Fouad Zahouani

Fouad Zahouani (born 18 April 2006) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Union Touarga. He plays for Morocco's U20 and local national team

Fouad Zahouani

Personal information
Date of birth	(2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Union Touarga
Number	52
Youth career
2016–2025	Mohammed VI Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2025–	Union Touarga	5	(0)
International career‡
2022–2023	Morocco U17	12	(0)
2023	Morocco U18	1	(0)
2024–	Morocco U20	14	(0)
2025–	Morocco A'	0	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Morocco FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 2025 Chile African Nations Championship Winner 2024 Kenya-Tanzania-Uganda
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 May 2025

Club career

Zahouani was part of the Mohammed VI Football Academy from 2016 to 2025. In February 2023, he participated in the Mohammed VI U19 tournament as a left-back.^[2] He started in group stage matches against Olympique de Marseille and Rangers FC, helping his team eliminate PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals.^[3] The academy was eliminated in the semi-finals by AS Génération Foot on penalties.

In January 2025, Zahouani joined Union Touarga in the Botola (Moroccan top division). He made his first start on 5 January 2025 in a 3–0 loss against Maghreb of Fez.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Zahouani was first called up to the Morocco U17 team in 2022 for the Arab Cup U-17 in Algeria. He started every match as Morocco reached the final, losing to the hosts on penalties.^[4] The final was followed by a widely publicised altercation between players of both sides.^[5]

In 2023, he was part of the Morocco squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria, starting every match as Morocco finished runners-up and qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[6]

In October 2023, he made his debut for Morocco U18 in a friendly against England U18. Later that month, he was included in the final squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, where Morocco reached the quarter-finals.

In 2024, Zahouani joined the Morocco U20 team, winning the UNAF U-20 Tournament and finishing runners-up at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. His performances earned him a place in the tournament's team of the competition.

Honours

Morocco U17

• Arab Cup U-17 runner-up: 2022^{[citation needed]}
• U-17 Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2023^{[citation needed]}

Morocco U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2025^[7]
• UNAF U-20 Tournament: 2024^{[citation needed]}
• U-20 Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2025^[8]

Morocco A'

• African Nations Championship: 2024^{[citation needed]}

Individual

• U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2025^{[citation needed]}