Oussama Idrissi (Arabic: أسامة ادريسي; born 26 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Pachuca. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Morocco at international level.
 Idrissi (left) playing for Sevilla in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oussama Idrissi | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pachuca | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | DOSKO[2] | ||
| 2003–2006 | FC Bergen | ||
| 2006–2009 | Halsteren | ||
| 2009–2011 | NAC Breda | ||
| 2011–2015 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2015–2016 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Groningen | 58 | (12) |
| 2018–2020 | AZ | 69 | (24) |
| 2020–2023 | Sevilla | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Ajax (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cádiz (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2023– | Pachuca | 42 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016 | Netherlands U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Netherlands U21 | 11 | (3) |
| 2019– | Morocco | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:25, 18 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:25, 17 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editGroningen
editIdrissi made his professional debut for FC Groningen on 19 December 2015 in the Eredivisie match against Heracles Almelo. He came on in the 70th minute for Jarchinio Antonia.[3] He scored his first league goal for the club on 7 February 2016 in a 2–0 home win over Cambuur. His goal, assisted by Simon Tibbling, came in the 75th minute.[4] In October 2017, after playing regularly for two years in Groningen, the club suspended him and Mimoun Mahi citing disciplinary problems.[5]
AZ
editOn 17 January 2018, Idrissi signed a contract with AZ, in a deal keeping him in Alkmaar through the 2021–22 season.[6] He made his league debut for his new club on 19 January 2018 in a 1–1 away draw with Utrecht. He was subbed on for Jeremy Helmer in the 77th minute.[7] He scored his first league goal for AZ on 24 February 2018 in a 2–1 home victory over Sparta Rotterdam. Idrissi also provided an assist to Wout Weghorst for AZ's first goal of the day. Idrissi's goal, assisted by Stijn Wuytens, came in the 86th minute and won the match for AZ.[8]
On 25 October 2019, he scored his first goal in the Europa League during a 6–0 rout against Astana.[9] He continued his strong form throughout the 2019–20 season, and won the Eredivisie player of the month award in both December and January, becoming the first player to win the award twice in a row.[10]
Sevilla
editOn 5 October 2020, Idrissi signed for Sevilla until 2025.[11] He made his debut for the Andalusians on 21 November 2020 in a 4–2 La Liga win over Celta, replacing Joan Jordán in the 81st minute.[12] On 15 December 2020, Idrissi made his first start for the club in a 3–0 away victory against Ciudad de Lucena in the Copa del Rey, providing an assist for Luuk de Jong.[13]
Loan to Ajax
editOn 31 January 2021, the final day of the winter transfer window, it was reported that Idrissi had joined Ajax on a six-month loan spell.[14]
Loan to Cádiz
editOn 20 January 2022, Idrissi joined Cádiz on loan until the end of the season.[15]
Loan to Feyenoord
editOn 27 July 2022, Idrissi joined Feyenoord on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[16] He made his debut for the club on 7 August 2022, the first matchday of the 2022–23 Eredivisie campaign, replacing Patrik Wålemark in the 65th minute of a 5–2 away win over Vitesse.[17] On 18 September 2022, Idrissi scored his first goal for Feyenoord, opening the score in the third minute of an eventual 4–3 league loss to PSV.[18]
Pachuca
editOn 18 September 2023, Idrissi joined Liga MX club Pachuca on a one-year contract.[19]
International career
editIdrissi has represented the Netherlands at various youth levels.[20][21] He was called up by the Moroccan senior team in November 2018,[22] and he declared his international allegiance to Morocco in February 2019.[23] In March 2019, he was cleared by FIFA to represent Morocco.[24] He made his debut for the Morocco national football team on 22 March 2019 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi, as a starter.[25]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Groningen II | 2015–16 | Beloften Eredivisie | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | |||
| Groningen | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
| Total | 58 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 13 | ||
| AZ | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | – | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 32 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 14[c] | 3 | — | 42 | 17 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 69 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 37 | ||
| Sevilla | 2020–21 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Ajax (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Cádiz (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Feyenoord (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7[c] | 3 | — | 38 | 7 | |
| Pachuca | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 26 | 6 | — | 7[e] | 1 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga MX | 16 | 2 | — | — | 5[f] | 2 | 20 | 4 | |||
| Total | 42 | 8 | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 236 | 58 | 25 | 11 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 311 | 78 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Copa del Rey
- ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in Leagues Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Intercontinental Cup
International
edit- As of match played 17 June 2023[28]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours
editAjax[29]
Feyenoord
Sevilla
Pachuca
Individual
- KNVB Cup top goalscorer: 2018–19
- Eredivisie Team of the Season: 2019–20[32]
- AZ Alkmaar Goal of the Season: 2019–20
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: December 2019,[33] January 2020[34]
- CONCACAF Champions Cup Best XI: 2024
References
edit- ^ "Oussama Idrissi". Pachuca FC | Sitio Oficial de los Tuzos (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Rood-gele voetbalclub viert 110-jarig jubileum" [Red-and-Yellow football club celebrates 110 year anniversary]. internetbode.nl (in Dutch). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Heracles Almelo vs. Groningen – 19 December 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Groningen vs. Cambuur – 7 February 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Faber grijpt hard in en heeft Mahi en Idrissi voorlopig niet meer nodig" [Faber takes tough measures, and has no need for Mahi and Idrissi for the time being]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 21 October 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "AZ legt Idrissi vast" [AZ signs Idrissi]. AZ.nl (in Dutch). 17 January 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Utrecht vs. AZ Alkmaar – 19 January 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "AZ Alkmaar vs. Sparta Rotterdam – 24 February 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Oussama Idrissi – AZ Alkmaar – UEL – Stats". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Oussama Idrissi named as Player of the Month". Eredivisie. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Idrissi: velocidad, desborde y gol para el Sevilla FC". Sevilla FC (in Spanish). 5 October 2020.
- ^ Adorna, Joaquín (22 November 2020). "Navas, el valor más seguro; sube En-Nesyri y se estrena Idrissi". Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Férnandez, Alberto (15 December 2020). "Un Sevilla por la vía rápida". MARCA (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Ajax slaat toe en huurt Idrissi van Sevilla". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Cadiz sign Oussama Idrissi on loan from Sevilla". Football Espana. 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Idrissi keert op huurbasis terug bij Feyenoord" [Idrissi returns to Feyenoord on a loan]. www.feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Debutanten Danilo en Dilrosun goud waard voor Feyenoord in spektakelstuk tegen Vitesse". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Gakpo schittert in zinderende topper en leidt PSV naar 4-3 zege op Feyenoord". NOS (in Dutch). 18 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "¡BIENVENIDO OUSSAMA IDRISSI, NUEVO REFUERZO TUZO!" [Welcome Oussama Idrissi, new Tuzo signing] (in Spanish). Pachuca FC. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Netherlands profile Archived 3 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Ons Oranje
- ^ "Top 50 Eredivisie U21 stars to watch: Oussama Idrissi". Football Oranje. 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Morocco call-up Dutch-born Oussama Idrissi, say his club". BBC Sport. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Bounouar, Jalal (25 February 2019). "Renard welcomes Idrissi's commitment to Morocco". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Marteh, Danesius (20 March 2019). "Oussama Idrissi: Cleared to play for Morocco by Fifa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Malawi v Morocco game report". Confederation of African Football. 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Oussama Idrissi » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ Oussama Idrissi at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Oussama Idrissi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Oussama Idrissi – Career Honours". Soccerway.
- ^ "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "2023 UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge Final Report". 19 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Oussama Idrissi (94) FIFA 20 TOTS". FIFPLAY. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Oussama Idrissi named as eredivisie player of the month". Eredivisie. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Oussama Idrissi named as eredivisie player of the month". Eredivisie. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
External links
edit
- Oussama Idrissi at WorldFootball.net
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Oussama Idrissi at Soccerway
- Oussama Idrissi at National-Football-Teams.com