Oussama Idrissi

Oussama Idrissi (أسامة ادريسي; born 26 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Pachuca. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Morocco national team.

Groningen
Idrissi made his professional debut for FC Groningen on 19 December 2015 in the Eredivisie match against Heracles Almelo. He came on in the 70th minute for Jarchinio Antonia. He scored his first league goal for the club on 7 February 2016 in a 2–0 home win over Cambuur. His goal, assisted by Simon Tibbling, came in the 75th minute. In October 2017, after playing regularly for two years in Groningen, the club suspended him and Mimoun Mahi citing disciplinary problems.

AZ
On 17 January 2018, Idrissi signed a contract with AZ, in a deal keeping him in Alkmaar through the 2021–22 season. He made his league debut for his new club on 19 January 2018 in a 1–1 away draw with Utrecht. He was subbed on for Jeremy Helmer in the 77th minute. He scored his first league goal for AZ on 24 February 2018 in a 2–1 home victory over Sparta Rotterdam. Idrissi also provided an assist to Wout Weghorst for AZ's first goal of the day. Idrissi's goal, assisted by Stijn Wuytens, came in the 86th minute and won the match for AZ.

On 25 October 2019, he scored his first goal in the Europa League during a 6–0 rout against Astana. He continued his strong form throughout the 2019–20 season, and won the Eredivisie player of the month award in both December and January, becoming the first player to win the award twice in a row.

Sevilla
On 5 October 2020, Idrissi signed for Sevilla until 2025. He made his debut for the Andalusians on 21 November 2020 in a 4–2 La Liga win over Celta, replacing Joan Jordán in the 81st minute. On 15 December 2020, Idrissi made his first start for the club in a 3–0 away victory against Ciudad de Lucena in the Copa del Rey, providing an assist for Luuk de Jong.

Ajax (loan)
On 31 January 2021, the final day of the winter transfer window, it was reported that Idrissi joined Ajax on a six-month loan spell.

Cádiz (loan)
On 20 January 2022, Idrissi joined Cádiz on loan until the end of the season.

Feyenoord (loan)
On 27 July 2022, Idrissi joined Feyenoord on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. He made his debut for the club on 7 August 2022, the first matchday of the 2022–23 Eredivisie campaign, replacing Patrik Wålemark in the 65th minute of a 5–2 away win over Vitesse. On 18 September 2022, Idrissi scored his first goal for Feyenoord, opening the score in the third minute of an eventual 4–3 league loss to PSV.

Pachuca
On 18 September 2023, Idrissi joined Liga MX club Pachuca on a one-year contract.

International career
Idrissi has represented the Netherlands at various youth levels. He was called up by the Moroccan senior team in November 2018, and he declared his international allegiance to Morocco in February 2019. In March 2019 he was cleared by FIFA to represent Morocco. He made his debut for Morocco national football team on 22 March 2019 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi, as a starter.

Honours
Ajax
 * Eredivisie: 2020–21
 * KNVB Cup: 2020–21

Feyenoord
 * Eredivisie: 2022–23

Pachuca
 * CONCACAF Champions Cup: 2024

Individual
 * KNVB Cup top goalscorer: 2018–19
 * Eredivisie Team of the Season: 2019–20
 * AZ Alkmaar Goal of the Season: 2019–20
 * Eredivisie Player of the Month: December 2019, January 2020