Rayan El Azrak (born 14 July 1999) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club Shaanxi Union, on loan from club

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Club career

Jong Utrecht

He made his

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debut for

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on 17 August 2018 in a game against

Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in th ...

, as a starter. On 26 January 2022, El Azrak was loaned to

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

. El Azrak had his contract with Jong Utrecht terminated by mutual consent on 1 September 2022, making him a free agent.

MVV

On 2 February 2023, El Azrak signed a five-month contract with

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, who picked him up on a free. He made his debut for the club on 10 February, replacing double goalscorer Ruben van Bommel in the 81st minute of a 5–1 Eerste Divisie win over

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. On 27 February, he scored his first goal for MVV, completing a comeback in 95th minute as his team secured a 3–2 upset win against league leaders

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Triestina

On 8 August 2023, El Azrak signed a two-year contract with

in the Italian third-tier

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Shaanxi Union loan

On 3 February 2025, Triestina announced that El Azrak was loaned out to newly promoted

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club Shaanxi Union, with an option from the Chinese club to buy El Azrak on a permanent basis.

Personal life

Born in the

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, El Azrak is of Moroccan descent.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Azrak, Rayan 1999 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders AVV Zeeburgia players Jong FC Utrecht players VVV-Venlo players MVV Maastricht players US Triestina Calcio 1918 players Shaanxi Union F.C. players Eerste Divisie players Serie C players China League One players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in China Dutch expatriate sportspeople in China 21st-century Dutch sportsmen