Aziz Bouhaddouz

Aziz Bouhaddouz (عزيز بوحدوز; born 30 March 1987) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Early life
Bouhaddouz was born in Berkane, Morocco. When he was one year old, his family moved to Dietzenbach in South Hessen, Germany.

Club career
Bouhaddouz started his career at FC Dietzenbach. Following a spell at SpVgg Neu-Isenburg, he joined FSV Frankfurt in 2006 who were playing in the Oberliga Hessen at the time. In February 2009, he went on a 1.5-year loan to Erzgebirge Aue.

In 2011, Bouhaddouz joined SV Wehen Wiesbaden on a free transfer. He scored his first goal for the club in against VfL Osnabrück when he was also sent off. In summer 2012, he agreed to the termination of his contract which was due to end in 2013.

In September 2013, Bouhaddouz moved to the Bayer Leverkusen reserves after being released from his contract with Viktoria Köln. He scored 24 goals in 27 matches in the fourth-tier Regionalliga West.

On 5 May 2014, he signed a two-year contract with SV Sandhausen.

In April 2016, Bouhaddouz agreed to a three-year contract with FC St. Pauli. In his first season there, he amassed 15 goals and 6 assists in the league. Over two seasons at the club he scored 19 goals while assisting 8 in 54 league appearances.

In August 2018, he moved to Saudi Arabian side Al Batin. The transfer fee was undisclosed.

On 1 February 2021, the last day of the 2020–21 winter transfer window, Bouhadddouz left 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen for 3. Liga side MSV Duisburg. After the season, he extended his contract until 2023. In May 2023, it was announced that he would leave Duisburg after the 2022–23 season.

Bouhadddouz returned to FSV Frankfurt in July 2023. In December, having scored one goal in 14 league appearances, it was announced that he had agreed the termination of his contract with FSV Frankfurt and would retire from playing at the end of the year.

International career
Bouhadddouz was born in Morocco, but raised in Germany and was eligible for both national teams. He made his debut for the senior Morocco national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Albania in August 2016. A month later, he scored his first goal for his country, netting in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against São Tomé and Príncipe.

In May 2018 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He scored an own goal in the first match against Iran which resulted in a loss for Morocco.

International

 * Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bouhaddouz goal.