Ayoub Oufkir

Ayoub Oufkir
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Winger
Team information
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
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2025 Romania
* 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearances in Tweede Divisie play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Netherlands U19

References

  1. ^ Keemink, Mischa (20 September 2024). "Ayoub Oufkir: 'de nieuwe trots van Sparta Rotterdam'".
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Oufkir over assist bij zijn debuut: "Ik kon het niet geloven" - ESPN Video". ESPN.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Oufkir, the Dutch rising star following the step of Yamal (with the help of Afellay)".
  6. ^ "Definitieve selectie Onder 19 (m) voor EK in Roemenië". Royal Dutch Football Association (in Dutch). 30 May 2025.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Under-19 EURO final report: Netherlands edge Spain for first title". uefa.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.