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Issam El Maach
El Maach with Twente in 2026
Personal information
Full name Issam El Maach
Date of birth (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Heerlen, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
RKSV MULO
–2016 VVV-Venlo
2016–2017 Vitesse
2017–2019 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Jong Ajax 4 (0)
2018–2020 Ajax 0 (0)
2021–2022 RKC Waalwijk 1 (0)
2022–2026 Twente 0 (0)
2025 → Roda (loan) 12 (0)
International career‡
2016 Morocco U17 1 (0)
2017 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
2018 Morocco U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 May 2019

Issam El Maach (Arabic: عصام المعاش; born 1 February 2001) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Twente.[2] Born in the Netherlands, he represents Morocco at youth international level.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Heerlen and raised in Helmond to Moroccan parents, El Maach began his football career with local club RKSV MULO before being recruited to the youth ranks of VVV-Venlo.[3]In 2016 he moved to the youth academy of SBV Vitesse, from where he was scouted and joined the Ajax Youth Academy a year later.[4]

Ajax

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El Maach signed a two-year contract with Ajax in 2017 with an option for an additional year.[5] He made his professional debut with the reserve team Jong Ajax in the Eerste Divisie on 18 January 2018 in a 4–1 loss to RKC Waalwijk. Jong Ajax ended the season as champions of the second division, becoming the first reserve team to win a championship since the introduction of reserve teams in professional football in the Netherlands.[6]

He made his first team debut on 11 January 2019 in a friendly game against Brazilian club Flamengo in the Florida Cup.[7]

On 26 June 2020, it was announced that El Maach's contract was not going to be extended, leaving him eligible to find a new club.[8]

RKC Waalwijk

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On 14 July 2021, El Maach signed a one-year contract with Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk.[9]

Twente

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On 25 July 2022, El Maach joined Twente on a two-year deal, with an option for an additional year.[10]

On 7 January 2025, he joined Roda JC on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.[11] He made 12 appearances during his loan spell before returning to Twente in July 2025 after the club exercised their option to extend his contract through to 2026.[12]

On 2 September 2026, El Maach agreed to part ways with Twente with immediate effect.[13]

HJK Helsinki (trial)

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On 20 January 2026, Finnish club HJK Helsinki announced that El Maach had joined the team on a trial basis. He featured for the club on the same day in a 2026 Liigacup match against IFK Mariehamn.[14]

International career

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El Maach is a youth international for Morocco, having represented the nation at under-17 and under-23 levels. He also made one appearance for the Netherlands U18s in a friendly match in 2017.

Honours

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Jong Ajax[15]

Ajax[15]

References

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  1. ↑ "Issam el Maach". Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Issam El Maach at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Ajax contracteert Heerlense doelman". 1 Limburg. 29 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ajax contracteert Isaam El Maach". Ajax.nl.
  5. ↑ "Issam El Maach: geboren leider die bij Ajax op zijn kans wacht". ELF Voetbal.
  6. ↑ "Jong Ajax kampioen in Jupiler League, Fortuna Sittard promoveert". NU.nl. 28 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Ajax verliest eerste wedstrijd Florida Cup na penaltys, AjaxShowtime, 11 January 2019
  8. ↑ "Exit El Maach en Van Leer bij Ajax" (in Dutch). 1 Limburg. 26 June 2020.
  9. ↑ El Maach tekent contract bij RKC Waalwijk, AjaxShowtime, 14 July 2021
  10. ↑ "El Maach tekent contract bij FC Twente". FC Twente (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Roda JC huurt doelman El Maach van FC Twente". Roda JC. 7 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Roda JC neemt afscheid van verschillende spelers". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 13 May 2025. Archived from the original on 9 June 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  13. ↑ Twente, F. C. "Issam El Maach vertrekt bij FC Twente". FC Twente (in Netherlands Dutch). Retrieved 2 September 2026.
  14. ↑ "Testipelaaja Issam El Maach vartioi HJK:n maalia Mariehamnia vastaan". hjk.fi (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  15. 1 2 "Issam El Maach - Career Honours". Soccerway.
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