Soufyan Ahannach

Soufyan Ahannach (born 9 September 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Union de Touarga.

Soufyan Ahannach

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Union de Touarga
Youth career
2007–2008	VVA/Spartaan
2008–2011	DWS
2011–2013	Almere City FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Almere City	85	(28)
2017–2020	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
2018	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	12	(1)
2019	→ Union SG (loan)	2	(0)
2020	Go Ahead Eagles	6	(1)
2021–2022	Den Bosch	45	(8)
2022–2023	Al-Arabi	8	(0)
2023	→ Al-Rawdhah (loan)
2023–2024	Wydad Casablanca	7	(0)
2024–	Union de Touarga	12	(0)
International career
2013	Netherlands U18	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:33, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Ahannach started his professional career with Eerste Divisie side Almere City, before moving on to England.^{[citation needed]}

On 10 August 2017, Ahannach signed for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a five-year contract.^[1] He was loaned out to Sparta Rotterdam of the Eredivisie for the 2017–18 season where he scored once in twelve appearances.^{[citation needed]} Ahannach signed for Belgian second tier side Union SG on 2 September 2019 on a season-long loan.^[2]

Ahannach returned to Brighton in January 2020 where he was released. He then signed with Go Ahead Eagles for the remainder of the season.^[3]

On 2 February 2021, it was announced that Ahannach had signed with FC Den Bosch. The move reunited him with Jack de Gier, his manager at Almere City.^[4]

On 9 June 2022, Ahannach joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Arabi.^[5] On 2 January 2023, Ahannach joined Al-Rawdhah on loan.^[6]

In August 2023, Ahannach joined Moroccan side Wydad AC.^{[citation needed]}

International career

On 26 March 2013, Ahannach gained a cap for the Netherlands U18 team in a friendly against Germany. He came on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Jorrit Hendrix.^[7]

Career statistics

As of end of 2018–19 season^[8]

Appearances and goal by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Almere City FC	2012–13	Eerste Divisie	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2013–14	Eerste Divisie	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2014–15	Eerste Divisie	13	3	0	0	—		2[a]	1	15	4
	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	26	7	2	0	—		4[a]	3	32	10
	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	38	18	2	0	—		2[a]	0	42	18
	Total		85	28	4	0	—		8	4	97	32
Brighton & Hove Albion	2017–18	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Brighton & Hove Albion U-23s	2017–18	Premier League 2, Div2	—		—		—		2[b]	0	2	0
Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	2017–18	Eredivisie	12	1	0	0	—		0	0	12	1
Union Saint-Gilloise (loan)	2019–20	Belgian First Division B	0	0	0	0	—				0	0
Career total			97	29	4	0	1	0	10	4	112	33

1. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
2. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Personal life

His older brother Alami Ahannach is a football coach and a former Moroccan international footballer.^[9] His cousin Anass Ahannach is also a footballer.^[10]

Ahannach is a Muslim, and follows the purist salafist branch of the religion. He wears a beard with a trimmed moustache and observes the salah five times daily.^[11]