Mourad Daoudi

Mourad Daoudi El Ghezouani (born 27 May 1998), simply known as Mourad, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Elche CF. Born in Spain, he represents Morocco internationally.

Mourad Daoudi

Personal information
Full name	Mourad Daoudi El Ghezouani
Date of birth	(1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Balsapintada [es], Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Elche
Number	19
Youth career
	Balsapintada
	Fuente Álamo
	Murcia
	Torre Pacheco
2016–2017	Villarreal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Villarreal C	24	(4)
2018–2019	Orihuela	24	(5)
2019–2020	Elche B	21	(6)
2019–	Elche	68	(14)
2020–2021	→ Alcoyano (loan)	22	(4)
2021–2022	→ Alcoyano (loan)	34	(7)
2022–2023	→ Burgos (loan)	35	(3)
International career
2016	Morocco U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025

Club career

Mourad was born in Balsapintada [es], Fuente Álamo de Murcia, Murcia.^[2] An EF Torre Pacheco youth graduate, he moved to Villarreal CF in July 2016,^[3] and made his senior debut with the C-team on 5 February of the following year, playing the last 14 minutes of a 1–0 Tercera División away win against CE Almassora.

On 18 July 2018, Mourad moved to fellow fourth division side Orihuela CF.^[4] Roughly one year later he signed for Elche CF, being assigned to the reserves also in level four.^[5]

Mourad made his first team debut for Elche on 15 December 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Josan in a 2–3 home loss against UD Las Palmas in the Segunda División.^[6] Two days later he scored his first goal for the Franjiverdes, netting the opener in a 2–0 away defeat of Gimnástica Segoviana CF for the season's Copa del Rey.^[7]

On 6 October 2020, Mourad was loaned to Segunda División B side CD Alcoyano for the 2020–21 season.^[8] The following 20 August, he returned to the club on loan for a further year.^[9]

On 1 September 2022, Mourad joined second division team Burgos CF on loan for one year.^[10] He scored his first professional goal on 16 October, netting a last-minute winner in a 2–1 home success over CD Mirandés.

Back to Elche in July 2023, Mourad started to feature more regularly with the side, and renewed his contract until 2027 on 17 March 2024.^[11] He scored ten goals overall during the 2024–25 campaign, being the club's top scorer as they achieved promotion to La Liga.^[12]