Sami Ouaissa

Sami Ouaissa (born 2 October 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.

Sami Ouaissa
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-02) 2 October 2004
Place of birth Hoensbroek, Netherlands[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Roda JC
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2010 VKC
2010–2022 Roda JC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Roda JC 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Career

Ouaissa was born and raised in Hoensbroek, but later moved to Brunssum.[1] He started playing football for VKC, before joining the Roda JC youth academy as a five-year-old in 2010.[2]

He made his professional debut on 26 August 2022, replacing Terrence Douglas in the 90th minute of a 3–1 home loss to NAC Breda.[3][4] On 30 January 2023, he made his first ever start in a 2–1 league loss to PEC Zwolle, playing 61 minutes before coming off for Niek Vossebelt.[5] This made him the youngest starter for the club in more than 30 years.[6] Four days later, Ouaissa signed his first professional contract with Roda, keeping him in Kerkrade until 2025.[6] Thereby, Ouaissa broke a 20-year drought for the club, as Ger Senden and Mark Luijpers were the last Roda academy players to sign a contract for the club after being promoted to the first team.[1] On 5 February 2023, one day after signing his new deal with the club, he recorded his first assist, a corner kick for Terrence Douglas' decisive goal in a 2–1 derby win over MVV.[7]

Personal life

Ouissa enrolled in a havo at the Sint-Janscollege in Hoensbroek while playing in the Roda JC academy, and to become a physical therapist after his football career.[2]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 March 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roda JC 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 1400000140
Career total 1400000140

    References
    1. "Twee Roda JC spelers in Oranje O20 voorselectie". ParkstadActueel (in Dutch). 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
    2. "Jeugdspeler van de Week: Sami Ouaissa". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
    3. Thimister, Bjorn (26 August 2022). "VIDEO: NAC zet Roda JC terug met beide benen op de grond". ZO-NWS (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
    4. "Roda JC onderuit tegen NAC Breda". Roda JC Kerkrade (in Dutch). 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
    5. Kleinen, Jelle (31 January 2023). "Nieuwe trainer biedt ook nieuwe kansen". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
    6. Suilen, Maikel (3 February 2023). "Roda JC beloont jeugdproduct Sami Ouaissa met eerste profcontract". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
    7. Schreurs, Joost (5 February 2023). "Douglas geniet van 'lekker goaltje', 'frustratie' bij MVV". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
    8. Sami Ouaissa at Soccerway
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