Ismail Azzaoui

	Ismail Azzaoui
Personal information
Full name	Ismail Azzaoui
Date of birth	6 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
0000–2014	R.S.C. Anderlecht
2014–2015	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2020	VfL Wolfsburg II
2015–2020	VfL Wolfsburg
2017–2018	→ Willem II (loan)
2020–2023	Heracles
2023–2024	Araz-Naxçıvan
2024–2025	Omonia 29M
International career
2013	Belgium U15
2013–2014	Belgium U16
2014–2015	Belgium U17
2016	Belgium U19
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:32, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
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Ismail Azzaoui (born 6 January 1998) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger.^[2]

Club career

Born in Brussels, Azzaoui started playing football with R.S.C. Anderlecht.^[3]^[4] In 2015, he joined VfL Wolfsburg from Tottenham Hotspur for a transfer fee of reportedly €500,000 and made his Bundesliga debut on 21 November 2015 against Werder Bremen. He substituted Daniel Caligiuri after 76 minutes in a 6–0 home win.^[5]

In early August 2017, Azzaoui was transferred to Dutch Eredivisie club Willem II for a season-long loan.^[6] After his return to Wolfsburg, Azzaoui suffered a second major knee injury and was out for the whole 2018-19 season.^[7] On 27 October 2020 Azzaoui signed a one-year contract with Dutch side Heracles Almelo.^[8] On 1 December 2021 in a match against Feyenoord, Azzaoui suffered the third major knee injury of his career. One day later on 2 December 2021 it was announced he would miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season.^[9]

On 11 October 2022, Azzaoui returned to Heracles until the end of the season, with an option to extend for two more seasons.^[10]

On 24 December 2024 Cypriot First Division club Omonia 29 announced that they signed Azzaoui.^[11]

International career

He is of Moroccan ancestry and plays for the Belgium U17 team.^[4]

Honors

Belgium U17

FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2015^[12]^[13]

Career statistics

As of 18 August 2018^[2]^[14]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfL Wolfsburg II	Regionalliga Nord	2015–16	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
		2016–17	1	2	–		–		–		1	2
		2019–20	1	1	–		–		–		1	1
	Total		3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
VfL Wolfsburg	Bundesliga	2015–16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Willem II	Eredivisie	2017–18	19	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	21	4
Career total			24	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	26	7

References

^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b Ismail Azzaoui at Soccerway
^ "Ismail Azzaoui". vfl-wolfsburg.de. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Azzaoui: Tipps von De Bruyne" [Azzaoui: Tips from De Bruyne] (in German). Kicker. 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015.
^ "Wolfsburg vs. Werder Bremen - 21 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^ "Loan move" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^ "Belgisch toptalent Azzaoui (Wolfsburg) loopt opnieuw knieblessure op" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "Ismail Azzaoui joins Heracles Almelo". GhanaSoccernet. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ "Update: Heracles bevestigt slecht nieuws voor Azzaoui: 'Mijn seizoen is voorbij'" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ "ISMAIL AZZAOUI KEERT TERUG BIJ HERACLES ALMELO" (in Dutch). Heracles. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ "Απόκτηση Ismael Azzaoui". pacomonia.com (in Greek). Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.fifadata.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015". 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^ "Ismail Azzaoui » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

External links

Ismail Azzaoui at the Royal Belgian Football Association

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[1] "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019.

[soccerway-2] Ismail Azzaoui at Soccerway

[3] "Ismail Azzaoui". vfl-wolfsburg.de. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015.

[kicker-4] "Azzaoui: Tipps von De Bruyne" [Azzaoui: Tips from De Bruyne] (in German). Kicker. 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015.

[soccerway2-5] "Wolfsburg vs. Werder Bremen - 21 November 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

[6] "Loan move" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[7] "Belgisch toptalent Azzaoui (Wolfsburg) loopt opnieuw knieblessure op" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[8] "Ismail Azzaoui joins Heracles Almelo". GhanaSoccernet. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

[9] "Update: Heracles bevestigt slecht nieuws voor Azzaoui: 'Mijn seizoen is voorbij'" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

[10] "ISMAIL AZZAOUI KEERT TERUG BIJ HERACLES ALMELO" (in Dutch). Heracles. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

[11] "Απόκτηση Ismael Azzaoui". pacomonia.com (in Greek). Retrieved 1 January 2025.

[12] "Archived copy" (PDF). www.fifadata.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[13] "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015". 22 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

[14] "Ismail Azzaoui » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

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Ismail Azzaoui
Full name	Ismail Azzaoui^[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
–2014	R.S.C. Anderlecht
2014–2015	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2020	VfL Wolfsburg II	9	(4)
2015–2020	VfL Wolfsburg	2	(0)
2017–2018	→ Willem II (loan)	24	(4)
2020–2023	Heracles	50	(7)
2023–2024	Araz-Naxçıvan	26	(2)
2024–2025	Omonia 29M	7	(0)
International career
2013	Belgium U15	2	(0)
2013–2014	Belgium U16	11	(2)
2014–2015	Belgium U17	17	(6)
2016	Belgium U19	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:32, 12 May 2025 (UTC)