Ayoub Abou
Ayoub Abou Oulam (born 28 June 1998) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tsarsko Selo, on loan from SPAL.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ayoub Abou Oulam | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team  | 
Tsarsko Selo (on loan from SPAL)  | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2015 | Barcelona | ||
| 2015–2017 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2017–2018 | Rayo Majadahonda | 35 | (2) | 
| 2018–2020 | Real Madrid B | 26 | (2) | 
| 2020–2021 | Rayo Majadahonda | 18 | (0) | 
| 2021– | SPAL | 0 | (0) | 
| 2022– | → Tsarsko Selo (loan) | 3 | (0) | 
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 March 2022 | |||
Career
    
Abou was born in Casablanca but moved to Barcelona at the age of nine. He subsequently joined FC Barcelona's La Masia,[1] but moved to FC Porto in July 2015, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad.[2]
On 30 August 2017, Abou joined Segunda División B side CF Rayo Majadahonda.[3] He made his senior debut on 10 September, starting in a 0–4 away loss against SD Ponferradina.[4]
Abou scored his first senior goal on 15 October 2017, netting the second in a 2–0 home win against Pontevedra CF.[5] He finished the campaign with two goals in 31 matches, as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División.
In 2018, Abou signed for Spanish third tier club Real Madrid Castilla.[6] In 2021, Abou signed for SPAL in the Italian second tier.[7] Before the second half of 2021–22, he was sent on loan to Bulgarian team Tsarsko Selo.[8] On 20 February 2022, he made his debut in a 1–2 loss to Beroe.[9]
References
    
- "Ayoub Abou: "Mi único objetivo ahora es llegar al primer equipo del Porto"". sport.es.
 - "Morocco's Ayoub Abou to Join FC Porto from FC Barcelona". moroccoworldnews.com.
 - "Ayoub Abou, nuevo y último fichaje para completar la plantilla del CF Rayo Majadahonda" [Ayoub Abou, new and last signing to complete the squad of CF Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
 - "Ponferradina 4–0 Rayo Majadahonda | Goleada engañosa" [Ponferradina 4–0 Rayo Majadahonda | Misleading routing] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
 - "Rayo Majadahodna 2–0 Pontevedra | Iniesta 2.0 guía la victoria local" [Rayo Majadahodna 2–0 Pontevedra | Iniesta 2.0 guides the victory of the hosts] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
 - "Ayoub, que fichó por el Getafe, se va y firma por el Real Madrid". as.com.
 - "Dal Real alla Spal, Abou si presenta: "Sono pronto a giocare qualsiasi partita"". ilposticipo.it.
 - "IL CENTROCAMPISTA AYOUB ABOU IN PRESTITO AL TSARSKO SELO SOFIA". spalferrara.it.
 - "Берое получи гол със задна ножица, но обърна Царско село в дебюта на Хубчев". sportal.bg.
 
