Zakaria Aboukhlal
Zakaria Aboukhlal (; born 18 February 2000) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as forward for AZ Alkmaar in Eredivisie and the Morocco national team. Club career. Aboukhlal made his professional debut for Jong PSV in a 2–1 Eerste Divisie win over FC Eindhoven on 17 August 2018. In August 2019, after making only two appearances for PSV's senior side, Aboukhlal transferred to Eredivisie rivals AZ Alkmaar in a deal worth €2 million. In a match for Jong AZ on 9 December 2019, he scored all four of his team's goals in a win against  Helmond Sport. International career. Born in the Netherlands, Aboukhlal was born to a Libyan father and Moroccan mother. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands. He decided not to represent the Netherlands but Morocco national team for whom he was called up to represent in November 2020. Aboukhlal debuted for Morocco in a 4–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Central African Republic on 13 November 2020, and scored his side's fourth goal in his debut.