Imran Louza

Imran Louza (Arabic: عمران لوزة; born 1 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford. Born in France, he represents the Morocco national team.

Imran Louza

Louza with Watford in 2025.
Personal information
Full name	Imran Louza[1]
Date of birth	(1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Nantes, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Watford
Number	10
Youth career
2005–2006	Etoile du Cens
2006–2017	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Nantes B	40	(10)
2019–2021	Nantes	58	(9)
2021–	Watford	89	(8)
2024	→ Lorient (loan)	14	(1)
International career‡
2017	Morocco U20	2	(1)
2019	France U20	2	(0)
2019	France U21	6	(0)
2021–	Morocco	15	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Louza came through Nantes' youth academy and made his first team debut in 2019, and his international debut in 2021.

Club career

Nantes

Louza with Nantes in 2020.

Louza joined the youth academy of Nantes in 2006 from Etoile du Cens, and was captain of several youth categories in the club.^[2] He made his professional debut with Nantes in a 4–1 Coupe de France win over Châteauroux on 4 January 2019, and scored in his debut.^[3]

Watford

On 1 June 2021, Watford completed the signing of Louza from Nantes for a reported fee of €10 million.^[4] He signed with The Hornets on a five-year deal lasting until 2026.^[5][6] On 21 August 2021, Louza made his debut for Watford in a 2-0 loss against Brighton.^[7]

On 8 October 2022, in Louza's third appearance of the season, he opened his account for Watford with an impressive free-kick to equalise in an eventual 3–1 defeat to Blackpool.^[8] On 19 October 2022, Louza was stretchered off during a 3–0 defeat to Millwall.^[9] Manager Slaven Bilić would go on to reveal that Louza had fractured his fibula as well as suffering ligament damage, an injury that would rule him out for several months and see him miss the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[10]

In January 2024, Louza joined Ligue 1 club Lorient on loan until the end of the season, the deal containing a purchase option.^[11][12]

International career

Louza was born in France to a Moroccan father and a French mother. He represented the Morocco U20s in a 3–2 friendly win over the France U20s, and scored a goal for his side.^[13] He switched to represent France internationally, debuting for the France U20s and U21s.

Louza formally decided to represent the senior Morocco national team and debuted and scored in a 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Guinea-Bissau on 6 October 2021.^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2025^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nantes B	2017–18	Championnat National 3	20	4	—		—		—		20	4
	2018–19	Championnat National 2	20	6	—		—		—		20	6
	Total		40	10	—		—		—		40	10
Nantes	2018–19	Ligue 1	1	0	2	1	0	0	—		3	1
	2019–20	Ligue 1	24	2	2	1	2	1	—		28	2
	2020–21	Ligue 1	33	7	1	0	—		2[c]	0	36	7
	Total		58	9	5	2	2	1	2	0	67	12
Watford	2021–22[15]	Premier League	20	0	2	0	—		—		22	0
	2022–23[15]	Championship	21	5	0	0	—		—		21	5
	2023–24[15]	Championship	15	1	1	0	1	0	—		17	1
	2024–25[15]	Championship	33	2	1	0	3	0	—		37	2
	Total		89	8	4	0	4	0	—		97	8
Lorient (loan)	2023–24	Ligue 1	14	1	—		—		—		14	1
Career total			201	27	7	2	8	1	2	0	217	30

1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation play-offs

International

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Louza goal.

List of international goals scored by Imran Louza^[16]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 October 2021	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco	Guinea-Bissau	2–0	5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	12 November 2021	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco	Sudan	3–0	3–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification