Soufyan Ahannach
Soufyan Ahannach (born 9 September 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VVA/Spartaan | |||
| DWS | |||
| Almere City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Almere City | 85 | (28) |
| 2017–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Union Saint-Gilloise (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Go Ahead Eagles | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2020 | |||
Club career
Early Career
Ahannach started his professional career with Eerste Divisie side Almere City scoring 32 goals in 97 appearances, before moving on to England.
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 10 August 2017, Ahannach signed for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a five-year contract.[1]
Sparta Rotterdam (loan)
He was loaned out to Sparta Rotterdam of the Eredivise for the 2017–18 season where he scored once in twelve appearances.
Union Saint-Gilloise (loan)
Ahannach signed for Belgian second tier side, Union Saint-Gilloise on the 2 September 2019 on a season long loan.[2]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2018–19 season[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Almere City | 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 32 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 18 | ||
| Total | 85 | 28 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | 97 | 32 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U-23s | 2017–18 | Premier League 2, Div2 | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Union Saint-Gilloise (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 97 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 112 | 33 | ||
- Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- Appearance in the EFL Trophy
Personal life
His older brother Alami Ahannach is a football coach and a former Moroccan international footballer.[4] His cousin Anass Ahannach is also a footballer.[5]
References
- "Jose Izquierdo: Brighton agree club-record deal for Colombian winger". BBC Sport. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- "DONE DEAL". Tribal Football. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- Soufyan Ahannach at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- "Soufyan Ahannach from Bos en Lommer to the Premier League" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 10 August 2017.
- "Juvenile player Anass Ahannach signs first professional contract" (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 8 June 2017.