Bio

Anouar El Azzouzi (born 29 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle. Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Morocco. Professional career El Azzouzi is a youth product of his local club VRC Veenendaal and Vitesse. He began his senior career with the reserves of Vitesse in 2018. He spent the 2019-20 season with the reserves of NAC Breda, but left after a disagreement with the technical leadership in December 2020. On 2 August 2021, El Azzouzi transferred to Dordrecht where he was initially assigned to the reserves. On 2 February 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club. On 10 July 2023, El Azzouzi signed a contract with PEC Zwolle for three seasons, with an optional fourth year.[