Adnane Tighadouini (

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: ⵄⴰⴷⵏⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⴴⴰⴷⵡⵉⵏⵉ, ar, عدنان تيغدويني; born 30 October 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a left winger. A

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, he most recently played for Maghreb de Fès. Born in the Netherlands, he represents

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at international level.

Club career

Vitesse

Born in Ede, Tighadouini joined

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's youth setup in 2003, after appearing for VV Ede and VV Blauw Geel '55. He made his professional – and

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– debut on 24 April 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 4–2 away loss against

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...

, in which he also scored the last goal. Tighadouini played his second match in a 2–1 defeat at

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...

on 1 May 2011. On 10 January of the following year, after appearing only once during the whole campaign, he was loaned to

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional Association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion ...

until June. On 27 August 2012, Tighadouini moved to

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...

, in a

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-long loan deal. On 30 November he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win against SC Telstar.

NAC Breda

On 3 January 2014, after receiving no playing time, Tighadouini signed a 3.5-year contract with

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

. He made his debut for the club on the 18th, replacing Anouar Hadouir in a 3–0 away loss against AZ Alkmaar. Tighadouini was an undisputed starter for NAC during the 2014–15 campaign, scoring 14 goals in 33 matches. Highlights included braces against former clubs Vitesse and Cambuur,

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and

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team compete in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football. G ...

Málaga

On 10 July 2015, it was announced that Tighadouini had signed a five-year deal with Spanish

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side

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. He made his debut on 13 September, replacing compatriot Nordin Amrabat for the final seven minutes of a goalless draw against

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at the Estadio La Rosaleda. On 24 October, he scored his first goal for the

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ns, opening their 2–0 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña. After just 12 competitive appearances in the first half of the season, Tighadouini was loaned to Kayserispor for its second half.

Vitesse (loan)

On 30 August 2016, Tighadouini re-joined Vitesse on a season-long loan. On 11 September 2016, he made his Vitesse return in a 1–0 away defeat against Ajax, replacing Chelsea loanee

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in the 64th minute. On 22 September 2016, he went on to score a brace in a 7–2 victory over

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side ASV De Dijk in the

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, scoring both goals in the space of four minutes. Tighadouini went on to win the 2017 Dutch Cup for Vitesse. He replaced

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after 73 minutes of the final. Due to this result, the club won the

for the first time in its 125-year history.

Twente (loan)

On 23 August 2017, Tighadouini joined

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on loan for the entire season.

International career

Tighadouini played for the Morocco under-23 team in the

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. He scored his first goal in the category on 29 November, netting the game's only against

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. He debuted for the senior Morocco national team in a World Cup qualifying 1–0 loss against

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on 15 November 2015, being taken off after 38 minutes for

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at the Estadio de Bata.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Vitesse *

: 2016–17

References

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