Fouad Zahouani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Touarga | ||
| Number | 52 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2025 | Mohammed VI Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Union Touarga | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Morocco U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Morocco U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Morocco U20 | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Morocco A' | 0 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 May 2025 | |||
Fouad Zahouani (born 18 April 2006) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Union Touarga and the Morocco A' national team.
Club career
Zahouani was part of the Mohammed VI Football Academy from 2016 to 2025. In February 2023, he participated in the Mohammed VI U19 tournament as a left-back.[2] He started in group stage matches against Olympique de Marseille and Rangers FC, helping his team eliminate PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals.[3] The academy was eliminated in the semi-finals by AS Génération Foot on penalties.
In January 2025, Zahouani joined Union Touarga in the Botola (Moroccan top division). He made his first start on 5 January 2025 in a 3–0 loss against Maghreb of Fez.
International career
Zahouani was first called up to the Morocco U17 team in 2022 for the Arab Cup U-17 in Algeria. He started every match as Morocco reached the final, losing to the hosts on penalties.[4] The final was followed by a widely publicised altercation between players of both sides.[5]
In 2023, he was part of the Morocco squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria, starting every match as Morocco finished runners-up and qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6]
In October 2023, he made his debut for Morocco U18 in a friendly against England U18. Later that month, he was included in the final squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, where Morocco reached the quarter-finals.
In 2024, Zahouani joined the Morocco U20 team, winning the UNAF U-20 Tournament and finishing runners-up at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. His performances earned him a place in the tournament's team of the competition.
Honours
Morocco U17
- Arab Cup U-17 runner-up: 2022
- U-17 Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2023
Morocco U20
- UNAF U-20 Tournament: 2024
- U-20 Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2025
Individual
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2025
References
- ^ Fouad Zahouani at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Tournoi de l'Académie Mohammed VI: Azzedine Ounahi assistera à l'ouverture" (in French). Hespress. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Foot: l'Académie Mohammed VI à l'heure du tournoi international U19" (in French). Le360 Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Coupe Arabe U17 : Les verts champions face au Maroc" (in French). DZFoot. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Football: une violente bagarre en finale de la Coupe Arabe U17 entre l'Algérie et le Maroc" (in French). RMC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "CAN U17: le Sénégal renverse le Maroc et remporte la finale !" (in French). Foot Mercato. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.