Soufyan Ahannach

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Soufyan Ahannach

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Union de Touarga

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2007–2008

| youthclubs1 = VVA/Spartaan

| youthyears2 = 2008–2011

| youthclubs2 = DWS

| youthyears3 = 2011–2013

| youthclubs3 = Almere City FC

| years1 = 2013–2017

| clubs1 = Almere City

| caps1 = 85

| goals1 = 28

| years2 = 2017–2020

| clubs2 = Brighton & Hove Albion

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = → Sparta Rotterdam (loan)

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2019

| clubs4 = → Union SG (loan)

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020

| clubs5 = Go Ahead Eagles

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = Den Bosch

| caps6 = 45

| goals6 = 8

| years7 = 2022–2023

| clubs7 = Al-Arabi

| caps7 = 8

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023

| clubs8 = → Al-Rawdhah (loan)

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| years9 = 2023–2024

| clubs9 = Wydad Casablanca

| caps9 = 7

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2024–

| clubs10 = Union de Touarga

| caps10 = 12

| goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U18

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 20:33, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

}}

Soufyan Ahannach (born 9 September 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Union de Touarga.

Club career

Ahannach started his professional career with Eerste Divisie side Almere City, before moving on to England.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

On 10 August 2017, Ahannach signed for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a five-year contract.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40885839 |title=Jose Izquierdo: Brighton agree club-record deal for Colombian winger |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 August 2017 |accessdate=12 August 2017}} He was loaned out to Sparta Rotterdam of the Eredivisie for the 2017–18 season where he scored once in twelve appearances.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} Ahannach signed for Belgian second tier side Union SG on 2 September 2019 on a season-long loan.{{cite news |url=https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/done-deal-brighton-winger-soufyan-ahannach-joins-royale-union-saint-gillois-4295222

|title=DONE DEAL|publisher=Tribal Football |date= 2 September 2019 |accessdate=3 September 2019}}

Ahannach returned to Brighton in January 2020 where he was released. He then signed with Go Ahead Eagles for the remainder of the season.{{cite news |title=Soufyan Ahannach gaat voor schot in de roos |url=https://www.ga-eagles.nl/soufyan-ahannach-gaat-voor-schot-in-de-roos/ |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=Go Ahead Eagles |date=20 January 2020 |language=Dutch}}

On 2 February 2021, it was announced that Ahannach had signed with FC Den Bosch. The move reunited him with Jack de Gier, his manager at Almere City.{{cite news |last1=Martens |first1=Jan |title=Nieuwe trainer Jack de Gier haalt ook aanvaller Soufyan Ahannach naar FC Den Bosch |url=https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/nieuwe-trainer-jack-de-gier-haalt-ook-aanvaller-soufyan-ahannach-naar-fc-den-bosch~ab1323ad/ |work=Brabants Dagblad |date=2 February 2021 |language=nl}}

On 9 June 2022, Ahannach joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Arabi.{{cite web |title=Soufyan Ahannach van FC Den Bosch naar Al-Arabi in Saudi-Arabië |url=https://dtvnieuws.nl/nieuws/artikel/soufyan-ahannach-van-fc-den-bosch-naar-al-arabi-in-saudi-arabie}} On 2 January 2023, Ahannach joined Al-Rawdhah on loan.{{cite web |title=لاعـب خـط الـوسط الهولـندي سفـيان حـنـاش روضــاوي قادمـًا مـن نـادي العـربـي السـعودي بـنظـام الإعـارة |url=https://twitter.com/alrawdahclub/status/1609945454434996231}}

In August 2023, Ahannach joined Moroccan side Wydad AC.{{fact|date=November 2024}}

International career

On 26 March 2013, Ahannach gained a cap for the Netherlands U18 team in a friendly against Germany. He came on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Jorrit Hendrix.{{cite web |title=Nederland O18 - Duitsland O18 |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185190/uitslagen/wedstrijd/18682 |website=onsoranje.nl |publisher=Royal Dutch Football Association |access-date=11 January 2021}}

Career statistics

{{updated|end of 2018–19 season|{{soccerway|soufyan-ahannach/270007|accessdate=1 September 2017}}}}

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|Cup !colspan=2\|League Cup !colspan=2\|Other !colspan=2\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goal by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=6\|Almere City FC \|2012–13 \|Eerste Divisie \|2	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
2013–14 \|Eerste Divisie \|6	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	6	0
2014–15 \|Eerste Divisie \|13	3	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	2Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs	1	15	4
2015–16 \|Eerste Divisie \|26	7	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	4	3	32	10
2016–17 \|Eerste Divisie \|38	18	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	2	0	42	18
colspan=2\|Total !85	28	4	0	colspan="2"\|—\|\|8	4	97	32
Brighton & Hove Albion \|2017–18 \|Premier League \|0	0	0	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
Brighton & Hove Albion U-23s \|2017–18 \|Premier League 2, Div2 \|colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	2Appearance in the EFL Trophy	0	2	0
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) \|2017–18 \|Eredivisie \|12	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	12	1
Union Saint-Gilloise (loan) \|2019–20 \|Belgian First Division B \|0	0	0	0	colspan="4"\|—	0	0
colspan=3\|Career total !97	29	4	0	1	0	10	4	112	33

Personal life

His older brother Alami Ahannach is a football coach and a former Moroccan international footballer.{{cite web|publisher=Het Parool|url=https://www.parool.nl/sport/soufyan-ahannach-uit-bos-en-lommer-naar-de-premier-league~a4510569/|title=Soufyan Ahannach from Bos en Lommer to the Premier League|date=10 August 2017|language=Dutch}} His cousin Anass Ahannach is also a footballer.{{cite web|publisher=Almere City FC|url=http://www.almerecity.nl/ac-1/jeugdspeler-anass-ahannach-tekent-eerste-profcontract|title=Juvenile player Anass Ahannach signs first professional contract|date=8 June 2017|language=Dutch}}

Ahannach is a Muslim, and follows the purist salafist branch of the religion. He wears a beard with a trimmed moustache and observes the salah five times daily.{{cite news |last1=Wolthuizen |first1=Josien |title=Het jongensboek van Soufyan Ahannach uit Bos en Lommer |url=https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/het-jongensboek-van-soufyan-ahannach-uit-bos-en-lommer~b73c09e5/ |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=Het Parool |date=13 January 2018 |language=Dutch}}