Ismaïl Aissati

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Ismaïl Aissati
Personal information
Full name Ismaïl Aissati
Date of birth August 6, 1988
Place of birth Utrecht, Holland
Club information
Current club PSV Eindhoven
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
2005-present PSV Eindhoven 25 (3)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 29 November 2006.

Ismaïl Aissati (born August 16, 1988 in Utrecht) is a football (soccer) player for PSV Eindhoven. He plays as an offensive midfielder. Being born from Moroccan parents in the Netherlands, he is still allowed to play for either national team, should they want him.

On October 19, 2005 he made his first UEFA Champions League appearance for PSV Eindhoven. In doing so, he became the youngest Dutch player ever to play in the UEFA Champions League, taking over from Ryan Babel, who debuted also at age 17, but eight months older. In the match, (played against AC Milan) he came off the bench in the 63th minute. However, on November 1, 2005 PSV Eindhoven played the return match against AC Milan where he played the whole match. People like Philip Cocu and Guus Hiddink were delighted with Aissati's performance.

Aissati is seen as a great talent and he is one of the most promising dutch players for the future. At the UEFA Under 21 football championships 2006, Aisatti reached the tournament all star squad, mostly playing against 5 or 6 year older opponents, Aissati himself being 17.

[edit] Career Stats

Season Club Country Competition Matches Goals
2005/06 PSV Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Eredivisie 18 2
2006/07 PSV Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Eredivisie 7 1
Total 25 3

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PSV Eindhoven - Current Squad

1 Gomes | 2 Kromkamp | 3 Reiziger | 4 Alex | 5 Ball | 6 Simons | 7 Väyrynen | 8 Cocu | 9 Kluivert | 10 Koné | 11 Méndez | 14 da Costa | 15 Čulina | 16 Aissati | 17 Farfán | 18 Addo | 19 Lamey | 20 Afellay | 21 Moens | 22 Fehér | 23 Salcido | 24 Nguyen | 25 de Jong | 26 Tardelli | 30 Plá | 31 Coe | 33 Beerens | Coach: Koeman

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