Ayoub Assal

Ayoub Assal (born 21 January 2002) is an English-Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AFC Wimbledon.

Ayoub Assal
Personal information
Full name Ayoub Assal[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002
Place of birth Maidstone, England
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AFC Wimbledon
Number 10
Youth career
Millwall
AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– AFC Wimbledon 56 (12)
2019–2020 → Metropolitan Police (loan) 15 (2)
2020 → Billericay Town (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:44, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Assal began his career in the youth system at Millwall, joining AFC Wimbledon at under-12 level. In April 2019, Assal signed his first professional contract with Wimbledon.[2] In August 2019, Assal joined Metropolitan Police on loan.[3]

On 13 November 2019, Assal made his debut for Wimbledon in a 3–1 EFL Trophy loss against Southend United.[4]

On 11 January 2020, Assal rejoined Metropolitan Police on loan until 25 April 2020.[5]

In October 2020, Assal joined National League South side Billericay Town.[6]

On 2 March 2021 he made his league debut as a substitute against Shrewsbury Town, and went on to score a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw.[7]

On 10 April 2021 Assal scored twice for AFC Wimbledon in a 5–1 win against Accrington Stanley.[8]

In May 2021 he signed a new three-year contract with Wimbledon.[9]

International career

In March 2022, he was called up to the provisional England U20 squad, having previously attended a training camp with Morocco U20.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 April 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2019–20[12] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2020–21[13] 14400002[lower-alpha 1]0164
2021–22[14] 42832202[lower-alpha 1]04910
Total 56123220506614
Metropolitan Police (loan) 2019–20[5] Southern League Premier Division South 15 2 2 0 — 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 19 2
Billericay Town (loan) 2020–21[5] National League South 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Career total 72145220708616
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Cup

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. "Ayoub Assal". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. "Loan watch: Ayoub stars in FA Cup tie". AFC Wimbledon. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. "Young Dons go down fighting at Southend". AFC Wimbledon. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. "AYOUB ASSAL Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. "Ayoub joins National League South club on loan". AFC Wimbledon. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. "Shrewsbury 1–1 Wimbledon". BBC. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. "Dons strike five in rampant away display". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  9. "Spear we go! Ayoub signs until 2024". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  10. "Ayoub trains with the Young Lions". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  11. Ayoub Assal at Soccerway
  12. "Games played by Ayoub Assal in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  13. "Games played by Ayoub Assal in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  14. "Games played by Ayoub Assal in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.


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