Abdelhak Nouri

Nouri was a youth exponent from the academy at Ajax, and made his professional debut for the reserve side, Jong Ajax, on 13 March 2015, in an Eerste Divisie game against VVV Venlo, replacing Danny Bakker after 78 minutes in a 1–0 loss. On 21 September 2016, Nouri made his official first-team debut in a KNVB Cup match against Willem II, and scored a goal. His exploits throughout the season for Jong Ajax saw him being gifted the Player of the Season award for the 2016–17 season, as well as promotion to the first team for the 2017–18 season. He also played three matches in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League as Ajax finished as runners-up.

Nouri represented Netherlands at multiple youth levels, including playing at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Nouri was born in Amsterdam and is of Moroccan descent. A promising youth player, he was named as one of the best 40 youth players in the world by The Guardian in 2014, before he made his professional debut.

Ajax

Eredivisie: runner-up 2016–17 UEFA Europa League: runner-up 2016–17 Netherlands U17

UEFA European Under-17 Championship: runner-up 2014 Individual

Best player of AEGON Future Cup: 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016 Eerste Divisie Player of the Season: 2016–17