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
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| Date of birth | 18 April 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Union Touarga | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editZahouani 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
editZahouani 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
editMorocco 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'
Individual
- U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2025[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Fouad Zahouani at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Tournoi de l'Académie Mohammed VI: Azzedine Ounahi assistera à l'ouverture" (in French). Hespress. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Foot: l'Académie Mohammed VI à l'heure du tournoi international U19" (in French). Le360 Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Coupe Arabe U17 : Les verts champions face au Maroc" (in French). DZFoot. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Football: une violente bagarre en finale de la Coupe Arabe U17 entre l'Algérie et le Maroc" (in French). RMC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "CAN U17: le Sénégal renverse le Maroc et remporte la finale !" (in French). Foot Mercato. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Zabiri fires Morocco to maiden crown". FIFA. 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Tournoi de l'UNAF (U20): Le Maroc bat la Libye (4-0) et valide son billet pour la CAN". Le 360 Sport Français.
