Zakaria Aboukhlal

Zakaria Aboukhlal

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

PSV

Aboukhlal made his professional debut for Jong PSV in a 2–1 Eerste Divisie win over FC Eindhoven on 17 August 2018.

AZ

In August 2019, after making only two appearances for PSV's senior side, Aboukhlal transferred to Eredivisie rivals AZ Alkmaar in a deal worth €2 million. In a match for Jong AZ on 9 December 2019, he scored all four of his team's goals in a win against Helmond Sport.

Toulouse

On 24 June 2022, Aboukhlal signed with French club Toulouse. In his first season at the club, he won the Coupe de France. He scored a 79th-minute goal in the 2023 Coupe de France final to help his club beat defending champions Nantes 5–1.

On 14 May 2023, Aboukhlal refused to represent Toulouse in a Ligue 1 match against Nantes due to the game being a part of a league-wide campaign against homophobia, meaning all teams' kits for the week featured rainbow-themed decorations. He was in the same week accused by several news outlets, of having been involved in an alleged sexist altercation with Toulouse's female deputy major Laurence Arribagé, during Toulouse's Coupe de France title festivities at the city hall in April. Aboukhlal, who was alleged to have told Arribagé "At home, women don't talk to men like that" after Arribagé had asked some of the players to tone down their loud behaviour, was temporarily suspended from all first team activities. Following this accusation, Aboukhlal tweeted: "Following the article published by RMC on Monday, May 15th, I…

International career

Aboukhal was born in the Netherlands to a Moroccan mother and Libyan father. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands. He decided not to represent the Netherlands but the Morocco national team because of his growing up among the Moroccan community residing in the Netherlands, he was called up to represent in November 2020. He was called up for the Libya national team but refused. Aboukhlal debuted for Morocco in a 4–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Central African Republic on 13 November 2020, and scored his side's fourth goal in his debut. On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He scored his first goal in the World Cup against Belgium on 27 November 2022.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 February 2026

International

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aboukhlal goal.

Club
PSV Eindhoven (2019–2019)
Club
AZ Alkmaar (2019–2022)
Club
Toulouse FC (2022–2025)
Club
Morocco men's national football team (2020–)
Club
Torino FC (2025–)
National team
Morocco
National team
Netherlands

Trophies & Awards

Award
Officer of the Order of the Throne

Legacy

Honours

Toulouse

Coupe de France: 2022–23

Orders

Order of the Throne: 2022

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Footballer (born 2000)

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Zakaria Aboukhlal is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Serie A club Torino. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Morocco national team.

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