Espanyol Targets OGC Nice’s Young Moroccan Left-Back Ayoub Amraoui

Ayoub Amraoui is one of the priorities of Espanyol’s sports management, who need a talent to strengthen their left-back position. The Spanish club sees in this 19-year-old player of Moroccan origin playing for OGC Nice the ideal profile for this position, reports La Grada.

Born on May 14, 2004 in La Seyne-sur-Mer, Ayoub Amraoui started his career in the lower categories of clubs like Ollioules, Racing Toulon and SC Air Bel, before joining OGC Nice in 2019. He signed his first professional contract with the Nice club on June 20, 2021 for a period of three years.

The promising young player made his debut with the club on February 26 this year, in the match against Monaco (3-0) in Ligue 1. In March, he scored a beautiful goal against FC Sheriff in the UEFA Conference League.

Of French and Moroccan nationalities, Ayoub Amraoui was called up in March 2022 by the Moroccan under-20 team for a series of friendly matches. In June of the same year, he won with Morocco the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations organized in the kingdom, thus qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games.