Ayman Aourir (Arabic: أيمن أورير; born 6 October 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Morocco.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | SSV Ostheim | ||
| 2016–2018 | Viktoria Köln | ||
| 2018–2023 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Morocco U17 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Aourir is a youth product of SSV Ostheim and Viktoria Köln, before moving to Bayer Leverkusen's academy in 2018. On 25 January 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Bayer Leverkusen.[2] He made his professional debut with them as a late substitute in a 2–0 UEFA Europa League win over Häcken on 30 October 2023.[3]
International career
Born in Germany, Aourir was born to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother and is eligible for all three national teams.[4] He made two appearances for the Morocco U17s in 2021.[5] In September 2022, he was called up to the Morocco U20s.[6]
References
External links
- Ayman Aourir at Soccerway
- Ayman Aourir at DFB (also available in German)
- Ayman Aourir at BDFutbol