Hakim Ziyech was born in Dronten, the Netherlands. He started his professional career at Dutch club Heerenveen in 2012. He then signed for fellow Dutch club Twente two years later. In 2016, he signed for Ajax on a five-year deal, with a reported transfer fee of €11m. In February 2020, it was announced he would be joining Premier League club Chelsea for the 2020–21 season. He was originally eligible to play for the Netherlands or Morocco at international level. In 2015, he confirmed his choice to represent Morocco and was selected for their 23-man squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Hakim Ziyech was born in Dronten, the Netherlands. He started his professional career at Dutch club Heerenveen in 2012. He then signed for fellow Dutch club Twente two years later. In 2016, he signed for Ajax on a five-year deal, with a reported transfer fee of €11m. In 2019, he was selected as one of the 20 best players in the UEFA Champions League for the 2018–19 season. In February 2020, it was announced he would be joining Premier League club Chelsea for the 2020–21 season. He was originally eligible to play for the Netherlands or Morocco at international level. In 2015, he confirmed his choice to represent Morocco and was selected for their 23-man squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He is known for his finishing, dribbling, long passes, technique, and ability from free kicks. His most prolific season was the 2018-19 season, as he scored 16 goals and provided 13 assists in the Eredivisie. He has also been named one of The Guardian’s list of the 100 best footballers in the world.
He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Chelsea and the Morocco national team. He also plays for French club Montpellier and Belgian club Anderlecht in the Ligue 1. He made his professional debut for HeerenVEen on 2 August 2012, in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the Europa League, against Rapid București, playing a total of 53 minutes before being substituted. On 18 August 2014, he joined Twente for €3. 5m, signing on a three-year contract and taking the number 10 shirt. On 15 September 2015, Ziych was given a red card in the 79th minute, in a 2–0 win over Willem II in a KNVB Cup game. On 17 May, he scored twice and provided an assist in a 3–1 away win over Utrecht, after coming on as a substitute. On 21 December, he provided two assists in a 5–2 win over Waalwijk, and a last-minute penalty to draw level and take the game into a penalty shootout.
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