Walid Azaro facts for kids
Azaro with Al Ahly in 2020
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ait Melloul, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.80 m | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ajman | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Adrar Union Athletique Souss | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2015–2017 | Difaâ El Jadidi | 53 | (18) |
| 2017–2020 | Al Ahly | 60 | (26) |
| 2020 | → Al-Ettifaq (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Al-Ettifaq | 42 | (11) |
| 2022– | Ajman | 63 | (32) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017– | Morocco A' | 15 | (11) |
| 2017– | Morocco | 6 | (0) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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Walid Azaro (born 11 June 1995) is a professional footballer from Morocco. He plays as a striker, which means he is a player whose main job is to score goals. He currently plays for Ajman and also for the Moroccan national team.
Walid started his football journey in his home country. In 2017, he joined a big club called Al Ahly. He quickly became famous by being the top goalscorer in the Egyptian Premier League in his very first season. He also started playing for the Morocco national team in 2017.
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Walid Azaro's Club Journey
Walid Azaro was born in a place called Aït Melloul in Morocco. He began his football career playing for a team named Adrar Souss. This team was in the third division of the Moroccan league.
Joining Difaâ El Jadidi
In 2015, Walid moved to a club called Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi. He signed a contract to play for them for three years. During the 2016–17 season, he was the best goalscorer for his club. He scored twelve goals in the league that season.
Moving to Al Ahly SC
In June 2017, Walid had many offers from clubs in Europe. But he decided to join Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly instead. He signed a four-year deal with them. This move was special because he became the first Moroccan player to ever play for Al Ahly.
Success at Al Ahly
Walid had an amazing first season with Al Ahly. He scored 18 goals in the league. This made him the top goalscorer in the Egyptian Premier League. His goals helped Al Ahly win their 40th league title! He even broke a record for the most goals scored by a foreign player in that league. He also scored the only goal in the 2017 Egyptian Super Cup. In another big game, he scored three goals (a hat-trick) against a team from Tunisia in the semi-final of the 2017 CAF Champions League. Because of his great playing, other clubs became interested in him.
Playing for Al-Ettifaq
In October 2020, Walid joined the Saudi club Al-Ettifaq. He had been playing for them on loan since January of that year. He signed a permanent deal for two years. Later, on January 30, 2022, Walid left Al-Ettifaq.
Playing for His Country: Morocco
Walid Azaro played his first game for the Morocco on March 24, 2017. He came into the game as a substitute. Morocco won that game 2–0 against Burkina Faso. He was chosen for Morocco's first team list for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. However, he was later not included in the final team that went to the World Cup.
Awards and Achievements
Walid Azaro has won several awards and titles during his career.
Club Trophies
Al Ahly
- Egyptian Premier League:
- 2017–18
- 2018–19
- 2019–20
- Egyptian Cup: 2016–17
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2018
- CAF Champions League: 2019–20
Individual Awards
- (Mars d'Or) Moroccan Footballer of the Year: 2017
- Egyptian Premier League Best Striker: 2017–18
- Egyptian Premier League top goalscorer: 2017–18
Images for kids
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Walid Azaro playing for Al Ahly.
- List of Al Ahly SC records and statistics
