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Aziz Doufikar

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Aziz Doufikar
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-10-03) 3 October 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
SV Lelystad ‘67
Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 PEC Zwolle 86 (24)
1987–1990 Espinho 70 (17)
1990–1991 Fortuna Sittard 36 (7)
1992 Eindhoven 5 (4)
1992–1995 Espinho 65 (9)
1995–1997 Vitória Setúbal 29 (10)
1997–1999 Esmoriz
2000–2001 ADC Lobão
2001–2002 Ala-Arriba
2002–2003 SC Mêda
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aziz Doufikar (Arabic: عزيز ذو الفقار; born 3 October 1963) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as an offensive midfielder.

Career

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Born in Casablanca, Doufikar moved to the Netherlands when he was 10 years old and started playing football at local amateur side SV Lelystad '67. He then spent time at the Ajax academy.[1] Doufikar was the first Moroccan professional football player in the Netherlands.[2] He played in the Eredivisie for PEC Zwolle and Fortuna Sittard.[3] Doufikar also spent time playing in Portugal with Sporting Espinho and Vitória Setúbal.[4] He missed out on the 1986 FIFA World Cup[5] when Co Adriaanse, who was his coach at PEC Zwolle at the time, refused to release him for the Morocco national football team preparations.[6]

After football

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Doufikar transitioned into a career as a youth worker following his retirement from professional football.[7] He became an integral figure in several football clubs, primarily serving as a staff member. Notably, it was under his guidance that he identified the talent of young Hakim Ziyech while the latter was playing in the youth teams of Reaal Dronten. Doufikar played a crucial role in motivating Ziyech to embark on his journey towards a professional football career.[8][9]

References

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  1. ↑ "Aziz Doufikar was de eerste Marokkaanse voetballer in de Eredivisie". Sportgeschiedenis (in Dutch). 15 November 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Osman, Selma (18 June 2007). "Ex-profvoetballer Aziz Doufikar laat zien dat sport verbroedert". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant.
  3. ↑ "Aziz Doufikar" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Aziz (Aziz Doufikar)" (in Portuguese). Fora de Jogo. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  5. ↑ Goullet, Tijani (19 June 2018). "Doufikar: Geen WK'86 door Co Adriaanse". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  6. ↑ van Damme, Mike (26 June 2018). "Aziz Doufikar: 'Marokkanen kunnen in Nederland alles bereiken als ze dat willen'". Nieuwe Revu (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  7. ↑ de Vries, Vincent (6 September 2020). "Aziz Doufikar was de eerste Marokkaanse voetballer in de eredivisie: 'Gescheld vanaf de tribune zie ik niet als racisme'". De Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Bakkali, Mehdi (10 May 2017). "Doufikar: "Ziyech a été mon protégé et voilà ce qui s'est passé avec Renard"". Mountakhab (in French). Archived from the original on 21 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Aalbers, Dave; Camphens, Rebecca (13 June 2018). "Op bezoek bij de mentor van Hakim Ziyech". VICE (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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