{"id":329696,"date":"2025-09-09T07:52:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/?p=329696"},"modified":"2025-09-09T08:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T06:20:35","slug":"ayoub-oufkir-the-little-ziyech-of-sparta-already-winning-over-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/ayoub-oufkir-the-little-ziyech-of-sparta-already-winning-over-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayoub Oufkir, the \u201clittle Ziyech\u201d of Sparta, already winning over the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At just 19 years old, Ayoub Oufkir is starting to make a name for himself in the Netherlands. Trained at Sparta Rotterdam, the Moroccan-born right winger is regarded as one of the most promising young talents in Dutch football. ESPN recently dedicated a glowing profile to him, even dubbing him the \u201clittle Ziyech.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Author of an assist on his Eredivisie debut against FC Twente, Oufkir confirmed his potential at the U19 Euro in Romania. With four goals in the qualifiers and a key role in the Netherlands\u2019 triumph over Spain, he established himself as one of the tournament\u2019s revelations.<\/p>\n\n

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Compared early on to Hakim Ziyech by his mentor Fouzi Mesaoudi, Oufkir impresses with his creativity, crossing ability, and boldness on the ball. \u201cHe\u2019s truly a rough diamond for us, with real bravery,\u201d praised Sparta coach Maurice Steijn.<\/p>\n\n

While he still needs to improve his decision-making on the pitch, the left-footed winger is gradually earning more playing time in the Eredivisie. A raw talent with an engaging personality, he is now considered one of the players to watch closely, both in the Netherlands and Morocco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At just 19 years old, Ayoub Oufkir is starting to make a name for himself in the Netherlands. Trained at Sparta Rotterdam, the Moroccan-born right winger is regarded as one of the most promising young talents in Dutch football. ESPN recently dedicated a glowing profile to him, even dubbing him the \u201clittle Ziyech.\u201d Author of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1044],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-329696","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-netherlands"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329696"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":329697,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329696\/revisions\/329697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}