Abdelhak Nouri
Dutch footballer (born 1997)
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- Abdelhak " Appie " Nouri (born 2 April 1997) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
- A youth product of Eredivisie club Ajax, Nouri played two years of senior football with its reserve team and the first team.
- In July 2017, at age 20, during a pre-season friendly match, Nouri collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrhythmia attack, which left him with severe and permanent brain damage and unable to continue his career as a footballer.
- A promising youth player, he was named as one of the best 40 youth players in the world by The Guardian in 2014, before he made his professional debut.
- On 21 September 2016, Nouri made his official first-team debut in a KNVB Cup match against Willem II, and scored a goal.
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, Nouri played two years of senior football with its reserve team and the first team. He also represented the Netherlands at various youth levels.
In July 2017, at age 20, during a pre-season friendly match, Nouri collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrhythmia attack, which left him with severe and permanent brain damage and unable to continue his career as a footballer.
Early life
Nouri was born in Amsterdam and is of Moroccan descent. A promising youth player, he was named as one of the best 40 youth players in the world by The Guardian in 2014, before he made his professional debut.
Club career
Nouri was a youth exponent from the academy at Ajax, and made his professional debut for the reserve side, Jong Ajax, on 13 March 2015, in an Eerste Divisie game against VVV Venlo, replacing Danny Bakker after 78 minutes in a 1–0 loss.
On 21 September 2016, Nouri made his official first-team debut in a KNVB Cup match against Willem II, and scored a goal. His exploits throughout the season for Jong Ajax saw him being gifted the Player of the Season award for the 2016–17 season, as well as promotion to the first team for the 2017–18 season.
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