Yassine Azzagari
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 July 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Goes, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | NAC Breda | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
VV Kloetinge | |||
–2018 | JVOZ | ||
2018–2019 | NAC Breda | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | NAC Breda | 31 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:13, 16 December 2021 (UTC) |
Yassine Azzagari (born 24 July 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda.
Early and personal life[]
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]
Career[]
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]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Yassine Azzagari at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Pertijs, Ad (5 June 2019). "NAC-talent Yassine Azzagari (17) tekent zijn eerste profcontract". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Azzagari in wedstrijdselectie van NAC Breda". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 25 April 2019. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Yassine Azzagari debuteert bij NAC Breda". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Kas, Dennis (16 May 2019). "Zeeuwse NAC-debutant Yassine Azzagari: 'Dit is iets waar ik altijd van droomde'". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Pertijs, Ad (7 June 2019). "Yassine Azzagari: 'Eerst hier presteren, dan pas groter denken'". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Blanco, Yadran (8 December 2019). "Fenomenaal doelpunt van NAC-talent Azzagari". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
External links[]
- Yassine Azzagari at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Dutch footballers
- Sportspeople from Goes
- Footballers from Zeeland
- Association football midfielders
- NAC Breda players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent