Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand

Zine-Eddine Oulad M'Hand (born 20 August 2003), known as Salah Oulad M'Hand, is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Virsliga club Riga FC.

Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand
Personal information
Full name Zine-Eddine Oulad M'Hand[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth The Hague, The Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Riga
Number 18
Youth career
–2020 Feyenoord
2020–2022 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Arsenal 0 (0)
2022–2023Hull City (loan) 0 (0)
2023–2024Den Bosch (loan) 19 (3)
2026– Riga 17 (5)
International career
2017 Netherlands U15 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026

Club career

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As a youth player, Oulad M'Hand joined the youth academy of Dutch side Feyenoord.[2][3][4] In 2020, he joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Arsenal.[5][6][7]

On 23 August 2022, he moved on loan to Hull City for the season, with an option for Hull to purchase the player at the end of the season.[8][9]

An injury that Oulad M'Hand picked up on Arsenal's pre-season camp in Germany meant that he had not made his first team debut by the time the Championship season took a break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. During that break, Oulad M'Hand suffered a setback to that injury which meant he did not travel with the Hull City squad to their mid-season training camp in Turkey, with the player instead returning to Arsenal for rehabilitation and aiming to make his debut for Hull before the end of the season.[10]

On 31 August 2023, Oulad M'Hand moved on a new loan to Den Bosch.[11]

He was released by Arsenal in June 2025.[12]

In January 2026 Oulad M'Hand Signed with Latvian side, Riga FC.[13]

International career

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Born in the Netherlands, Oulad M'Hand is of Moroccan descent.[14] He is a youth international for the Netherlands, having played for the Netherlands U15s.[15]

Personal life

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Oulad M'Hand's brother, Ismail, is also a professional footballer, played together in Arsenal's academy before they were released.[16]

Career statistics

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As of 24 June 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2020–21 Premier League 0000001[a]010
2021–22 0000005[a]151
2022–23 0000000000
Total 0000006161
Hull City (loan) 2022–23 Championship 0000000000
FC Den Bosch (loan) 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 19310203
Career total 190100061264
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2022/23 retained lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. "Who is Arsenal starlet Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand? Teenage midfielder called up by Mikel Arteta for Carabao Cup tie against Leeds". talksport.com.
  3. "Oulad M'Hand starting to shine in all-round role for Arsenal U23s after coming through injury nightmare". theathletic.com (Archived).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. "'Feyenoord komt er niet uit en neemt per direct afscheid van broertjes'". voetbalprimeur.nl.
  5. "Hagenaar gaat Van Persie en Bergkamp achterna: 'Maar ik wil vooral zelf naam maken'". ad.nl.
  6. "Arsenal's own Salah has already revealed his best position ahead of potential debut vs Leeds". football.london.
  7. "Voorstelrondje: Deze Nederlanders worden nu klaargestoomd voor de Premier League". elfvoetbal.nl.
  8. "Oulad M'Hand joins Hull City on loan". www.hullcitytigers.com.
  9. "Hull City sign Arsenal midfielder Oulad M'hand" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. Cooper, Barry (9 December 2022). "Hull City's Arsenal loanee Salah-Eddine Oulad M'hand suffers new injury blow". HullLive. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  11. "SALAH-EDDINE OULAD M'HAND ON LOAN TO FC DEN BOSCH" (in Dutch). Den Bosch. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. "Contract updates: 20 players to depart this summer". arsenal.com. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  13. "Riga FC sign former Arsenal Academy midfielder Oulad M'Hand". balticfootballnews.com. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  14. Hatim, Yahia (1 September 2020). "Morocco Eyes 4 Young European-Born Prodigies to Play for Atlas Lions". Morocco World News. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  15. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  16. Critchlow, Dan (12 July 2023). "Arsenal sign 2nd brother to professional contract". Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  17. "Netherlands – S. Oulad M'Hand – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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