Ismail Aissati - Flair and Vision
Ismaïl Aissati (Arabic: إسماعيل العيساتي) (born August 16, 1988 in Utrecht) is a football player for AFC Ajax. He plays as an attacking midfielder who possesses flair and vision. Being born to Moroccan parents in the Netherlands, he is still allowed to play for either national team, should they want him, until he is 22 years old. He also played on loan for FC Twente during the second half of the 2006/07 season.
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 against A.C. Milan he came off the bench in the 63rd minute. However, on November 1, 2005 PSV Eindhoven played the return match against A.C. Milan where he played the whole match, with Andrea Pirlo as opponent, playing with confidence.
Aissati is seen as a great talent and he is one of the most promising Dutch players for the future. At the 2006 UEFA Under-21 Football Championship, Aissati reached the tournament all star squad, mostly playing against 5 or 6 year older opponents, Aissati himself being 17. Aissati was linked to European giants A.C. Milan, Inter Milan, Valencia CF, Sevilla FC as well as Arsenal. In September 2006 A.C. Milan made a bid of around 11 million, but PSV rejected the offer and said he won’t leave for less than 15 Million.
In January 2007, Aissati was loaned out to FC Twente. On January 20, 2007, he played his first Eredivisie game for FC Twente against RKC Waalwijk.[1]
On 19 July 2008 Aissati agreed to sign a contract with AFC Ajax after passing his medical. Aissati will be only the fourth player in history to move from PSV to Ajax. Gert Bals, Peter Hoekstra and Kenneth Perez were the others.
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Posted on November 2nd, 2008 |
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