Aziz Bouhaddouz ( ar, عزيز بوحدوز; born 30 March 1987) is a Moroccan professional

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who plays as a striker for

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Early life

Bouhaddouz was born in

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, Morocco. When he was one year old, his family moved to

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in South

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, Germany.

Club career

Bouhaddouz started his career at FC Dietzenbach. Following a spell at SpVgg Neu-Isenburg, he joined

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in 2006 who were playing in the

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at the time. In February 2009, he went on a 1.5-year loan to

FC Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, ...

. In 2011, Bouhaddouz joined SV Wehen Wiesbaden on a free transfer. He scored his first goal for the club in against

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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

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. He scored 24 goals in 27 matches in the fourth-tier

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. On 5 May 2014, he signed a two-year contract with SV Sandhausen. In April 2016, Bouhaddouz agreed to a three-year contract with

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. 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

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club SV Sandhausen for

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side

. After the season, he extended his contract until 2023.

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

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in August 2016. A month later, he scored his first goal for his country, netting in a

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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

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in the first match against

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which resulted in a loss for Morocco.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouhaddouz, Aziz 1987 births Living people Moroccan footballers Morocco international footballers German footballers Association football forwards German people of Moroccan descent Moroccan emigrants to Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia FC Viktoria Köln players SV Wehen Wiesbaden players FC Erzgebirge Aue players FSV Frankfurt players SV Sandhausen players Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players FC St. Pauli players Al Batin FC players MSV Duisburg players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Saudi Professional League players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2018 FIFA World Cup players