Sami Ouaissa
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-02) 2 October 2004
Place of birth Hoensbroek, Netherlands[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team 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 33 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:32, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Sami Ouaissa (Arabic: سامي وعيسى; Berber languages: ⵙⴰⵎⵉ ⵡⴰⵄⵉⵙⴰ; born 2 October 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.

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 for Roda JC in a 2–1 league defeat to PEC Zwolle, playing for 61 minutes before being replaced by Niek Vossebelt.[5] Ouaissa's appearance made him the youngest player to start for the club in over 30 years.[6] Four days later, he signed his first professional contract with Roda, which runs until 2025.[6] This marked the end of a 20-year period during which no academy players had signed a contract with the club after being promoted to the first team, with Ger Senden and Mark Luijpers being the last to do so.[1] On 5 February 2023, just one day after signing his new deal with the club, Ouaissa provided his first assist, a corner kick for Terrence Douglas' winning goal in a 2–1 derby victory over MVV.[7]

On 6 October 2023, Ouaissa scored his first professional goals, netting a first-half brace. His performance contributed to Roda's 3–1 victory against Jong AZ and solidified the team's position at the top of the league table.[8]

Personal life

Ouaissa is of Moroccan descent.[9]

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 27 October 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Roda JC 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 21000—210
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 12200—122
Career total 3320000332

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 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. 1 2 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. ↑ "Koploper Roda JC mede dankzij Ouaissa langs Jong AZ". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
    9. ↑ Suilen, Maikel (13 December 2022). "Heel Marokko viert feest en kijkt of avocado-hoofd het land naar de finale leidt: 'Er wordt alleen maar gefeest. Niets is groter dan voetbal'". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
    10. ↑ Sami Ouaissa at Soccerway
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