Imran Louza

Imran Louza (Arabic: عمران لوزة; born 1 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Watford and the Moroccan national team. Louza came through Nantes' youth academy and made his first team debut in 2019, and his international debut in 2021.

Imran Louza
Louza with Nantes in 2020
Personal information
Full name Imran Louza[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Watford
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2006 Etoile du Cens
2006–2017 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Nantes B 40 (19)
2019–2021 Nantes 58 (9)
2021– Watford 18 (0)
National team‡
2017 Morocco U20 2 (1)
2019 France U20 2 (0)
2019 France U21 6 (0)
2021– Morocco 10 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:13, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:47, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Nantes

Louza joined the youth academy of Nantes in 2006 from Etoile du Cens, and was captain of several youth categories in the club.[2] He made his professional debut with Nantes in a 4–1 Coupe de France win over Châteauroux on 4 January 2019, and scored in his debut.[3]

Watford

On 1 June 2021, Watford completed the signing of Louza from Nantes for a reported fee of €10 million.[4] He signed with The Hornets on a five-year deal lasting until 2026.[5][6] On 21 August 2021, Louza made his debut for Watford in a 2-0 loss against Brighton.[7]

International career

Louza was born in France to a Moroccan father and a French mother. He represented the Morocco U20s in a 3–2 friendly win over the France U20s, and scored a goal for his side.[8] He switched to represent France internationally, debuting for the France U20s and U21s.

Louza formally decided to represent the senior Morocco national team and debuted and scored in a 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Guinea-Bissau on 6 October 2021.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 January 2022[10]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes B 2017–18 Championnat National 3 204———204
2018–19 Championnat National 2 206———206
Total 4010———4010
Nantes 2018–19 Ligue 1 102100—31
2019–20 Ligue 1 2422121—282
2020–21 Ligue 1 33710—2[lower-alpha 1]0367
Total 5895221206712
Watford 2021–22 Premier League 700020—90
Career total 1051952412011622
  1. Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation play-offs

International goals

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[11]

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 October 2021Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Guinea-Bissau2–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.12 November 2021 Sudan3–03–0

References
  1. "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. "Formation - Imran Louza, Made In FC Nantes". www.fcnantes.com.
  3. "Il marque pour son premier match en pro avec le FC Nantes : Imran Louza vit "un rêve de gosse"". France Bleu. 5 January 2019.
  4. "Watford sign Imran Louza for €10m from Nantes". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com.
  5. "Pro Group - Imran Louza leaves FC Nantes". www.fcnantes.com.
  6. "Official: Hornets Sign Louza". Watford F.C. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. "Brighton make it two wins from two with Watford victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/fc-nantes/fc-nantes-imran-louza-le-canari-qui-grandit-dans-l-ombre-6069597
  9. https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/equipe-maroc/fc-nantes-premiere-selection-et-premier-but-pour-imran-louza-ancien-canari-avec-le-maroc-70e3b3e6-26de-11ec-8dc7-65fb792c4248
  10. Imran Louza at Soccerway
  11. "Imran Louza". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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