Oussama Alou (born 15 January 2002) is a Dutch

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who plays as a

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for Bulgarian First League club

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Early life

Alou began playing youth football with USV Elinkwijk. In 2013, he joined the youth system of

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. He signed a professional contract with Utrecht in 2018, at the age of 16. In January 2020, he extended his contract through June 2023.

Club career

He made his senior debut on August 28, 2020 for the second team, Jong FC Utrecht in the second tier

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, against

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. He scored his first professional goal on 4 January 2021 against

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. In August 2022, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent. In January 2023, he joined Canadian Premier League club

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, signing a one-year contract, with club options for 2024 and 2025. In early August 2023, he terminated his contract with the club by mutual consent, as he wished to return home to the Netherlands. In October 2023, Alou signed for Bulgarian First League club

on a contract until June 2025.

International career

In June 2021, Alou was called up to the Morocco U20 team for a training camp.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alou, Oussama 2002 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders USV Elinkwijk players Jong FC Utrecht players York United FC players SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players Eerste Divisie players Canadian Premier League players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent