Anass Zaroury (Arabic: أنس الزروري; born 7 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 1 club Lens. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Morocco national team.
 Zaroury with Lens in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anass Zaroury[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Mechelen, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | SK Heffen | ||
| 2011–2012 | Mechelen | ||
| 2012–2014 | JMG Academy Belgium | ||
| 2014–2019 | Zulte Waregem | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Lommel | 21 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Charleroi | 43 | (7) |
| 2021 | → Lommel (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Burnley | 41 | (7) |
| 2024 | → Hull City (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2024– | Lens | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U17 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017 | Belgium U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Morocco | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:38, 1 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:06, 25 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editCharleroi
editOn 1 February 2021, Zaroury joined Belgian First Division A side Charleroi on a two-and-a-half-year deal, returning on loan to Lommel until the end of the season.[3]
Burnley
editOn 30 August 2022, Zaroury signed for EFL Championship club Burnley for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal. He quickly became a fan favourite due to his skilful style, and soon had his own chant to the tune of Heartbeat.[4] He scored his first goal for Burnley in a 4–0 win against Swansea City on 15 October 2022.[5] Zaroury scored the second and third goals as Burnley beat Bournemouth in the third round of the FA Cup in January 2023.[6] On 11 August 2023, Zaroury received a red card against Manchester City in the first Premier League game of his career.[7]
Hull City (loan)
editOn 1 February 2024, Zaroury moved on loan to Hull City for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[8] He made his debut for the club on 3 February in the home 1–0 win against Millwall. After five minutes, his right-footed shot hit the bar, with Jaden Philogene on hand to push home the rebound.[9] On 20 February, Zaroury scored his first goal for Hull, as a part of their 2–1 away win against Southampton.[10] On 21 May 2024, Burnley announced the player would be returning once the loan ended.[11]
Lens
editOn 22 August 2024, Zaroury signed for Ligue 1 club Lens on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12][13]
International career
editBorn in Belgium, Zaroury is Moroccan by descent.[14] He is a former youth international for Belgium, having played with them up to the Belgium U21s. On 16 November 2022, Zaroury was officially invited to join the Moroccan national team, during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar,[15][16] in which he replaced Amine Harit, who suffered an injury one week before the World Cup started.[17][18][19] On 17 November, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Georgia.[20]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 29 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lommel | 2019–20[2] | Belgian First Division B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[2] | Belgian First Division B | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||
| Total | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 8 | ||||
| Charleroi | 2021–22[2] | Belgian First Division A | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23[2] | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 7 | ||||
| Burnley | 2022–23[2] | Championship | 34 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 39 | 11 | |
| 2023–24[2] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[2] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 49 | 11 | |||
| Hull City (loan) | 2023–24[2] | Championship | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Lens | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 136 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 28 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
International
edit- As of match played 19 June 2023[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
editBurnley
Orders
- Order of the Throne: 2022[23]
References
edit- ^ "SQUAD LIST 2022/23 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Anass Zaroury at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Anass Zaroury versiert transfer naar Charleroi (maar blijft nog even in Lommel)". proximus.be (in Dutch). 1 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "ZAROURY IS A CLARET". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Burnley 4-0 Swansea". BBC. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Championship Burnley beat Bournemouth in thriller". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Haaland scores twice as Man City beat Burnley". BBC Sport. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Zaroury signs for Hull City on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Hull City 1–0 Millwall". BBC Sport. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Southampton 1–2 Hull City". BBC Sport. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "CLUB CONFIRM RETAINED LIST | BurnleyFC". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "ZAROURY MAKES RC LENS MOVE". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Anass Zaroury, le tek-teknique". www.rclens.fr (in French). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Anass Zaroury: in de tribune onder Maes, in de basis onder Manning". www.hbvl.be.
- ^ "رسميا.. وليد الركراكي يوجه الدعوة إلى أنس زروري لتعويض أمين حارث في المونديال". هسبورت (in Arabic). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Burnley's boy wonder Anass Zaroury receives late call-up for the World Cup in Qatar". www.burnleyexpress.net. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Morocco's Harit set to miss World Cup after injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Morocco's Harit and Poland goalkeeper Dragowski out of World Cup after late injuries". The Independent. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Amine Harit to miss the World Cup following serious knee injury". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ @BurnleyOfficial (18 November 2022). "Anass Zaroury made his international debut for Morocco in their friendly against Georgia last night" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Zaroury, Anass". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Long, Dan (25 April 2023). "Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley: Vincent Kompany's Clarets clinch Championship title after Manuel Benson stunner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Les dix types de wissams royaux accordés par Mohammed VI". Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
External links
edit- Anass Zaroury at Soccerway
- Anass Zaroury at the Royal Belgian Football Association