Ayoub Oufkir
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| Date of birth | 4 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | AZ | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | De Betrokken Spartaan | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2024 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Jong Sparta | 27 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | AZ | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Netherlands U19 | 14 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:41, 7 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:21, 26 June 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Ayoub Oufkir (born 4 January 2006) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club AZ.
Career
Oufkir is a youth product of De Betrokken Spartaan and Sparta Rotterdam. In 2023, he was promoted to Sparta's reserves in the Tweede Divisie.[1] On 16 August 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Sparta until 2027.[2] On 17 August 2024, he made his senior debut with Sparta Rotterdam in a 1–1 Eredivisie tie with FC Twente.[3]
On 16 December 2025, Oufkir signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with AZ starting January 2026, with the agreement running until June 2030 and including an option for a further year.[4]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Oufkir is of Moroccan descent.[5] He was part of the Netherlands U19s that won the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[6]
In November 2025, Oufkir received his first call-up for the Netherlands U21 team alongside Sparta teammate Marvin Young.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Sparta | 2023–24 | Tweede Divisie | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Tweede Divisie | 12 | 9 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 9 | |||
| Total | 27 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 | ||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
| AZ | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 56 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 13 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Tweede Divisie play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Netherlands U19
References
- ^ Keemink, Mischa (20 September 2024). "Ayoub Oufkir: 'de nieuwe trots van Sparta Rotterdam'".
- ^ https://www.ad.nl/regiosport-rotterdam/verrassing-van-de-voorbereiding-ayoub-oufkir-tekent-eerste-profcontract-bij-sparta~ac205360/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Oufkir over assist bij zijn debuut: "Ik kon het niet geloven" - ESPN Video". ESPN.
- ^ "AZ versterkt zich met Oufkir" [AZ strengthened with Oufkir]. AZ (Press release) (in Dutch). 16 December 2026. Archived from the original on 3 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Oufkir, the Dutch rising star following the step of Yamal (with the help of Afellay)".
- ^ "Definitieve selectie Onder 19 (m) voor EK in Roemenië". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Sparta levert in Marvin Young en Ayoub Oufkir voor het eerst in zes jaar twee Spartanen af bij Jong Oranje" [Sparta supply two players to Jong Oranje for the first time in six years in Marvin Young and Ayoub Oufkir]. Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. Archived from the original on 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Under-19 EURO final report: Netherlands edge Spain for first title". uefa.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
External links
- Ayoub Oufkir at Soccerway
- Ons Oranje profile