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Z. El Ouahdi

Key starterGenk · 24 yrs
61.4
±0%
Ratingi
26.7
39.6%
Seasoni
19.5
Valuei

Profile

Full nameZakaria El Ouahdi
PositionFull-back
NationalityMorocco
Age24
Date of birth31 Dec 2001
BirthplaceAntwerp
Height171 cm
Shirt number#77
ClubGenk
Full-backalso played MID · FWD

Season stats

Full career & schedule →
34
Appearances
8
Goals
4
Assists
2996
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Genk.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Jupiler Pro League348429967.09
UEFA Europa League10418337.59

Scout report

Key starterFull-back

Z. El Ouahdi is a 24-year-old full-back at Genk, rated 61.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 17th of 311 on scout potential in the Jupiler Pro League. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (81.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ouahdi.

Judged on this season alone, Ouahdi graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 52 full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League, on 8 clean sheets and 2.523 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 44 → 27). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, top 6% of the 52 full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. At 24 Ouahdi is in his prime years, and a market index of 19.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24
Current potentialTop 6% full-backs · Jupiler Pro LeagueCurrent seasonTop 39% full-backs · Jupiler Pro League20th-best full-back in the Jupiler Pro League17th in the Jupiler Pro League · potential3rd-highest potential full-back in the Jupiler Pro League
61.4
Ratingi
3rd of 52 full-backs
26.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
81.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.52
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Genk finished 3rd of 6 · a mid-table side

2.52
Def. / 90
42
Tackles
27
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 8 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.36 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 61.4, Ouahdi carries the 3rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Jupiler Pro League (top 6%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.