page_title: Hakim Ziyech
hierarchical_section_title: Hakim Ziyech
caption_attribution_description: English: Iran-Morocco match, 2018 FIFA World Cup
context_page_description: Hakim Ziyech is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Chelsea and captains the Morocco national team.
  He is known for his finishing, dribbling, long passes, technique, and ability from free kicks. In 2019, he was selected as one of the 20 best players in the UEFA Champions League for the 2018–19 season. At the end of the same year, he was ranked 29th in The Guardian's list of "The 100 best footballers in the world".
  Ziyech started his professional career at Dutch club Heerenveen in 2012 and signed for fellow Dutch club Twente two years later. In 2016, Ziyech signed for Ajax on a five-year deal, with a reported transfer fee of €11m. The 2018–19 season was the most prolific season in Ziyech's career, as he scored 16 goals and provided 13 assists in the Eredivisie.
  In February 2020, it was announced Ziyech would be joining Premier League side Chelsea for the 2020–21 season. Chelsea would pay a transfer fee of €40 million plus possible bonuses to Ajax.
  Ziyech was originally eligible to play for the Netherlands or Morocco at international level. In 2015, he confirmed his choice to represent Morocco.
context_section_description: Hakim Ziyech ([zijɛʃ]; Arabic: حكيم زياش‎; born 19 March 1993) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Chelsea and captains  the Morocco national team.
  He is known for his finishing, dribbling, long passes, technique, and ability from free kicks. In 2019, he was selected as one of the 20 best players in the UEFA Champions League for the 2018–19 season. At the end of the same year, he was ranked 29th in The Guardian's list of "The 100 best footballers in the world".
  Ziyech started his professional career at Dutch club Heerenveen in 2012 and signed for fellow Dutch club Twente two years later. In 2016, Ziyech signed for Ajax on a five-year deal, with a reported transfer fee of €11m. The 2018–19 season was the most prolific season in Ziyech's career, as he scored 16 goals and provided 13 assists in the Eredivisie.
  In February 2020, it was announced Ziyech would be joining Premier League side Chelsea for the 2020–21 season. Chelsea would pay a transfer fee of €40 million plus possible bonuses to Ajax.
  Ziyech was originally eligible to play for the Netherlands or Morocco at international level. In 2015, he confirmed his choice to represent Morocco. He was selected for their 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
caption: Ziyech with Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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