Anouar El Azzouzi

Anouar El Azzouzi (انور العزوزى; born 29 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club PEC Zwolle. Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Morocco.

Professional career
El Azzouzi is a youth product of his local club VRC Veenendaal and Vitesse. He began his senior career with the reserves of Vitesse in 2018. He spent the 2019-20 season with the reserves of NEC Nijmegen, but left after a disagreement with the technical leadership in December 2020. On 2 August 2021, El Azzouzi transferred to Dordrecht where he was initially assigned to the reserves. On 2 February 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club.

On 10 July 2023, El Azzouzi signed a contract with PEC Zwolle for three seasons, with an optional fourth year.

International career
Born in the Netherlands, El Azzouzi is of Moroccan descent. He was called up to a training camp for the Netherlands U18s in 2018. He is a youth international for Morocco, having played for the Morocco U20s in 2020.

Personal life
El Azzouzi is the twin brother of the footballer Oussama El Azzouzi.