Anouar El Azzouzi


Anouar El Azzouzi is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German club Fortuna Düsseldorf. Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Morocco.

Club 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 NEC Nijmegen, 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.
On 26 June 2025, El Azzouzi moved to Fortuna Düsseldorf in German 2. Bundesliga.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, El Azzouzi is of Moroccan descent. He was called up to a training camp for the Netherlands U18s in 2018. He is a youth international for Morocco, having played for the Morocco U20s in 2020.

Personal life

El Azzouzi is the twin brother of the footballer Oussama El Azzouzi.