A Season That Refuses to Slow Down
Forty-three appearances. Fourteen goals. Nine assists.
That is what Abdessamad Ezzalzouli looked like across all competitions for Real Betis this season — relentless, creative, and devastatingly effective.
In La Liga alone, he registered 10 goals and 8 assists from 29 appearances, while adding 4 goals and 1 assist across 12 Europa League outings. For a wide forward still only 24 years old, that is a sustained level of output that places him among the more creative and direct forwards in one of Europe's stronger leagues.
The Same Fire, in Red and Green
His international workload has matched his club exploits stride for stride.
Across 15 appearances for Morocco this season — spanning AFCON qualifying, the tournament itself, and friendlies — he contributed 2 goals and 4 assists. His sharpest spell in a Morocco shirt came in AFCON qualification, where he registered 2 goals and 3 assists in just 6 appearances, before featuring 7 times in the AFCON proper and adding 1 assist. Dima Maghrib!
Beni Melal to the World Stage
Ezzalzouli, born in Beni Melal and wearing the number 17 shirt, is exactly the kind of profile that suits Morocco's attacking approach.
A forward who can both score and create at a high clip, week in, week out — carrying the full rhythm of La Liga and European football directly into every international window. He doesn't arrive at a training camp needing to find form. He arrives already in it.
What He Carries Into 2026
With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, players who can transfer that club-level sharpness onto the grandest international stage become invaluable.
On this season's evidence, Ezzalzouli is one of the more reliable sources of attacking output Morocco have available — a man tempered across 43 club appearances, 15 international caps, and a full season of unrelenting output at the highest level.
When the lights burn brightest and the whole world is watching, he will already know exactly how to shine. Yalla Maghreb!