Couhaib Driouech
{{short description|Moroccan footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Couhaib Driouech
| image =
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| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|4|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = IJmuiden, Netherlands
| height = 1.75m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = PSV
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Heerenveen
| years1 = 2020–2021
| clubs1 = Heerenveen
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–2024
| clubs2 = Excelsior
| caps2 = 85
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = PSV
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = Morocco U23
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 4 May 2025
| ntupdate = 23:11, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|Morocco}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|U-23 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|W|Morocco 2023|U-23 Team}}
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Couhaib Driouech ({{langx|ar|صهيب دريوش}}; born 17 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{Dutch football updater|PSVEindho}} club PSV. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Morocco at youth level.
Club career
Driouech made his professional debut for Eredivisie side Heerenveen on 19 September 2020 against Fortuna Sittard. He came on as a stoppage time substitute for Arjen van der Heide as Heerenveen won 3–1.{{cite web |title=Fortuna Sittard 1–3 Heerenveen |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/09/19/netherlands/eredivisie/fortuna-sittard/sportclub-heerenveen/3304506/ |website=Soccerway}}
On 31 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Excelsior in the Eerste Divisie.{{cite web|publisher=Excelsior|url=https://excelsiorrotterdam.nl/2021/08/excelsior-contracteert-aanvaller-couhaib-driouech/|title=EXCELSIOR CONTRACTEERT AANVALLER COUHAIB DRIOUECH|date=31 August 2021|accessdate=30 September 2021|language=nl}}
On 7 July 2024, Driouech signed a five-year contract with PSV.{{cite web|publisher=PSV|url=https://www.psv.nl/en/media/artikel/transfer-psv-neemt-couhaib-driouech-over-van-excelsior-rotterdam|title=TRANSFER {{!}} PSV ACQUIRES COUHAIB DRIOUECH FROM EXCELSIOR ROTTERDAM|date=7 July 2024|access-date=15 July 2024}} On 12 March 2025, Driouech scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in the second leg of the Round of 16 tie against Arsenal F.C., which PSV lost 9-3 on aggregate.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/inter-ease-into-quarter-finals-with-2-1-win-over-feyenoord-2025-03-11/|title=Inter ease into quarter-finals with 2-1 win over Feyenoord|website=Reuters|date=March 11, 2025|access-date=March 13, 2025}}
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Driouech is of Moroccan descent.{{cite web | title=Het Friesch Dagblad maakt gebruik van cookies | website=Het Friesch Dagblad maakt gebruik van cookies | url=https://frieschdagblad.nl/2020/9/14/twee-debutanten-een-doelpunt-en-allebei-een-geweldig-gevoel?harvest_referrer=https:%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F | language=nl | access-date=22 Nov 2020}} He was called up to the Morocco U23s in March 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://yespress7.com/archives/24889|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321180022/https://yespress7.com/archives/24889|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 March 2023|title=منتخب أقل من 23 سنة يدخل تجمع اعدادي للمنافسة بالدوري الدولي بالرباط — يسبريس 7|date=21 March 2023}}
In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself,{{Cite web |date=9 June 2023 |title=Sei bianconeri con le nazionali |url=https://www.fclugano.com/sei-bianconeri-con-le-nazionali-2/ |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=FC Lugano |language=it-CH}}{{Cite web |date=24 June 2023 |title=تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا |url=https://site.frmf.ma/%d8%aa%d8%b4%d9%83%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%ae%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%88%d8%b7%d9%86%d9%8a-%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%82%d9%84-%d9%85%d9%86-23-%d8%b3%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%a7-2/ |access-date=27 June 2023 |website=Royal Moroccan Football Federation |language=ar}} where the Atlas Lions won their first title{{Cite web |date=8 July 2023 |title=Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt {{!}} Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023 |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-u23-africa-cup-of-nations/2023/news/morocco-win-maiden-totalenergies-u-23-africa-cup-of-nations-title-with-victory-o |access-date=9 July 2023 |website=CAFOnline.com}}{{Cite web |date=9 July 2023 |title=Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation |url=https://www.sofoot.com/breves/can-u23-le-maroc-detrone-legypte-au-bout-de-la-prolongation |access-date=9 July 2023 |website=SO FOOT.com |language=fr-FR}} and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |date=8 July 2023 |title=Le Mali, le Maroc et l’Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024 |url=https://www.sofoot.com/breves/le-mali-le-maroc-et-legypte-qualifies-pour-les-jo-2024 |access-date=9 July 2023 |website=SO FOOT.com |language=fr-FR}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 4 May 2025}}{{soccerway|couhaib-driouech/632812}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Heerenveen
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Excelsior
|26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|Appearances in promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23
|33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24
|Eredivisie |26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|Appearances in relegation play-offs}} | 2 | 33 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!85||12||7||0||colspan="2"|—||9||2||101||14 | ||||||||||
| PSV
|Eredivisie |15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 1 | 1{{efn|name=JCS|Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield}} | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!105||14||7||0||5||1||10||0||127||15 |
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Honours
PSV
- Eredivisie: 2024–25{{Cite web |title=PSV Eindhoven crowned 2024/25 Eredivisie Champions {{!}} Flashscore.com |url=https://www.flashscore.com/news/soccer-eredivisie-psv-crowned-eredivisie-champions-for-26th-time-after-historic-ajax-collapse/McatY0uC/ |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=www.flashscore.com |language=en}}
Morocco U23
References
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{{PSV Eindhoven squad}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Drachten
Category:Footballers from Friesland
Category:Moroccan men's footballers
Category:21st-century Moroccan sportsmen
Category:Morocco men's youth international footballers
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:SC Heerenveen players
Category:Excelsior Rotterdam players
Category:PSV Eindhoven players