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Active international · Central midfielder · RB Leipzig (on loan from Roma)

Neil
El Aynaoui

نائل العيناوي

Born on 2 July 2001 in Nancy. 25 caps and 2 goals since 2025. World Cups: 2026.

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Neil El Aynaoui
AFCON 2025 · Champions* 25 caps
Neil El Aynaoui Central midfielder · RB Leipzig (on loan from Roma) · 1.86 m
Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0
25caps
No. 106 all-time
2goals
1 every 12.5 matches
64%won
16 won · 7 drawn · 2 lost
5 Sep 2025
25/27 Morocco games since his first cap
AFCON 2025
World Cup 2026
WonDrawnLost His goal World Cup or AFCON finals Point at or tap a square to see the match
Morocco rating7.07average of 25 rated games
Minutes for Morocco2,292in 25 games with minutes
Starts250 off the bench

From the match data of 25 of his 25 Morocco games since 2025.

Born2 July 2001 · age 25 Birthplace Nancy Nationality France, Morocco Height1.86 m FootRight ClubRB Leipzig (on loan from Roma)
Latest games

Form for club and country

The whole squad’s form →

Neil El Aynaoui

Central midfielder · #24 · 24 yrs

RB Leipzig · Bundesliga

6.73Avg rating

His last 5 games

  1. 27 Oct at Rot-Weiß Essen 2–1 45′ 6.3 DFB Pokal
  2. 24 Oct vs SV Elversberg 4–0 90′ 6.7 Bundesliga
  3. 21 Oct at Real Madrid 1–4 63′ 6.7 UEFA Champions League
  4. 17 Oct at Bayern München 1–6 90′ 7.0 Bundesliga
  5. 13 Oct vs PSV Eindhoven 1–0 90′ 6.9 UEFA Champions League
Games
5 (5 started)
Minutes
378
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots (on target)
3 (0)
Key passes
3
Tackles + interceptions
12
Duels won
16/34
Cards
1 0

This season with RB Leipzig10 matches (9 started) · 781 min · 0 goals · 1 assist · 6.83

With Morocco this season10 matches · 897 min · 2 goals · 0 assists

Next at FC Schalke 04 · 31 Oct 2026 · Bundesliga

All his stats, game by game
DateMatchResultMinRatingGAShotsKey p.PassesTkl/IntDuelsDribblesFoulsCards
27 Oct 2026 at Rot-Weiß EssenDFB Pokal 2–1 45′ 6.3 ··0 (0)0 25 88% 1/0 3/7 0/1 1/0
24 Oct 2026 vs SV ElversbergBundesliga 4–0 90′ 6.7 ··2 (0)0 44 93% 3/1 4/9 1/2 0/0 ·
21 Oct 2026 at Real MadridUEFA Champions League 1–4 63′ 6.7 ··0 (0)0 37 97% 0/1 0/3 0/0 0/0 ·
17 Oct 2026 at Bayern MünchenBundesliga 1–6 90′ 7.0 ··0 (0)1 35 94% 4/1 7/8 3/3 0/1 ·
13 Oct 2026 vs PSV EindhovenUEFA Champions League 1–0 90′ 6.9 ··1 (0)2 36 94% 1/0 2/7 0/0 1/0 ·
10 Oct 2026 vs Eintracht FrankfurtBundesliga 6–0 58′ 7.2 ·10 (0)2 32 100% 1/2 2/6 0/1 1/2
4 Oct 2026 vs MaliFriendly 1–1 90′ 7.3 ··3 (1)0 77 92% 1/0 4/7 0/0 3/0 ·
29 Sep 2026 at LesothoAFCON qualifier 2–0 68′ 7.1 ··0 (0)1 71 93% 1/0 1/4 0/1 0/0 ·
25 Sep 2026 vs GabonAFCON qualifier 2–0 90′ 7.0 ··1 (0)1 82 96% 1/0 3/6 2/2 0/1 ·
20 Sep 2026 at Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga 0–2 90′ 6.9 ··3 (2)0 34 91% 3/3 8/14 0/0 4/2
13 Sep 2026 vs Hamburger SVBundesliga 5–0 90′ 7.2 ··2 (0)1 61 93% 1/2 2/3 0/0 1/0 ·
10 Sep 2026 at ComoUEFA Champions League 1–4 90′ 6.5 ··0 (0)0 46 93% 2/0 3/7 0/1 0/0 ·
Milestones
First capvs Niger 5–05 Sep 2025 · World Cup 2026 qualifier
First goalvs Ecuador 1–127 Mar 2026 · Friendly
Latest goalvs Paraguay 2–131 Mar 2026 · Friendly
Morocco
Match data since 2025

His Morocco games in detail

Match rating, game by game

average 7.07
20252026

Per 90 minutes

Goals
0.08
Assists
0.00
Minutes per goal
1,146′
Shots (on target)
0.9 (0.3)
Key passes
0.6
Successful dribbles
0.3
Tackles + interceptions
2.9
Duels won
50%
Pass accuracy
92%

In these 25 games

Goals
2
Assists
0
Cards
1 0

His best games

  1. 8.2 Bahrain 1–09 Oct 2025 · Friendly · 90′
  2. 7.9 Nigeria 0–014 Jan 2026 · Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · 120′
  3. 7.6 Ecuador 1–127 Mar 2026 · Friendly · 90′
  4. 7.3 Mali 1–14 Oct 2026 · Friendly · 90′
  5. 7.3 Netherlands 1–129 Jun 2026 · World Cup 2026 · 120′

Ratings are out of 10. Per-90 numbers come from 2,292 minutes with player statistics.

Starting positions for Morocco

Where he plays

Central midfielder · 18 startsCMRight winger · 4 startsRWAttacking midfielder · 3 startsAM
  • Central midfielder18 starts72%
  • Right winger4 starts16%
  • Attacking midfielder3 starts12%

Shirt numbers

2421 games142 games82 games

From 25 starts with a known line-up position.

With the Lions

Year by year

9
Best year16
’25’26
His goals on record

How his goals came

2 goals in 25 matches, scoring in 2 of them.

2 goals

By competition

World Cup finals6 matches0
World Cup qualifiers3 matches0
AFCON finals7 matches0
AFCON qualifiers2 matches0
Friendlies7 matches2

Favourite opponents

  1. Paraguay11 match
  2. Ecuador11 match

Home and away

2At home18 matches
0Away or neutral7 matches

Goals in wins, draws, defeats

1W1D0L

When he scores

01–15′
016–30′
031–45′
146–60′
061–75′
176–90′

Minute of 2 goals with match events · Penalties: 0 scored, 1 missed

Goals in the senior matches we have line-ups for; the official total can be a little higher for the early years.

His record

Under each coach, against each opponent

Under each coach

  1. Walid Regragui2025–2026 · 13 matches11 won · 1 drawn · 1 lost85%
  2. Mohamed Ouahbi2026 · 12 matches · 2 goals7 won · 4 drawn · 1 lost58%

Against each opponent

OpponentPW–D–LWin %His goals
Zambia22–0–0100%·
Mali20–2–00%·
Lesotho11–0–0100%·
Gabon11–0–0100%·
Canada11–0–0100%·
Netherlands11–0–0100%·
Haiti11–0–0100%·
Scotland11–0–0100%·
All 23 opponents
OpponentPW–D–LWin %His goals
Zambia22–0–0100%·
Mali20–2–00%·
Lesotho11–0–0100%·
Gabon11–0–0100%·
Canada11–0–0100%·
Netherlands11–0–0100%·
Haiti11–0–0100%·
Scotland11–0–0100%·
Paraguay11–0–0100%1
Nigeria11–0–0100%·
Cameroon11–0–0100%·
Tanzania11–0–0100%·
Comoros11–0–0100%·
Uganda11–0–0100%·
Mozambique11–0–0100%·
Congo11–0–0100%·
Bahrain11–0–0100%·
Niger11–0–0100%·
France10–0–10%·
Brazil10–1–00%·
Norway10–1–00%·
Ecuador10–1–00%1
Senegal10–0–10%·
Latest matches

His last 12 matches

Every match (25)
DateOpponentResultCompetitionG
2026
4 Oct 2026MaliDraw1–1Friendly
29 Sep 2026LesothoWin2–0AFCON 2027 qualifier · Group A
25 Sep 2026GabonWin2–0AFCON 2027 qualifier · Group A
9 Jul 2026FranceLoss0–2World Cup 2026 · Quarter Finals
4 Jul 2026CanadaWin3–0World Cup 2026 · Round of 16
29 Jun 2026NetherlandsWin on pens1–13–2 pensWorld Cup 2026 · Round of 32
24 Jun 2026HaitiWin4–2World Cup 2026 · Group C
19 Jun 2026ScotlandWin1–0World Cup 2026 · Group C
13 Jun 2026BrazilDraw1–1World Cup 2026 · Group C
7 Jun 2026NorwayDraw1–1Friendly
31 Mar 2026ParaguayWin2–1Friendly1 53′
27 Mar 2026EcuadorDraw1–1Friendly1 88′
18 Jan 2026SenegalLoss0–1aetAfrica Cup of Nations 2025 · Final
14 Jan 2026NigeriaWin on pens0–04–2 pensAfrica Cup of Nations 2025 · Semi Finals
9 Jan 2026CameroonWin2–0Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · Quarter Finals
4 Jan 2026TanzaniaWin1–0Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · Round of 16
2025
29 Dec 2025ZambiaWin3–0Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · Group A
26 Dec 2025MaliDraw1–1Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · Group A
21 Dec 2025ComorosWin2–0Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · Group A
18 Nov 2025UgandaWin4–0Friendly
14 Nov 2025MozambiqueWin1–0Friendly
14 Oct 2025CongoWin1–0World Cup 2026 qualifier · Group E
9 Oct 2025BahrainWin1–0Friendly
8 Sep 2025ZambiaWin2–0World Cup 2026 qualifier · Group E
5 Sep 2025NigerWin5–0World Cup 2026 qualifier · Group E
Teammates

Played most with

25 togetherYassine BounouGoalkeeper23 togetherBilal El KhannoussAttacking midfielder23 togetherBrahim DíazAttacking midfielder22 togetherIsmael SaibariCentral midfielder19 togetherNoussair MazraouiDefender
Club
Club career
Nancy B2018–2021 10 apps · 0 g
Nancy2021–2023 67 apps · 6 g
Lens B2023 1 apps · 2 g
Lens2023–2025 49 apps · 9 g
Roma2025– 26 apps · 1 g
RB Leipzig2026– · loan 6 apps · 0 g
Season by season

His club numbers

Club games171since 2018/19
Club goals19since 2018/19
Club assists8since 2018/19
Club rating6.92since 2018/19
SeasonClub and competitionsGamesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
2026/27RB LeipzigBundesliga · UEFA Champions League · DFB Pokal10 (9)781·16.83
2026/27AS RomaSerie A1 (0)11··6.60
2025/26AS RomaSerie A · UEFA Europa League34 (16)1,708226.83
2024/25R.C. LensLigue 1 · Coupe de France25 (19)1,606817.13
2024/25Lens IINational 3 - Group J1 (1)46··–
2023/24R.C. LensLigue 1 · UEFA Champions League · UEFA Europa League · Coupe de France31 (25)2,014136.90
2023/24Lens IINational 3 - Group G1 (1)622·–
2022/23NancyLigue 333 (0)04·–
Every season (12)
SeasonClub and competitionsGamesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
2021/22NancyLigue 2 · Coupe de France25 (21)1,502216.86
2021/22Nancy IINational 3 - Group M5 (5)450··–
2020/21Nancy IINational 3 - Group M4 (4)360··–
2018/19Nancy IINational 31 (0)12··–
Total1718,5521986.92

Every club competition (league, cups, continental), from the 2018/19 season. Earlier seasons, and some smaller leagues, are not included.

Transfers
  1. 31 Aug 2026 AS RomaRB Leipzig Loan
  2. 20 Jul 2025 R.C. LensAS Roma € 23.5M
  3. 1 Jul 2023 NancyR.C. Lens € 600K
Injuries and suspensions
  1. Thigh Injury 2 Mar 2025 – 7 Mar 2025 6 days
  2. Hamstring 3 Jan 2025 – 16 Jan 2025 14 days
  3. Thigh Injury 27 Sep 2024 – 17 Oct 2024 21 days
  4. Knee Injury 2 May 2024 – 21 Aug 2024 112 days
Honours
Tournaments

* AFCON 2025: Senegal won the final 1–0 after extra time on the pitch. CAF’s Appeal Board awarded the match and the title to Morocco on 17 March 2026; Senegal’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport was pending as of October 2026.

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