Morocco is being the revelation of the current World Cup held in Qatar, eliminating Spain and Portugal and remaining one of the last four teams of the competition. Important players such as Ziyech, Hakimi, Amrabat… are showing his prime during the tournament, whereas other “unknown” players are emerging to help the team with great effort and amazing performances. This is the case, among others, of Azzedine Ounahi, who has catched up attention of every football professional and fan during the last month.
Ounahi is a 22 years old (19/04/2000) midfielder that has passed from playing at France's third division to play at the highest international level (World Cup) in a period of one year. He actually is playing his second season for Angers in French Ligue 1, after spending 3 years playing in French lower divisions for Avranches and Strasbourg B.
The Moroccan youngster performs as central midfielder, being able to adopt any role playing in the midfield. Ounahi stands out for making his teammates better, distinguished with an enormous work rate, team effort and high quality foot that provides great alternatives in possession phase.
Ounahi is the kind of player that covers the team's weaknesses and provides balance, contributing in both areas. His superb tactical understanding is key there, allowing him to stay well positioned, covering his teammates and jumping for the pressure in optimal moments to recover the ball. Despite having an apparently flimsy constitution, Azzedine provides muscle and aggressiveness to the midfield, being also the team's lunge, running tirelessly and covering every meter of the field during the 90 minutes of the match or even longer.
Being seen Ounahi, due to Morocco´s playing style, as a really defensive midfielder prototype, he comes to be a really good ball playing midfielder playing for Angers in Ligue 1. He is one of the midfielders with highest passing accuracy in this year's French competition, having 86,6% of success in his passing. This shows his aim of controlling the tempo of the game, being gifted with good visión and game lecture. That high passing accuracy does not mean he plays easy and safe passes maintaining the ball, as he does not hesitate to filter vertical passes projecting his team forward and gaining meters in the opponent's field. His tactical sense is key in the attacking phase too, as he is clever enough to read the game and find free dangerous spots in the midfield, offering his teams good passing lanes, being one of the midfielders that most progressive passes receives between lines of the French Ligue 1 (4.75 per 90 minutes).
When arriving to the final third, he becomes a creative and eccentric footballer, a facet that has been barely seen while playing for Morocco in the World Cup. Ounahi dominates the ball amazingly well, having a lot of alternatives to play in both open and tight spaces. He is confident in his abilities, being a gifted technically dribbler to undergo pressure, having success in 53% of his dribbling. He often tends to arrive at the rival´s area following the play. He does not have great accuracy to filter the last pass, but possesses a good ball striking ability, showing no mercy in trying to score by mid range shooting.
This current World cup has been a great showcase for Ounahi, where he has performed at his highest level. He has had an incredible development lately and has entered the radar of many top clubs, being a clear objective to follow closely.
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Ounahi is a 22 years old (19/04/2000) midfielder that has passed from playing at France's third division to play at the highest international level (World Cup) in a period of one year. He actually is playing his second season for Angers in French Ligue 1, after spending 3 years playing in French lower divisions for Avranches and Strasbourg B.
The Moroccan youngster performs as central midfielder, being able to adopt any role playing in the midfield. Ounahi stands out for making his teammates better, distinguished with an enormous work rate, team effort and high quality foot that provides great alternatives in possession phase.
Ounahi is the kind of player that covers the team's weaknesses and provides balance, contributing in both areas. His superb tactical understanding is key there, allowing him to stay well positioned, covering his teammates and jumping for the pressure in optimal moments to recover the ball. Despite having an apparently flimsy constitution, Azzedine provides muscle and aggressiveness to the midfield, being also the team's lunge, running tirelessly and covering every meter of the field during the 90 minutes of the match or even longer.
Being seen Ounahi, due to Morocco´s playing style, as a really defensive midfielder prototype, he comes to be a really good ball playing midfielder playing for Angers in Ligue 1. He is one of the midfielders with highest passing accuracy in this year's French competition, having 86,6% of success in his passing. This shows his aim of controlling the tempo of the game, being gifted with good visión and game lecture. That high passing accuracy does not mean he plays easy and safe passes maintaining the ball, as he does not hesitate to filter vertical passes projecting his team forward and gaining meters in the opponent's field. His tactical sense is key in the attacking phase too, as he is clever enough to read the game and find free dangerous spots in the midfield, offering his teams good passing lanes, being one of the midfielders that most progressive passes receives between lines of the French Ligue 1 (4.75 per 90 minutes).
When arriving to the final third, he becomes a creative and eccentric footballer, a facet that has been barely seen while playing for Morocco in the World Cup. Ounahi dominates the ball amazingly well, having a lot of alternatives to play in both open and tight spaces. He is confident in his abilities, being a gifted technically dribbler to undergo pressure, having success in 53% of his dribbling. He often tends to arrive at the rival´s area following the play. He does not have great accuracy to filter the last pass, but possesses a good ball striking ability, showing no mercy in trying to score by mid range shooting.
This current World cup has been a great showcase for Ounahi, where he has performed at his highest level. He has had an incredible development lately and has entered the radar of many top clubs, being a clear objective to follow closely.
Click here to see full scouting report