Hakim Ziyech

Hakim Ziyech (Arabic: حكيم زياش, romanized: Ḥakīm Ziyāš; Berber languages: ⵃⴰⴽⵉⵎ ⵣⵉⵢⵢⴰⵛ, romanized: Ḥakim Ziyyac; born 19 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger or an attacking midfielder for Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Morocco national team. He is nicknamed "The Wizard", a title given to him by the supporters of his former club Ajax. Ziyech is known for his finishing, dribbling, long passes, technique, and ability from free kicks.

He started his professional career at Dutch club Heerenveen in 2012 and 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. The 2018–19 season was the most prolific season in Ziyech's career, with 16 goals and 13 assists in the Eredivisie, which Ajax won. In all competitions he scored 21 goals and 24 assists and he was selected as one of the 3 best midfielders in the UEFA Champions League. At the end of the same year, he was ranked 29th in The Guardian's list of "The 100 best footballers in the world". He joined English Premier League club Chelsea in the 2020–21 season, where he won the UEFA Champions League. He moved to Turkey with Galatasaray in 2023, winning the league twice. He then had short spells with Al-Duhail in Qatar and Wydad in Morocco.

Ziyech originally represented the Netherlands, appearing for them at Under-20 and Under-21 level. At senior level he chose to represent Morocco (the country his parents are from), making his debut in 2015. Ziyech represented Morocco at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022, and the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019 and 2023. At the 2022 World Cup, he led Morocco to make history as the first African nation to reach the World Cup semi-finals, serving as the Captain in the later matches. Since playing for Morocco, he has donated all attained earnings and bonuses from international play to various charities or to the staff of the team.