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Anass Zaroury (; born 7 November 2000) is a professional
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who plays as a
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for club
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. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Morocco national team.


Club career


Charleroi

On 1 February 2021, Zaroury joined
Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...
side
Charleroi Charleroi (, , ; ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not ...
on a two-and-a-half-year deal, returning on loan to
Lommel Lommel () is a municipality and city in the Belgian province of Limburg. Lying in the Kempen, it has about 34,000 inhabitants and is part of the arrondissement of Maaseik. Besides the residential town, Lommel also has a number of nature reserv ...
until the end of the season.


Burnley

On 30 August 2022, Zaroury signed for
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club
Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River B ...
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. He scored his first goal for Burnley in a 4–0 win against
Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club ( ; ) is a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. It competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Swansea have played their home matches at ...
on 15 October 2022. Zaroury scored the second and third goals as Burnley beat Bournemouth in the third round of the FA Cup in January 2023. On 11 August 2023, Zaroury received a red card against Manchester City in the first Premier League game of his career.


Hull City (loan)

On 1 February 2024, Zaroury moved on loan to
Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...
for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. He made his debut for the club on 3 February in the home 1–0 win against
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. After five minutes, his right-footed shot hit the bar, with
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on hand to push home the rebound. On 20 February, Zaroury scored his first goal for Hull, as a part of their 2–1 away win against
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. On 21 May 2024, Burnley announced the player would be returning once the loan ended.


Lens

On 22 August 2024, Zaroury signed for
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club
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on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.


International career

Born in Belgium, Zaroury is Moroccan by descent. 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 The 2022 FIFA World Cup was the 22nd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...
in Qatar, in which he replaced
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, who suffered an injury one week before the World Cup started. On 17 November, he made his international debut in a friendly match against
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.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours

Burnley *
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Orders *
Order of the Throne The Order of the Throne () is a state decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco awarded for distinguished services of a civil or military nature. The Order was instituted on 16 May 1963 by King Hassan II of Morocco, who reigned between 1961 and 199 ...
: 2022


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zaroury, Anass 2000 births Living people Moroccan people of Belgian descent Footballers from Mechelen Moroccan men's footballers 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen Morocco men's international footballers Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgian sportspeople of Moroccan descent Men's association football wingers Lommel S.K. players Royal Charleroi S.C. players Burnley F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players RC Lens players Challenger Pro League players Belgian Pro League players English Football League players Premier League players Ligue 1 players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in France Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France 2022 FIFA World Cup players 21st-century Belgian sportsmen