Zakaria El Ouahdi

Zakaria El Ouahdi

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

In June 2021, El Ouadhi joined the under-21 side of RWD Molenbeek. After good performances, El Ouadhi was regularly invited to train with the first team, and was awarded his first professional contract on 9 September 2021. On 14 August 2021, he made his professional debut in Challenger Pro League in RWD Molenbeek's 3–1 victory against Royal Excel Mouscron. On 3 October, he scored his first goal in professional, awarding a 2–1 win for his club against Deinze. On 12 March 2023, El Ouadhi scored his first career hattrick against Club NXT, offering an important 3–2 win for RWD Molenbeek for their fight for promotion. He terminated the 2022–23 season by winning the league with RWD Molenbeek and gained a promotion to the Jupiler Pro League. El Ouadhi named was as Molenbeek's player of the season and figured in the league's best XI of the season. On 5 September 2023, El Ouahdi signed for Genk on an initial three-year deal with the option for a further twelve months. On 1 September 2026, El Ouahdi joined Bundesliga side Hamburger SV.

International career

Holding both Belgian and Moroccan citizenship, El Ouadhi chose to represent Morocco in international level. On 9 June 2023, he was called up by coach Issame Charaï in Morocco U-23 squad for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. El Ouadhi appeared in four out of five matches during the tournament, and scored one goal against Mali U-23 in the semi-final match. Morocco U-23 won the tournament as El Ouadhi figured in the competition's team of the tournament as the best right-back. El Ouadhi earned his first senior call-up for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Gabon and Lesotho in September 2024, but remained on the bench for both games. On 26 May 2026, El Ouadhi was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 August 2026

International

As of match played 9 July 2026

Club
RWDM Brussels (2021–2023)
Club
K.R.C. Genk (2023–)
Club
Morocco national under-21 football team (2023–)
National team
Morocco

Personal

Early life

El Ouahdi was born in Hoboken in the Antwerp Province in a family of eight children. His parents are of Moroccan descent.

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Moroccan soccer player

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Zakaria El Ouahdi, is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger or a right-back for Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Morocco national team.

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