Imran Nazih

Imran Nazih
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Volendam
Number 34
Youth career
Nieuw-West United
2016–2017 Zeeburgia
2017–2019 Ajax
2019–2020 Zeeburgia
2020–2022 Volendam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Jong Volendam 32 (1)
2022– Volendam 6 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Netherlands U16 4 (0)
2022 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
2023– Morocco U17 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:39, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:41, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Imran Nazih (Arabic: عمران نزيه; born 25 January 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Volendam. Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Morocco.

Club career

Nazih is a youth product of Nieuw-West United, Zeeburgia, Ajax and Volendam. He began his senior career with Volendam's reserves in 2021, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 11 May 2022 at the age of 16 until 2025.[1] He made his professional debut with Volendam as a late substitute in a 7–1 Eredivisie loss to PSV on 31 August 2022.[2]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Nazih is of Moroccan descent.[3] He played for the Netherlands U16s four times. He was called up to a training camp for the Morocco U17s in May 2022.[4] He was part of the Morocco U17 squad called up for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Imran Nazih tekent eerste profcontract bij FC Volendam". Lokale Omroep Volendam Edam. 11 May 2022.
  2. ^ "De beoordelingen van PSV na monsterscore tegen FC Volendam". FCUpdate.nl.
  3. ^ "نزيه عمران على رادار كبير هولندا ويصدم "الطواحين" بقراره". www.alaraby.co.uk/.
  4. ^ "Nazih en El Kadiri opgeroepen voor Marokko". FC Volendam (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ "السيد سعيد شيبا يعلن عن لائحة اللاعبين النهائية المشاركة في كأس العالم" [Saïd Chiba announces the final list of players participating in the World Cup] (in Arabic). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 2 November 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.