Faissal Al Mazyani (Arabic: فيصل المزياني; born 18 January 2005) is a professional football player who plays as a right-back for RKC Waalwijk. Born in Belgium, he is a youth international for Morocco.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RKC Waalwijk | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Waasland-Beveren | |||
| 2015–2022 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Jong Genk | 46 | (1) |
| 2024– | RKC Waalwijk | 30 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Belgium U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Morocco U20 | 12 | (1) |
| 2023 | Morocco U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:19, 27 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
editAl Mazyani is a product of the youth academies of the Belgian clubs Waasland-Beveren and Genk.[1] On 17 May 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Genk at the age of 16 for 3 seasons.[2] He started playing with their reserves, Jong Genk in the Challenger Pro League in 2022. On 10 November 2023, he extended his contract with Genk until 2025.[1] On 2 September 2024, he transferred to the Dutch Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk on a 3-year contract.[3] He was named the Johan Cruyff Talent of the Month in January 2025.[4]
International career
editBorn in Belgium, Al Mazyani is of Moroccan descent and holds dual-citizenship. He is a former youth international for Belgium, having played for the Belgium U17s and U18s.[5] In 2023, he switched to play for Morocco international and played for the Morocco U20s at the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament.[6]
Honours
editIndividual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: January 2025[7]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: January 2025[8]
References
edit- 1 2 "Le défenseur Faissal Al Mazyani quitte Jong Genk pour Waalwijk aux Pays-Bas". RTL Info. 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Eerste contract voor Al Mazyani en Arabaci, tweede voor Beerten | KRC Genk".
- ↑ "Antwerpenaar Faissal Al Mazyani trekt van Jong Genk naar RKC: "De Eredivisie was altijd mijn droom"". GVA. 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Faissal Al Mazyani named Johan Cruyff Talent of the Month". Eredivisie. 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "ACFF". www.acff.be.
- ↑ "Morocco squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament". Maurice Revello Tournament. 3 June 2023.
- ↑ "Faissal Al Mazyani named Johan Cruyff Talent of the Month". Eredivisie. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ↑ "N.E.C. Nijmegen and RKC Waalwijk main suppliers to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for January". Eredivisie. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
External links
edit- Faissal Al Mazyani at Soccerway