Zakaria Aboukhlal (Arabic: زكريا أبوخلال; born 18 February 2000) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as forward for Ligue 1 club Toulouse. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the country at youth level before switching to the Morocco senior national team.
![]() Aboukhlal playing for Morocco in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands[1] | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Toulouse | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Willem II | |||
PSV Eindhoven | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Jong PSV | 25 | (9) |
2019 | PSV | 2 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Jong AZ | 19 | (13) |
2019–2022 | AZ | 69 | (9) |
2022– | Toulouse | 10 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Netherlands U17 | 12 | (5) |
2017 | Netherlands U18 | 4 | (4) |
2017–2019 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (2) |
2019 | Netherlands U20 | 5 | (1) |
2020– | Morocco | 11 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022 |
Aboukhlal made his professional debut for Jong PSV in a 2–1 Eerste Divisie win over FC Eindhoven on 17 August 2018.[2]
In August 2019, after making only two appearances for PSV's senior side, Aboukhlal transferred to Eredivisie rivals AZ Alkmaar in a deal worth €2 million.[3] In a match for Jong AZ on 9 December 2019, he scored all four of his team's goals in a win against Helmond Sport.[4]
On 24 June 2022, Aboukhlal signed with French club Toulouse.[5]
Born in the Netherlands, Aboukhlal was born to a Libyan father and Moroccan mother.[6] He is a former youth international for the Netherlands. He decided not to represent the Netherlands but Morocco national team for whom he was called up to represent in November 2020.[7] Aboukhlal debuted for Morocco in a 4–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Central African Republic on 13 November 2020, and scored his side's fourth goal in his debut.[8]
On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[9][10]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 November 2020 | Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2 | 14 January 2022 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
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