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Dries Boussatta

Dries Boussatta

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Born in Amsterdam, Boussatta played in the Netherlands for De Spartaan, VVA/Spartaan, V&V Amsterdam, Ajax, Volendam, Telstar, Haarlem, Utrecht, AZ and Excelsior. He also played in England for Sheffield United, making 6 appearances in the Football League, before ending his career in 2004 in the United Arab Emirates with Al-Shaab.

International career

Boussatta earned three caps for the Netherlands between 1998 and 1999. By doing so, he "became the first Dutch-born player of Moroccan heritage to represent the Netherlands". He also appeared in two matches for Morocco in 2001.

Club
AFC Ajax (1992–1994)
Club
FC Volendam
Club
AZ Alkmaar (1998–2002)
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SC Telstar (1991–1992)
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HFC Haarlem (1994–1995)
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FC Utrecht (1995–1998)
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Excelsior Rotterdam (2002–2003)
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Sheffield United F.C. (2003–2004)
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Al-Shaab CSC (2004–2004)
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Netherlands national association football team (1998–1999)
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Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (2004–2004)
National team
Netherlands
National team
Morocco

Personal

Personal life

Boussatta is of Moroccan origin; he has publicly spoken about the discrimination his Muslim father received in the Netherlands. In 2008 Boussatta became involved with a charitable foundation in Morocco. In 2010, he owned a gym, a restaurant, and a coffee shop; he also worked as a player's agent. In 2016, he was sanctioned to court by real estate company WPM who sued him for outstanding backpayments. In 2010, he was living in Amsterdam, and had a son and a daughter. In 2016, he owned 6 coffee bars under the Buongiorno brand.

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Description

Dutch footballer

Position

wing half

Extract from Wikipedia

Idriss "Dries" Boussatta is a former international footballer who played professionally in the Netherlands, England and the United Arab Emirates as a right winger. Boussatta played friendlies for both the Netherlands and Morocco national teams.

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