Dries Boussatta

Idriss "Dries" Boussatta (born 23 December 1972) is a former international footballer who played professionally in the Netherlands, England and the United Arab Emirates as a right winger. Boussatta played friendlies for both the Netherlands and Morocco national teams.

Dries Boussatta

Personal information
Full name	Idriss Boussatta
Date of birth	(1972-12-23) 23 December 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s)	Right winger
Youth career
	De Spartaan
	VVA/Spartaan
	V&V Amsterdam
	Ajax
	Volendam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1992	Telstar	2	(0)
1992–1994	Ajax	0	(0)
1994–1995	Haarlem	23	(4)
1995–1998	Utrecht	60	(2)
1998–2002	AZ	107	(7)
2002–2003	Excelsior	11	(0)
2003–2004	Sheffield United	6	(0)
2004	Al-Shaab
Total		209	(13)
International career
1998–1999	Netherlands	3	(0)
2001	Morocco	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Amsterdam, Boussatta played in the Netherlands for De Spartaan, VVA/Spartaan, V&V Amsterdam, Ajax, Volendam, Telstar, Haarlem, Utrecht, AZ and Excelsior.^[1][2] He also played in England for Sheffield United, making 6 appearances in the Football League,^[3] before ending his career in 2004 in the United Arab Emirates with Al-Shaab.^[4]

International career

Boussatta earned three caps for the Netherlands between 1998 and 1999.^[2] He also appeared in two matches for Morocco in 2001.^[5][6][7]

Personal life

Boussatta is of Moroccan origin; he has publicly spoken about the discrimination his Muslim father received in the Netherlands.^[5] In 2008 Boussatta became involved with a charitable foundation in Morocco.^[8] In 2010, he owned a gym, a restaurant, and a coffee shop; he also worked as a player's agent.^[9] In 2016, he was sanctioned to court by real estate company WPM who sued him for outstanding backpayments.^[10]

In 2010, he was living in Amsterdam, and had a son and a daughter.^[9] In 2016, he owned 6 coffee bars under the Buongiorno brand.^[11]