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Aziz Bouhaddouz
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Bouhaddouz with FC St. Pauli in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth Berkane, Morocco
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1996–2003 FC Dietzenbach
2003–2004 SpVgg 03 Neu-Isenburg
2004–2006 FSV Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 FSV Frankfurt 49 (3)
2009 Erzgebirge Aue (loan) 9 (1)
2009–2011 FSV Frankfurt II 18 (10)
2011–2012 Wehen Wiesbaden 27 (4)
2012–2013 Viktoria Köln 26 (15)
2013–2014 Bayer Leverkusen II 27 (24)
2014–2016 SV Sandhausen 56 (18)
2016–2018 FC St. Pauli 54 (19)
2018–2019 Al-Batin 10 (2)
2019–2021 SV Sandhausen 40 (6)
2021–2023 MSV Duisburg 70 (17)
2023 FSV Frankfurt 14 (1)
2024 VfB Ginsheim 0 (0)
Total 400 (120)
International career
2016–2018 Morocco 16 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aziz Bouhaddouz (born March 30, 1987) is a former professional footballer from Morocco. He played as a forward, which means he was mainly responsible for scoring goals for his team.

Early Life and Moving to Germany

Aziz Bouhaddouz was born in Berkane, a city in Morocco. When he was just one year old, his family moved to Dietzenbach, a town in the southern part of Hessen, Germany. This is where he grew up and started his journey in football.

Club Football Journey

Aziz Bouhaddouz began his football career at a local club called FC Dietzenbach. He then played for SpVgg Neu-Isenburg before joining FSV Frankfurt in 2006.

Playing for Different German Clubs

In 2009, Aziz went on loan to Erzgebirge Aue for a year and a half. After that, in 2011, he moved to SV Wehen Wiesbaden. He scored his first goal for them but was also sent off the field in the same game. He later ended his contract with the club in 2012.

In 2013, Aziz joined the reserve team of Bayer Leverkusen. He had a fantastic season there, scoring 24 goals in just 27 matches! This showed everyone how good he was at scoring.

Time at SV Sandhausen and FC St. Pauli

On May 5, 2014, Aziz signed a two-year contract with SV Sandhausen. He played well for them, scoring many goals.

In April 2016, he signed a three-year contract with FC St. Pauli. In his first season with them, he scored 15 goals and helped set up 6 others in the league. Over two seasons at the club, he scored 19 goals and made 8 assists in 54 league games.

Moving to Saudi Arabia and Back to Germany

In August 2018, Aziz moved to Al Batin, a football club in Saudi Arabia. He played there for a season before returning to Germany.

On February 1, 2021, Aziz came back to SV Sandhausen. Later that year, he moved to MSV Duisburg. He played for Duisburg until May 2023.

Retirement from Professional Football

In July 2023, Aziz Bouhaddouz returned to FSV Frankfurt, the club where he started his senior career. In December of that year, he decided to end his professional playing career. He had scored one goal in 14 games during his final season.

Playing for Morocco

Aziz Bouhaddouz was born in Morocco but grew up in Germany. This meant he could choose to play for either the Moroccan or German national teams. He chose to play for Morocco.

First Games and World Cup Dream

He played his first game for the Morocco national team in August 2016. It was a friendly match against Albania that ended in a 0-0 tie. A month later, he scored his first goal for Morocco in a qualifying match for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

In May 2018, Aziz was chosen to be part of Morocco's 23-player squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. This was a huge achievement for him. In Morocco's first match against Iran, he unfortunately scored an own goal, which meant Iran won the game.

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