Zakaria Aboukhlal

Zakaria Aboukhlal (Arabic: زكريا أبوخلال‎; born 18 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as forward for AZ Alkmaar in Eredivisie. Born in the Netherlands, Aboukhlal represents the Morocco national team.

Club Career

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

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.

International Career

Born in the Netherlands, Aboukhlal was born to a Libyan father and Moroccan mother. He is a youth international for the Netherlands. He was called up to represent the Morocco national team in November 2020. 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.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Закария Абухляль (russian)