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Ayoub Assal (born 21 January 2002) is an English-Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AFC Wimbledon.

Ayoub Assal

Personal information
Full name	Ayoub Assal[1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	Maidstone, England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder, Winger
Club information
Current team	AFC Wimbledon
Number	10
Youth career
2010-2011	Millwall
2011-2019	AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	AFC Wimbledon	74	(17)
2019–2020	→ Metropolitan Police (loan)	15	(2)
2020	→ Billericay Town (loan)	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:00, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Career

Assal began his career in the youth system at Millwall, joining AFC Wimbledon at under-12 level. In April 2019, Assal signed his first professional contract with Wimbledon.[2] In August 2019, Assal joined Metropolitan Police on loan.[3]

On 13 November 2019, Assal made his debut for Wimbledon in a 3–1 EFL Trophy loss against Southend United.[4]

On 11 January 2020, Assal rejoined Metropolitan Police on loan until 25 April 2020.[5]

In October 2020, Assal joined National League South side Billericay Town.[6]

On 2 March 2021 he made his league debut as a substitute against Shrewsbury Town, and went on to score a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw.[7]

On 10 April 2021 Assal scored twice for AFC Wimbledon in a 5–1 win against Accrington Stanley.[8]

In May 2021 he signed a new three-year contract with Wimbledon.[9]

International career

In March 2022, he was called up to the provisional England U20 squad, having previously attended a training camp with Morocco U20.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 November 2022[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AFC Wimbledon	2019–20[12]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2020–21[13]		14	4	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	16	4
	2021–22[14]		42	8	3	2	2	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	49	10
	2022–23	League Two	18	5	2	2	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	2	24	9
	Total		74	17	5	4	3	0	8	2	90	23
Metropolitan Police (loan)	2019–20[5]	Southern League Premier Division South	15	2	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	19	2
Billericay Town (loan)	2020–21[5]	National League South	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Career total			90	19	7	4	3	0	10	2	110	25

References

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