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Moroccan footballer (born 1992)

Iliass Bel Hassani

Bel Hassani with AZ
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team Al-Jabalain
Youth career
SVVSMC
Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Sparta 75 (16)
2013–2016 Heracles Almelo 96 (15)
2016–2019 AZ 31 (1)
2017–2018 Jong AZ 10 (0)
2019 → Groningen (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2020 PEC Zwolle 14 (5)
2020 Al-Wakrah 4 (2)
2021 Ajman 4 (0)
2021–2023 RKC 41 (5)
2023– Al-Jabalain 0 (0)
International career
2012 Morocco U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Iliass Bel Hassani (Arabic: إلياس بلحساني born 16 September 1992) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.[1]

Born in Rotterdam, Bel Hassani made his professional debut for hometown club Sparta in August 2010 against RBC and was rewarded with the Gouden Stier (Golden Bull) Award for the most promising player in the Eerste Divisie in May 2012.[2] In his time at the club he scored 16 goals in 75 matches.[3]

In September 2013, he signed a three-year contract with the option of a fourth with Heracles.[3] He had his first taste of European football playing in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League for Heracles against Portuguese side Arouca.[4]

In late August 2016, he joined AZ on a five-year contract until 2021.[5][6]

On 24 December 2018, it was announced that Bel Hassani would join FC Groningen on a loan spell until the end of the season.[7] He signed for PEC Zwolle in July 2019.[_citation needed_]

On 28 January 2020, Al-Wakrah signed Bel Hassani for one season from PEC Zwolle.[8]

On 1 July 2021, it was announced that Bel Hassani had signed with RKC Waalwijk on a one-year contract, coming over from Emirati club Ajman, where he had spent the previous six months.[9]

On 8 July 2023, Bel Hassani joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.[10]

International career

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Bel Hassani was born in the Netherlands to parents of Moroccan descent. He debuted for the Morocco U23 national team in a 4–3 loss to the Mexico U23.[11]

As of match played 17 February 2018[12][13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competitions

Club Season League KNVB Beker Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Rotterdam 2010–11 Eerste Divisie 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
2011–12 30 5 3 3 2[a] 1 35 9
2012–13 33 9 2 1 4[b] 1 39 11
2013–14 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
Total 75 16 5 4 6 2 86 22
Heracles Almelo 2013–14 Eredivisie 27 2 3 0 — 30 2
2014–15 31 4 3 0 — 34 4
2015–16 34 8 3 2 3[c] 0 40 10
2016–17 4 1 0 0 2[d] 0 6 1
Total 96 15 9 2 5 0 110 17
AZ Alkmaar 2016–17 Eredivisie 25 1 4 2 7[d] 0 36 3
2017–18 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 28 1 4 2 7 0 39 3
Jong AZ 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 7 0 — — 7 0
Career total 206 32 18 8 18 2 242 42

  1. ^ Appearances in the 2011–12 Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

  2. ^ Appearances in the 2012–13 Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

  3. ^ Appearances in the Eredivisie European competition play-offs

  4. ^ a b Appearances in the Europa League

  5. ^ Veel geld, luxe en tegenslagen: Dit was Iliass Bel Hassani in Qatar vice.com

  6. ^ ILIASS BEL HASSANI WINT GOUDEN STIER Archived 7 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine - Sparta (in Dutch)

  7. ^ a b "Bel Hassani van Sparta naar Heracles". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

  8. ^ Match Report - UEFA (in Dutch)

  9. ^ "Bel Hassani 'superblij' en dankbaar na stap naar AZ". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

  10. ^ AZ contracteert Bel Hassani - AZ (in Dutch)

  11. ^ FC Groningen huurt Bel Hassani met optie tot koop (Dutch). FC Groningen. 24 December 2018.

  12. ^ Al-Wakrah is officially signed by Iliass Bel Hassani

  13. ^ "RKC haalt Bel Hassani terug naar Nederland". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 July 2021.

  14. ^ "رسمياً لاعب خط الوسط المغربي إلياس بلحساني جبلاوياً".

  15. ^ "Mountakhab.net - Fiches de joueurs: Iliass Bel Hassani". mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010.

  16. ^ "Iliass Bel Hassani » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

  17. ^ Iliass Bel Hassani at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2018.