Ouasim Bouy (born 11 June 1993) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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. Bouy is a former Netherlands U19 international, and is able to represent either the

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at senior level.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Bouy grew up in the youth academy of A.V.V. Zeeburgia, where he remained from 1999 until 2008. The young player was scouted by local giants

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...

, where he eventually transferred in July 2008. After officially joining the neighboring giants, Bouy was registered into the club's youth academy. Bouy would ultimately remain within the club's youth setup for three years before transferring to Italian giants,

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

on a free transfer.

Juventus

On 30 January 2012, Bouy traveled to

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to have a medical in the ''Clinica Fornaca di Sessant'' and at the ''Istituto di Medicina dello Sport ''in order to formalize the potential transfer to

, that was sealed just an hour later. Involved with the ''Primavera'' for the remainder of the season, he scored several goals and impressed with his creativity and maturity. On 31 August 2012, Bouy signed for

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

side,

Brescia Calcio Brescia Calcio, commonly referred to as Brescia (), is an Italian football club based in Brescia, Lombardy, that currently plays in . The club holds the record for total number of seasons (64) and consecutive seasons (18, from 1947–48 to 1 ...

on a season-long loan deal. One day later, Bouy made his senior debut in the

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–13 Serie B against Juve Stabia. Following his debut for the club, Bouy's form continued to excel, as he earned a place in the club's starting lineup, scoring a single goal, and assisting 5 others in his first 17 matches. His great form for Brescia was unfortunately brought to an end on 6 February 2013, when he suffered an ACL injury in a friendly, thus ending his season. On 30 June 2013, Bouy returned to Juventus upon the expiration of his loan deal. He played his first match for Juventus on 12 December 2013, entering as a substitute in the

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against Serie B side Avellino. Juventus won the match 3–0 to progress into the quarter-finals. During the 2014 January transfer window, Brescia were rumored to be interested in re-acquiring his services on a six-month loan deal,

Hamburger SV loan

On 16 January 2014, Bouy was officially loaned out to

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its football section. Though the current HSV was founded in June 1919 from a merger of three ...

of the

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, where he would be able to play under the guidance of fellow Dutchman,

Bert van Marwijk Lambertus van Marwijk (; born 19 May 1952) is a Dutch football manager who was recently the head coach of the United Arab Emirates national team. As a player, he played for the Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, MVV and Fortuna Sittard amongst other clubs a ...

. Commenting on the transfer, according to Sky Sports, the experienced coach was quoted as saying, "Ouasim Bouy was a super talent back at Ajax. I have never seen him play, still I am aware of him. He will strengthen us in midfield. He had a bad injury but now he is back fit and is longing to play." After just 3 appearances for the club during the month of February, Bouy failed to make any additional appearances for the first team during the remainder of the season after van Marwijk was sacked as manager of the German club in favor of

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. The club finished the campaign in 16th place and Bouy returned once again to Juventus on 30 June 2014.

Further loan spells

On 29 July 2014, Bouy signed a one-year loan deal with

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outfit

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

. Playing 13 League games and scoring one goal for the club. On 31 August 2015, Bouy signed a one-year loan deal with Dutch side

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

. Where he had a successful spell, playing 28 games in the

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scoring 4 goals. On 26 August 2016, Bouy signed a one-year loan deal with

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club

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. Before he returned on loan to PEC Zwolle during the January 2017 transfer window.

Leeds United

On 2 August 2017, Bouy signed for English club

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on a four-year deal on a free transfer from

. On 27 May 2021, Bouy was released by Leeds United, failing to make a single competitive appearance for the club.

Cultural Leonesa (loan)

On the same day Bouy signed for Leeds United, he was sent out on loan to Spanish side and "sister" team

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owned

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for the duration of the 2017–18 season. On 3 January 2018, Bouy's loan was cut short after failing to stamp his authority on the team, making just 4 appearances in all competitions for Leonesa, he was recalled by parent club Leeds United.

Return to Leeds

On 2 February 2018, Leeds Head Coach

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revealed Bouy had turned down loan offers on transfer deadline day, in order to stay at Leeds and earn an opportunity to play and fight for his place in the team. With speculation that he was not in new Head Coach

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's plans, on 26 July 2018, Bouy was not given a shirt number for Leeds for the upcoming 2018–19 season for Leeds.

PEC Zwolle loan

On 24 August 2018, Bouy joined

side

on a season long loan for the third time in his career. He made his debut on 2 September 2018 in a 1–0 win against

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. In total, he made 18 appearances for PEC Zwolle.

International career

Bouy has been capped 10 times by the Netherlands U-17 between 2009 and 2010, scoring 1 goal. Since 2010, he also represented the Netherlands U-19 team, scoring 3 goals in 18 appearances.

Career statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouy, Ouasim 1993 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Serie B players Bundesliga players Super League Greece players Eredivisie players Qatari Second Division players Juventus FC players Brescia Calcio players Hamburger SV players Panathinaikos F.C. players PEC Zwolle players Palermo FC players Leeds United F.C. players Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players Al Kharaitiyat SC players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Greece Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Qatar