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Zakaria El Azzouzi (Arabic: زكريا العزوزي; born 7 May 1996 in Rotterdam) from Midar in the Rif region in Morocco, is a Dutch-born Moroccan professional footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Sparta Rotterdam, on loan from Ajax.
Club career
El Azzouzi is a youth exponent from AFC Ajax. He made his professional debut at 21 August 2015 with Jong Ajax against NAC Breda. He played the full game, a 3–0 loss. On 22 January 2016, El Azzouzi was sent on loan to FC Twente for the rest of the season and he joined newly promoted Sparta on loan for the 2016–17 season.
International career
El Azzouzi was born in the Netherlands to parents of Moroccan descent. He represented Morocco in the 2013 African U-17 Championship.
Controversy
In March 2015 he was suspended by Ajax for the remainder of the season after allegedly physically abusing a female police officer.