Ayoub Abou Oulam (born 28 June 1998) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian club Pirin Blagoevgrad.[1]

Ayoub Abou
Personal information
Full name Ayoub Abou Oulam
Date of birth (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Pirin Blagoevgrad
Number 4
Youth career
2007–2015 Barcelona
2015–2017 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Rayo Majadahonda 35 (2)
2018–2020 Real Madrid B 26 (2)
2020–2021 Rayo Majadahonda 18 (0)
2021–2023 SPAL 0 (0)
2022Tsarsko Selo (loan) 12 (0)
2023– Pirin Blagoevgrad 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Career

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Abou was born in Casablanca but moved to Barcelona at the age of nine. He subsequently joined FC Barcelona's La Masia,[2] but moved to FC Porto in July 2015, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad.[3]

On 30 August 2017, Abou joined Segunda División B side CF Rayo Majadahonda.[4] He made his senior debut on 10 September, starting in a 0–4 away loss against SD Ponferradina.[5]

Abou scored his first senior goal on 15 October 2017, netting the second in a 2–0 home win against Pontevedra CF.[6] He finished the campaign with two goals in 31 matches, as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División.

In 2018, Abou signed for Spanish third tier club Real Madrid Castilla.[7] In 2021, Abou signed for SPAL in the Italian second tier.[8] Before the second half of 2021–22, he was sent on loan to Bulgarian team Tsarsko Selo.[9] On 20 February 2022, he made his debut in a 1–2 loss to Beroe.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Ayoub Abou at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Ayoub Abou: "Mi único objetivo ahora es llegar al primer equipo del Porto"". sport.es.
  3. ^ "Morocco's Ayoub Abou to Join FC Porto from FC Barcelona". moroccoworldnews.com.
  4. ^ "Ayoub Abou, nuevo y último fichaje para completar la plantilla del CF Rayo Majadahonda" [Ayoub Abou, new and last signing to complete the squad of CF Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Ponferradina 4–0 Rayo Majadahonda | Goleada engañosa" [Ponferradina 4–0 Rayo Majadahonda | Misleading routing] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Rayo Majadahodna 2–0 Pontevedra | Iniesta 2.0 guía la victoria local" [Rayo Majadahodna 2–0 Pontevedra | Iniesta 2.0 guides the victory of the hosts] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Ayoub, que fichó por el Getafe, se va y firma por el Real Madrid". as.com.
  8. ^ "Dal Real alla Spal, Abou si presenta: "Sono pronto a giocare qualsiasi partita"". ilposticipo.it.
  9. ^ "IL CENTROCAMPISTA AYOUB ABOU IN PRESTITO AL TSARSKO SELO SOFIA". spalferrara.it. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  10. ^ "Берое получи гол със задна ножица, но обърна Царско село в дебюта на Хубчев". sportal.bg.
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