Iliass Bel Hassani

Iliass Bel Hassani (Arabic: إلياس بلحساني born 16 September 1992) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.^[1]

Iliass Bel Hassani

Bel Hassani with AZ
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Jabalain
Youth career
	SVVSMC
	Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Sparta	75	(16)
2013–2016	Heracles Almelo	96	(15)
2016–2019	AZ	31	(1)
2017–2018	Jong AZ	10	(0)
2019	→ Groningen (loan)	14	(1)
2019–2020	PEC Zwolle	14	(5)
2020	Al-Wakrah	4	(2)
2021	Ajman	4	(0)
2021–2023	RKC	41	(5)
2023–	Al-Jabalain	0	(0)
International career
2012	Morocco U23	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2023

Club career

Born in Rotterdam, Bel Hassani made his professional debut for hometown club Sparta in August 2010 against RBC and was rewarded with the Gouden Stier (Golden Bull) Award for the most promising player in the Eerste Divisie in May 2012.^[2] In his time at the club he scored 16 goals in 75 matches.^[3]

In September 2013, he signed a three-year contract with the option of a fourth with Heracles.^[3] He had his first taste of European football playing in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League for Heracles against Portuguese side Arouca.^[4]

In late August 2016, he joined AZ on a five-year contract until 2021.^[5][6]

On 24 December 2018, it was announced that Bel Hassani would join FC Groningen on a loan spell until the end of the season.^[7] He signed for PEC Zwolle in July 2019.^{[citation needed]}

On 28 January 2020, Al-Wakrah signed Bel Hassani for one season from PEC Zwolle.^[8]

On 1 July 2021, it was announced that Bel Hassani had signed with RKC Waalwijk on a one-year contract, coming over from Emirati club Ajman, where he had spent the previous six months.^[9]

On 8 July 2023, Bel Hassani joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.^[10]

International career

Bel Hassani was born in the Netherlands to parents of Moroccan descent. He debuted for the Morocco U23 national team in a 4–3 loss to the Mexico U23.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 February 2018^[12][13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competitions

Club	Season	League			KNVB Beker		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sparta Rotterdam	2010–11	Eerste Divisie	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
	2011–12		30	5	3	3	2[a]	1	35	9
	2012–13		33	9	2	1	4[b]	1	39	11
	2013–14		5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
	Total		75	16	5	4	6	2	86	22
Heracles Almelo	2013–14	Eredivisie	27	2	3	0	—		30	2
	2014–15		31	4	3	0	—		34	4
	2015–16		34	8	3	2	3[c]	0	40	10
	2016–17		4	1	0	0	2[d]	0	6	1
	Total		96	15	9	2	5	0	110	17
AZ Alkmaar	2016–17	Eredivisie	25	1	4	2	7[d]	0	36	3
	2017–18		3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		28	1	4	2	7	0	39	3
Jong AZ	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	7	0	—		—		7	0
Career total			206	32	18	8	18	2	242	42

1. Appearances in the 2011–12 Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in the 2012–13 Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
3. Appearances in the Eredivisie European competition play-offs
4. Appearances in the Europa League