Nassef Chourak

Nassef Chourak
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Woerden, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kalmar FF
Number 6
Youth career
–2014 Alphense Boys
2014–2015 Sparta Rotterdam
2015–2016 Alexandria '66
2016–2018 ADO Den Haag
2018–2023 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Jong Ajax 67 (8)
2026– Kalmar FF 9 (0)
International career
2019 Netherlands U15 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026

Nassef Chourak (born 21 July 2004) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF.

Early life

Chourak hails from the South Holland region of the Netherlands. He is of Moroccan descent.

Career

A sought-after youth player, Chourak featured in the academy teams of Sparta Rotterdam and ADO Den Haag and was involved in a tug-of-war between Feyenoord and AFC Ajax in 2022. A proposed move to Premier League side Chelsea reportedly fell through after British regulations changed after Britain left the EU.

In August 2023, he signed a one-year professional contract with AFC Ajax, with the option of two more years. That month, on 25 August 2023 he made his senior debut in the Eerste Divisie away against SC Cambuur. In August 2024, he signed a new three-year contract with Ajax.

In January 2026, Chourak left Ajax for Allsvenskan side Kalmar FF.

International career

Chourak played 5 games for the Netherlands national under-15 football team.

Career statistics

As of match played 19 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 334———334
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 20———20
Career total 354000000354

References

  1. ↑ Nassef Chourak at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Nassef Chourak". Jongeorange.nl. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Redactie, S. N. (12 August 2024). "Ajax brengt heugelijk contractnieuws". Soccernews.nl.
  4. ↑ Zwagerman, Thijs (10 May 2022). "Feyenoord hoopt Ajax-talent Chourak (17) binnen te halen". Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "'Feyenoord tries to steal youth player from Ajax'". sportnieuws.nl. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ajax contracteert drie Jong Ajax-spelers: 'Voel me erg dankbaar'". 17 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "CAMBUUR VS. AJAX II 4 - 2". Soccerway. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Contract news from Amsterdam: Ajax signs two youth players until 2027". Voetbalnieuws.nl. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Nassef Chourak naar Kalmar FF". Ajax (in Dutch). 21 January 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Nassef Chourak". OnsOranje (Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2026.