Mohamed Ihattaren

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Mohamed Ihattaren
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Ihattaren in 2020
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Amine Ihattaren
Date of birth (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sampdoria (on loan from Juventus)
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2010 SV Houten
2010–2019 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Jong PSV 3 (3)
2019–2021 PSV 56 (6)
2021– Juventus 0 (0)
2021– → Sampdoria (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2017 Netherlands U15 4 (1)
2017 Netherlands U16 4 (3)
2018 Netherlands U17 12 (1)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 10 (2)
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner England 2018 U-17 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:15, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Mohamed Amine Ihattaren (born 12 February 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Sampdoria, on loan from Juventus.

Early life[]

Ihattaren was born in Utrecht and grew up in the Kanaleneiland district with around 16,000 inhabitants, mainly with Moroccan background.[1] Many international footballers are also from there, including Ibrahim Afellay and Ismaïl Aissati.[2] Possessing Dutch and Moroccan passports, he was born to Moroccan parents. He has four brothers and a sister.[3] His father, Mostapha Ihattaren (died in October 2019), arrived in Utrecht in the 1980s from Rouadi close to Al Hoceima, a city located in the Rif region of northern Morocco.[4] Ihattaren was enrolled by his father at the local football club SV Houten club in Utrecht in 2009.[5]

Under the coaching of Henry Vermeulen, he appeared in all matches during his year at SV Houten. Vermeulen stated in 2018: "His ball handling, his dribbling and his vision were impressive. He was nicknamed "Ibi" due to his playing style resembling that of Ibrahim Afellay".[5]

Club career[]

PSV Eindhoven[]

2018–19 season[]

A youth product of PSV Eindhoven since 2010, Ihattaren signed his first professional contract with PSV on 28 March 2018.[6] Ihattaren made his professional debut for PSV in a 2–1 Eredivisie win over FC Groningen on 26 January 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Gastón Pereiro.[7] Ihattaren thus became the first player from PSV's youth academy to make his debut for the first team.[citation needed] In addition, he became the fourth-youngest player to make his debut for PSV, only succeeded by Stanley Bish, Wilfred Bouma and Willy Janssen.[8]

Ihattaren made four appearances for the first team before making his debut for reserve team Jong PSV in the second-tier Eerste Divisie on 22 February 2019, in a 2–2 home draw against Roda JC Kerkrade. In that game, he scored his first senior goal.[9]

Ihattaren had made eight appearances for the first team when head coach Mark van Bommel definitively promoted him to the first-team squad in March 2019.[citation needed] There, he went on to compete for a spot as an attacking midfielder with Gastón Pereiro and Érick Gutiérrez.[citation needed]

2019–20 season[]

Ihattaren scored his first goal for PSV's first team on 18 August 2019.[citation needed] That day he scored the final goal in a 2–0 away win against Heracles Almelo.[citation needed] His first European goal followed four days after, when he scored the opener in a 3–0 win in the UEFA Europa League qualifier against Apollon Limassol.[citation needed]

Ihattaren scored his second goal in the Eredivisie on 7 December 2019, in a 5–0 win over Fortuna Sittard. He scored from a penalty in the 52nd minute and dedicated the goal to his father, who had died two months earlier.[10][11] By scoring the penalty, Ihattaren became the youngest player ever to score on a penalty-kick in the Eredivisie (17 years and 298 days). He broke the record of Ronald Koeman, who was 17 years and 325 days at the time of his first successful penalty-kick.[12] Ihattaren became a starter in the first team of PSV during the 2019–20 season.[citation needed]

2020–21 season[]

In the first half of the 2020–21 season, Ihattaren lost his place in the starting lineup under new head coach Roger Schmidt.[citation needed] Only in December 2020, he emerged from his slump of form.[13] In February 2021, however, tensions broke out again between Schmidt and Ihattaren, and the latter's attitude was questioned.[14][15]

On 31 July 2021, Ihattaren was axed from the squad for disciplinary reasons as he was officially absent from practice with PSV due to illness. Instead, he was spotted at the Nice training ground together with his agent Mino Raiola.[16][17]

Juventus[]

Loan to Sampdoria[]

On 31 August 2021, Ihattaren joined Serie A side Juventus, signing a four-year contract.[18] He was promptly loaned to fellow-Serie A club Sampdoria on a one-year deal.[19] In October 2021 – only a month and a half after his arrival – Ihattaren had still not made his debut for the club, and reports of 'adaptation issues' arose,[20] despite Ihattaren having been assigned a personal assistant in Italy to support him with practical matters, in addition to his own manager José Fortes Rodríguez, the man who has been guiding him on behalf of his agent Mino Raiola for several years.[21] Allegedly, Sampdoria were fed up with his behaviour and lack of professionalism.[21] He had practiced individually for a long time to regain his fitness in Genoa, but regularly visited acquaintances in Monaco and Milan, cities about two and a half hours drive from Genoa.[20][21] He returned to the Netherlands for "personal reasons" on 14 October 2021.[22]

International career[]

Born in Utrecht, Netherlands,[23] Ihattaren is a youth international for the Netherlands, and was a member of the Netherlands U17s who won the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[24] In November 2019 he committed his international future to the Netherlands national team.[25] Ihattaren was called up to the senior Netherlands squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Poland and Italy in September 2020.[26]

Style of play[]

A quick and skilful midfielder, Ihattaren is mainly as a playmaker but can play most attacking positions.[27] Instinctive and skilled in passing, he has been compared to fellow countryman Memphis Depay.[28]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 24 April 2021[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong PSV 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 2 1 — — — 2 1
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 1 2 — — — 1 2
Total 3 3 — — — 3 3
PSV Eindhoven 2018–19 Eredivisie 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2019–20 Eredivisie 22 3 2 1 9[a] 3 0 0 33 7
2020–21 Eredivisie 22 3 3 0 4[a] 0 — 29 3
Total 56 6 5 1 13 3 0 0 74 10
Juventus 2021–22 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sampdoria (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 59 9 5 1 13 3 0 0 77 13
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours[]

PSV

Netherlands U17

References[]

  1. ^ "Mohammed Ihattaren (16) uit Kanaleneiland debuteert voor PSV". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ Elfrink, Rik (6 December 2018). "Met Ihattaren beschikt PSV over nieuw toptalent". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
  3. ^ "Kennismaken met Mohammed Ihattaren". psv.nl (in Dutch). 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Marokko ging de fout in bij pogingen om Ihattaren over te halen". Sportnieuws (in Dutch). 4 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b Hendriks, Corné (10 February 2019). "Balvirtuoos Ihattaren in de voetsporen van stadgenoten Afellay en Aissati". nos.nl (in Dutch).
  6. ^ "Eerste contract voor jeugdspeler Ihattaren". www.psv.nl. 28 March 2018.
  7. ^ "PSV vs. Groningen – 26 January 2019 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Ihattaren youngest first-team player in 50 years". psv.nl. 5 March 2019.
  9. ^ Elfrink, Rik (22 February 2019). "Jong PSV geeft zege na prachtgoal Ihattaren in slotseconde weg". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
  10. ^ "Emotionele Ihattaren draagt treffer tegen Fortuna op aan overleden vader". NU (in Dutch). 8 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Emotionele Ihattaren: 'Afgesproken dat ik alle goals opdraag aan mijn vader'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 7 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Ihattaren onttroont Koeman, Jørgensen schiet met losse flodders". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 December 2019.
  13. ^ Timmer, Marco (19 December 2020). "Ihattaren herboren na gitzwarte periode: 'Ik voel me weer de Mo van vorig jaar'". Voetbal International (in Dutch).
  14. ^ Elfrink, Rik (27 February 2021). "Opnieuw aanvaring tussen Ihattaren en Schmidt: talent ontbreekt mogelijk tegen Ajax". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
  15. ^ "Schmidt hekelt instelling Ihattaren: 'Niet als een prof gedragen'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 28 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Giallo al PSV: Ihattaren è out per malattia, ma… è a Nizza con Raiola". Il Posticipo (in Italian). 28 July 2021.
  17. ^ Pavese, Michele (31 July 2021). "La gita a Nizza costa caro a Ihattaren: il PSV lo mette fuori rosa, si allenerà a parte - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian).
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  19. ^ "Mohamed Ihattaren in prestito alla Sampdoria". Juventus F.C. (in Italian). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  20. ^ a b Elfrink, Rik; Mossou, Sjoerd (15 October 2021). "Grote zorgen rond Mohamed Ihattaren: speler en Sampdoria hoeven elkaar niet meer". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
  21. ^ a b c "Sampdoria nu al klaar met gedrag Ihattaren: omgeving maakt zich grote zorgen". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 15 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Sampdoria, Damsgaard salta la trasferta a Cagliari per un infortunio muscolare". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 14 October 2021.
  23. ^ Rachid (7 December 2018). "Nieuw toptalent meldt zich bij PSV: "Grootste PSV-talent in tien jaar"".
  24. ^ "Sorry... Cookiewetgeving". www.fr12.nl.
  25. ^ "Blow for Morocco as Ihattaren opts for Netherlands". 3 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  26. ^ "Oranjeselectie Voor Duels Met Polen en Italië Bestaat Uit 23 Spelers". OnsOranje.nl (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  27. ^ "Innamorati di Mohammed Ihattaren". L'Ultimo Uomo (in Italian). 5 February 2020.
  28. ^ "Mohamed Ihattaren kan Memphis Depay achterna". soccernews.nl (in Dutch). 22 December 2020.
  29. ^ Mohamed Ihattaren at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  30. ^ "Super Cup". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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