Nabil Touaizi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nabil Zoubdi Touaizi | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Santomera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alverca | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santomera | |||
| 2014–2017 | Valencia | ||
| 2017–2020 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Espanyol B | 78 | (7) |
| 2022 | Espanyol | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Atlético Madrid B | 32 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Albacete | 25 | (1) |
| 2025– | Alverca | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Spain U17 | 6 | (5) |
| 2019 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Morocco U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Morocco U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 September 2022 | |||
Nabil Zoubdi Touaizi (born 1 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Alverca. Born in Spain, he represents Morocco at under-20 level.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Santomera, Murcia, Touaizi joined Valencia's youth setup in 2014, from hometown side CF Santomera.[2] On 31 January 2017, he moved abroad and joined Manchester City's Academy.[3]
Espanyol
[edit]On 23 September 2020, Touaizi returned to his home country and signed a four-year deal with RCD Espanyol, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4] He made his senior debut on 18 October, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Camilo Becerra in a 2–1 home win over AE Prat.
Touaizi scored his first senior goal on 3 April 2022, netting the opener in a 2–0 home success over SD Formentera. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 13 August, replacing Vinícius Souza late into a 2–2 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo.[5][6]
Atlético Madrid
[edit]On 1 September 2023, Touaizi signed a two-year contract with Atlético Madrid, being assigned to the reserves in Primera Federación.[7]
Albacete
[edit]On 9 August 2024, Touaizi agreed to a two-year deal with Albacete Balompié in Segunda División.[8] Despite being regularly used, he terminated his link on 1 August 2025.[9]
Alverca
[edit]On 5 August 2025, Touaizi signed with Alverca of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[10]
International career
[edit]After representing Spain at under-17 level, Touaizi switched allegiance to Morocco in September 2019.[11] In 2021, he started to appear with the latter nation's under-20 side.
References
[edit]- ^ "Nabil Touaizi". Alverca. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "Nabil Touaizi será homenajeado en Santomera antes de irse al Manchester City" [Nabil Touaizi will be honoured in Santomera before going to Manchester City] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "El City cierra el fichaje de una perla del Valencia" [City complete the signing of a pearl from Valencia] (in Spanish). Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Man City striker Nabil Touaizi joins Espanyol in permanent transfer". Manchester Evening News. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "El VAR y Joselu silencian Balaídos" [The VAR and Joselu silence Balaídos] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Nabil Touaizi debuta con el Espanyol en LaLiga" [Nabil Touaizi debuts with Espanyol in LaLiga] (in Spanish). La Grada Online. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Nabil Touaizi, refuerzo para la delantera del Atleti B" [Nabil Touaizi, addition to the forward lines of Atleti B] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Nabil Touaizi, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Nabil Touaizi, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Nabil deja de ser jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Nabil ceases to be the player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Nabil Touaizi para a ala" [Nabil Touaizi to the wing]. FC Alverca SAD (in Portuguese). 5 August 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Nabil Touaizi: Manchester City youngster chooses to represent Morocco over Spain". Goal. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Nabil Touaizi at BDFutbol
- Nabil Touaizi at Soccerway