Aschraf El Mahdioui

Aschraf El Mahdioui
El Mahdioui with ADO Den Haag in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ashraf El Mahdioui
Date of birth (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Taawoun
Number 18
Youth career
2013–2015 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Jong Ajax 23 (3)
2016–2017 ADO Den Haag 13 (0)
2017–2021 AS Trenčín 97 (9)
2021–2022 Wisła Kraków 16 (1)
2022– Al Taawoun 73 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024

Aschraf El Mahdioui (Arabic: أشرف المهديوي; born 24 May 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi side Al Taawoun, which he captains.[1] He previously played for ADO Den Haag, Jong Ajax, Wisła Kraków and AS Trenčín.[2] Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Slovakia, Poland and Saudi Arabia.[3]

Club career

Ajax

El Mahdioui is a youth exponent from Ajax Amsterdam. He made his professional debut with Jong Ajax on 18 September 2015 in an Eerste Divisie game against Go Ahead Eagles. He replaced Abdelhak Nouri after 65 minutes.[4]

ADO Den Haag

On 30 June 2016, it was announced that El Mahdioui had signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag.[5]

AS Trenčín

In June 2017, El Mahdioui signed a three-year contract with AS Trenčín.[6]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, El Mahdioui is of Moroccan descent.[7] On 12 March 2015, when El Mahdioui played in the youth academy of Ajax, he was arrested along with teammates Samet Bulut and Zakaria El Azzouzi for assaulting a plainclothed policewoman. The officer suffered shoulder injuries and various bruises. She later filed charges against the three players.[8] A day later, Ajax announced in an official message that they had suspended the players.[9] Later that week, El Azzouzi remained the only suspect in the case. El Mahdioui was allowed to make appearances for the Ajax A1 youth side again after serving a month suspension. As punishment, he had to inform the youth players of Ajax together with Bulut and El Azzouzi.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Ashraf El Mahdioui". AFC-Ajax-info. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Netherlands - A. El Mahdioui - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ "'In Nederland verwachtte iedereen dat Feyenoord wel even van ons zou winnen'". veotbalzone.nl.
  4. ^ "Go Ahead Eagles vs. Ajax - 18 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  5. ^ ADO Den Haag plukt El Mahdioui weg bij Jong Ajax (Dutch). Voetbal International. 30 June 2016.
  6. ^ "The Ex-Talent of the Year of Ajax Signed to AS Trenčín". AS Trenčín. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Eerste elftal ADO is een mengelmoes van nationaliteiten". Groen Geel Hart (in Dutch). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  8. ^ van Sluis, Hilbert (13 March 2015). "Jeugdspelers Ajax mishandelen agente" (in Dutch). Metro International. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Ajax schorst jeugdspelers na mogelijke mishandeling" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Ajax houdt geschorste talenten binnenboord" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2020.