 2023, El Azzouzi signed a contract with PEC Zwolle for three seasons, with an optional fourth year.^[6]

On 26 June 2025, El Azzouzi moved to Fortuna Düsseldorf in German 2. Bundesliga.^[7]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, El Azzouzi is of Moroccan descent. He was called up to a training camp for the Netherlands U18s in 2018.^[2] He is a youth international for Morocco, having played for the Morocco U20s in 2020.^[8]

Personal life

El Azzouzi is the twin brother of the footballer Oussama El Azzouzi.^[9]