Aschraf El Mahdioui (born 24 May 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a

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for Saudi side Al Taawoun. He previously played for

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

Jong Ajax Jong Ajax () (''English: Young Ajax''), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. History Jong Ajax (''formerly more ...

and

AS Trenčín AS Trenčín () is a Slovak sports club in the town of Trenčín, most known for its football department. The first team currently plays in the Fortuna Liga after winning the 2010–11 Slovak First League. The club plays its home games at the ...

. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Slovakia, Poland and Saudi Arabia.

Club career

Ajax

El Mahdioui is a youth exponent from

Ajax Amsterdam Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the ...

. He made his professional debut with Jong Ajax on 18 September 2015 in an

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as th ...

game against Go Ahead Eagles. He replaced

Abdelhak Nouri Abdelhak "Appie" Nouri (born 2 April 1997) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He operated primarily as an attacking midfielder, but could also be deployed as a winger. A youth product of Eredivisie club Ajax ...

after 65 minutes.

ADO Den Haag

On 30 June 2016, it was announced that El Mahdioui had signed a three-year contract with

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side

AS Trenčín

In June 2017, El Mahdioui signed a three-year contract with

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, El Mahdioui is of Moroccan descent. On 12 March 2015, when El Mahdioui played in the youth academy of

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, he was arrested along with teammates

Samet Bulut Samet Bulut (born 25 February 1996) is a Dutch footballer of Turkish descent who plays as a forward for Turkish TFF Third League club Alanya Kestelspor. Personal life On 12 March 2015, when Bulut played in the youth academy of Ajax, he was arres ...

and

Zakaria El Azzouzi Zakaria El Azzouzi ( ar, زكريا العزوزي; born 7 May 1996) is a Dutch-Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career El Azzouzi was born in Rotterdam. He is a youth exponent from AFC Ajax. He made his professiona ...

for assaulting a plainclothed policewoman. The officer suffered shoulder injuries and various bruises. She later filed charges against the three players. A day later, Ajax announced in an official message that they had suspended the players. Later that week, El Azzouzi remained the only suspect in the case. El Mahdioui was allowed to make appearances for the Ajax A1 youth side again after serving a month suspension. As punishment, he had to inform the youth players of Ajax together with Bulut and El Azzouzi.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahdioui, Aschraf 1996 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players ADO Den Haag players AS Trenčín players Wisła Kraków players Al Taawoun FC players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Slovak First Football League players Ekstraklasa players Saudi Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Poland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia