sport.wikisort.org - Athlete

Imran Louza (Arabic: عمران لوزة; born 1 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford and the Morocco national team.

Imran Louza

Louza with Nantes in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Imran Louza[1]
Date of birth	(1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Nantes, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Watford
Number	6
Youth career
2005–2006	Etoile du Cens
2006–2017	Nantes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Nantes B	40	(19)
2019–2021	Nantes	58	(9)
2021–	Watford	25	(2)
National team‡
2017	Morocco U20	2	(1)
2019	France U20	2	(0)
2019	France U21	6	(0)
2021–	Morocco	10	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:47, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Louza came through Nantes' youth academy and made his first team debut in 2019, and his international debut in 2021.

Club career

Nantes

Louza joined the youth academy of Nantes in 2006 from Etoile du Cens, and was captain of several youth categories in the club.[2] He made his professional debut with Nantes in a 4–1 Coupe de France win over Châteauroux on 4 January 2019, and scored in his debut.[3]

Watford

On 1 June 2021, Watford completed the signing of Louza from Nantes for a reported fee of €10 million.[4] He signed with The Hornets on a five-year deal lasting until 2026.[5][6] On 21 August 2021, Louza made his debut for Watford in a 2-0 loss against Brighton.[7]

On 8 October 2022, in Louza's third appearance of the season, he opened his account for Watford with an impressive free-kick to equalise in an eventual 3–1 defeat to Blackpool.[8] On 19 October 2022, Louza was stretcherd off during a 3–0 defeat to Millwall.[9] Manager Slaven Bilić would go on to reveal that Louza had fractured his fibula as well as suffering ligament damage, an injury that would rule him out for several months and see him miss the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[10]

International career

Louza was born in France to a Moroccan father and a French mother. He represented the Morocco U20s in a 3–2 friendly win over the France U20s, and scored a goal for his side.[11] He switched to represent France internationally, debuting for the France U20s and U21s.

Louza formally decided to represent the senior Morocco national team and debuted and scored in a 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Guinea-Bissau on 6 October 2021.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 October 2022[13]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nantes B	2017–18	Championnat National 3	20	4	—		—		—		20	4
	2018–19	Championnat National 2	20	6	—		—		—		20	6
	Total		40	10	—		—		—		40	10
Nantes	2018–19	Ligue 1	1	0	2	1	0	0	—		3	1
	2019–20	Ligue 1	24	2	2	1	2	1	—		28	2
	2020–21	Ligue 1	33	7	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	7
	Total		58	9	5	2	2	1	2	0	67	12
Watford	2021–22[13]	Premier League	20	0	2	0	—		—		22	0
	2022–23[13]	Championship	5	2	0	0	—		—		5	2
	Total		25	2	2	0	—		—		27	2
Career total			123	20	5	2	4	1	2	0	133	23

International goals

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[14]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 October 2021	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco	Guinea-Bissau	2–0	5–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	12 November 2021		Sudan	3–0	3–0

References

External links

• Imran Louza at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Imran Louza – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
• Imran Louza at Soccerway

На других языках

---

[de] Imran Louza

Imran Louza (* 1. Mai 1999 in Nantes) ist ein in Frankreich geborener marokkanischer Fußballspieler. Er steht beim englischen Erstligisten FC Watford unter Vertrag. Der Mittelfeldspieler ist seit Oktober 2021 marokkanischer A-Nationalspieler.

---

- [en] Imran Louza

---

[es] Imran Louza

Imran Louza (Nantes, 1 de mayo de 1999) es un futbolista marroquí, que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el Watford F. C. de la Premier League.

---

[fr] Imrân Louza

Imrân Louza, né le 1er mai 1999 à Nantes en France, est un footballeur marocain qui joue au poste de milieu de terrain au Watford FC.

---

[it] Imrân Louza

Imrân Louza (Nantes, 1º maggio 1999) è un calciatore marocchino, centrocampista del Watford e della nazionale marocchina.

---

[ru] Луза, Имран

Имра́н Луза́ (фр. Imran Louza; 1 мая 1999) — марокканский и французский футболист, полузащитник английского клуба «Уотфорд» и сборной Марокко.

---

---