Sami Ouaissa

Biography

Sami Ouaissa (born 2 October 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club NEC. Career Roda JC Ouaissa was born and raised in Hoensbroek, but later moved to Brunssum. He started playing football for Passart-VKC, before joining the Roda JC youth academy as a five-year-old in 2010. 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. 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. Ouaissa's appearance made him the youngest player to start for the club in over 30 years. Four days later, he signed his first professional contract with Roda, which runs until 2025. 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. 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. 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.