Yassine Azzagari (born 24 July 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Eindhoven.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Goes, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eindhoven | ||
Number | 45 | ||
Youth career | |||
VV Kloetinge | |||
0000–2018 | JVOZ | ||
2018–2019 | NAC Breda | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | NAC Breda | 41 | (2) |
2022– | Eindhoven | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:04, 2 July 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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]
FC Eindhoven – current squad | |
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