Yassine Azzagari

Yassine Azzagari
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Goes, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
VV Kloetinge
–2018 JVOZ
2018–2019 NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 NAC Breda 41 (2)
2022–2024 Eindhoven 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023

Yassine Azzagari (born 24 July 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Early and personal life

Azzagari was born in Goes and is of Moroccan descent, with his family having settled in the Netherlands in the 1970s.[1][2] His father played for Apollo in 's-Gravenpolder whilst his eldest brother Jihad played youth football for SBV Excelsior, Club Bruges and FC Utrecht and his second-eldest brother Sofyan played youth football for NAC Breda and senior football for VV Kloetinge and VV Goes.[2]

Career

Azzagari started his career with VV Kloetinge and later played youth football for JVOZ before transferring to NAC Breda in 2018.[3][2] After appearing in the matchday squad for the first time in a 4–0 defeat at home to Feyenoord on 24 April 2019,[3] Azzagari made his debut for the club in the final game of the season on 15 May 2019 as a substitute in a 0–0 Eredivisie draw with PEC Zwolle, with Breda relegated to the Eerste Divisie.[4][5] He signed his first professional contract with the club the following month, signing a contract until mid-2022.[2][6] After being ruled out by injury for the early parts of the 2019–20 season, He scored from 40 yards for NAC Breda U19 in December 2019,[7] before making his first appearance of the season against Jong AZ on 17 January 2020, and his first senior start against Go Ahead Eagles nine days later.[1] He appeared 9 times across the 2018–19 season.[1]

On 8 May 2022, Azzagari signed a two-year contract with FC Eindhoven, with an option for an additional year.[8] On 5 January 2024, his contract with Eindhoven was terminated by mutual consent.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Yassine Azzagari at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Pertijs, Ad (5 June 2019). "NAC-talent Yassine Azzagari (17) tekent zijn eerste profcontract". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Azzagari in wedstrijdselectie van NAC Breda". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 25 April 2019. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Yassine Azzagari debuteert bij NAC Breda". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ Kas, Dennis (16 May 2019). "Zeeuwse NAC-debutant Yassine Azzagari: 'Dit is iets waar ik altijd van droomde'". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  6. ^ Pertijs, Ad (7 June 2019). "Yassine Azzagari: 'Eerst hier presteren, dan pas groter denken'". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ Blanco, Yadran (8 December 2019). "Fenomenaal doelpunt van NAC-talent Azzagari". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Azzagari eerste zomeraanwinst FC Eindhoven". FC Eindhoven (in Dutch). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  9. ^ "FC EINDHOVEN EN AZZAGARI KOMEN CONTRACTONTBINDING OVEREEN" [FC EINDHOVEN AND AZZAGARI AGREE TO CONTRACT TERMINATION] (in Dutch). FC Eindhoven. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.