Biography
Hakim Ziyech(2026)
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Hakim Ziyech is a professional football player hailing from Morocco who currently plays club football for Chelsea’s football club in the Premier League. He plays international football for the Morocco national team. He can be in the field playing in the position of an attacking midfielder/winger. Before Chelsea, he used to play for Ajax. He plays international football for the Morocco national team, in the position of attacking midfielder/winger, though he has not featured for Morocco since 2024 and was not part of the Atlas Lions’ 2026 World Cup squad-a shift from his earlier Chelsea days as a first-choice international.
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| Full Name | Hakim Ziyech |
| Date Of Birth | March 19, 1993 |
| Birth Place | Dronten, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch, Moroccan |
| Profession | Footballer |
| Age | 33 years |
| Height | 1.81 m |
| Weight | 71 kgs |
| Net Worth | US $7 million to $25 |
EARLY LIFE
Hakim Ziyech was born on March 19 of 1993, in Dronten, which lies in the Netherlands. He has seven siblings and is the youngest of his parents’ children, who joined a football academy at the age of 5. After his father died when he was 10, Hakim was devastated, which led to him being uninterested in education and football. He dropped out of school.
Later under Aziz Doufikar, he started focusing more on football and developing his skills, but from 2001 to 2007, he played for Reaal Dronten and ASV Dronten.
CAREER
He made his professional football debut with Heerenveen in the Europa League’s qualifying round in a match against Rapid Bucuresti. He scored his first goal in the game against NAC Breda, held on 10th August of 2013. He signed to Twente on August 28 of 2014. With them, he signed a three-year contract which was worth 35 million Euro. He had the number 10 jersey. He scored his first goal on the 5th of October in a match against AZ Alkmaar. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.
In the 2015-2016 season, he scored 17 goals in Eredivisie. He got transferred to Ajax in a deal worth 11 million Euros on August 30, 2016. With Ajax, he signed a 5-year contract. He scored his first goal for Ajax on 22nd September of 2016 in a match against Willem II in which the game ended in a 5-0 victory for Ajax. In the 2019-20 Champions League group stage, goals-against Valencia and Lillie. Both the matches ended in a victory for Ajax. Later, they got eliminated from the scene after they lost 1-0 to Valencia.
In February 2020, Ziyech completed a €40 million transfer to Chelsea, signing a five-year deal. He made his Chelsea debut on October 17, 2020, in a 3-3 draw with Southampton, and scored his first goal for the club on October 28 against Krasnodar. During his time at Stamford Bridge, he won the UEFA Champions League (2020–21), UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup, among other honors-though his overall Chelsea spell was considered underwhelming relative to expectations, with 14 goals in around 107 appearances.
Ziyech went on loan to Galatasaray in 2023, where he won the Süper Lig and Turkish Super Cup before his Chelsea contract expired in mid-2025. He then had a brief stint with Qatari club Al-Duhail in early 2025, before joining Moroccan giants Wydad AC in October 2025. His recent form has notably declined from his peak years, and in June 2026 he underwent emergency surgery for appendicitis, ruling him out of any outside chance of a World Cup call-up that summer.
On the international front, Ziyech chose to represent Morocco over the Netherlands in 2015, having previously played for Dutch youth teams. He went on to make 64 appearances for Morocco, scoring 25 goals, and was part of the squad that reached the World Cup semifinal in Qatar in 2022-the furthest any African nation has advanced. He has not been capped since 2024 and does not appear likely to return to international duty.
PERSONAL LIFE
Hakim Ziyech is keen on luxury cars, and he is seen with his black Lamborghini Urus a lot. Hakim Ziyech is tight with his family members and admires his mother. He is pretty secretive regarding his private life, and hence details about his relationships are unknown. It got conjectured that Hakim Ziyech is single and isn’t dating anyone. He doesn’t have any children. Hakim doesn’t have any tattoos and is a strict follower of Islam.
Height, Weight, and Age
Hakim Ziyech stands 1.81 meters tall. As of 2026, he is 33 years old.
Social Media
Ziyech remains active primarily on Instagram, where his following has grown substantially to roughly 11 million followers. His posts continue to center on football-match and training photos-along with occasional personal glimpses.
You can follow him on:
Instagram:
https://instagram.com/hziyech
NET WORTH
Estimates of Ziyech’s net worth vary widely by source, ranging from around $7 million to $25 million as of 2026. As with most such figures, these are unverified estimates rather than confirmed financial data. His wealth stems primarily from his playing contracts-including his lucrative Chelsea deal-along with endorsement deals, notably with Nike.
