Anass Ahannach (Arabic: أنس أحناش; born 7 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Morocco internationally.

Anass Ahannach
Photo: Urs Keller
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2006 AFC
2006–2010 Ajax
2010–2011 AFC
2011–2017 Almere City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Jong Almere City 17 (1)
2017–2022 Almere City 86 (8)
2022–2024 Den Bosch 24 (6)
International career
2018 Morocco U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024

Club career

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Ahannach made his Eerste Divisie debut for Almere City FC on 15 September 2017 in a game against FC Dordrecht.[1]

On 13 June 2022, Ahannach signed a two-year contract with Den Bosch.[2]

International career

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Ahannach was born in the Netherlands and is of Moroccan descent. He debuted for the Morocco national under-23 football team in a 1–1 friendly tie with the Tunisia U23s on 9 September 2018.[3]

Personal life

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His cousin Soufyan Ahannach is also a footballer.[4] Soufyan's brother (and Anass's cousin) Alami Ahannach is a football coach and a former Moroccan international footballer.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 15 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Anass Ahannach versterkt FC Den Bosch". FC Den Bosch (in Dutch). 13 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Marokko.nl Cookiewall - Over MAROKKO.nl". m.marokko.nl.
  4. ^ "Juvenile player Anass Ahannach signs first professional contract" (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Soufyan Ahannach from Bos en Lommer to the Premier League" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 10 August 2017.
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