Table of Biography
Mohamed Ihattaren is a famous Dutch-Moroccan professional footballer. Mohamed Ihattaren plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax, on loan from Juventus.
Early Life
Mohamed Ihattaren was born on February 12, 2002. His birthplace is in Utrecht, Netherlands. He is currently 21 years old and his zodiac sign is Aquarius. Ihattaren was born in Utrecht and grew up in the Kanaleneiland district. Hence, he was born to Moroccan parents.
Further, this personality has four brothers and a sister. Likewise, his father is Mostapha Ihattaren who died in October 2019. The information regarding his mother and siblings is unknown. Moreover, Ihattaren was enrolled by his father at the local football club SV Houten club in Utrecht in 2009.
Caption: Mohamed Ihattaren’s childhood photo. Source: Instagram
Career
Mohamed Ihattaren is a famous Dutch-Moroccan professional footballer. Nonetheless, Ihattaren signed his first professional contract with PSV on 28 March 2018. Hence, he made his professional debut for PSV on 26 January 2019. Also, this personality became the fourth-youngest player to make his debut for PSV. Likewise, he made four appearances for the first team before making his debut for reserve team Jong PSV in the second-tier Eerste Divisie on 22 February 2019.
Furthermore, he had made eight appearances for the first team when head coach Mark van Bommel definitively promoted him to the first-team squad in March 2019. Likewise, in the first half of the 2020–21 season, he lost his place in the starting lineup under new head coach Roger Schmidt. Later, he emerged from his slump of form only in December 2020.
Moreover, on 31 July 2021, Ihattaren was axed from the squad for disciplinary reasons as he was officially absent from practice with PSV due to illness. Hence, he was spotted at the Nice training ground together with his agent Mino Raiola. Further, after signing with Juventus, he was promptly loaned to fellow Serie, club Sampdoria on a one-year deal. Later, on 12 September, he made his first bench appearance in a 2–2 draw against Inter Milan, without making his debut.
Nonetheless, this personality had still not made his debut for the club, and reports of ‘adaptation issues’ arose. Sampdoria was fed up with his behavior and lack of professionalism. However, he returned to the Netherlands for personal reasons on 14 October 2021. Mohamed ended his experience at Sampdoria with only one bench appearance and he was never fielded onto the pitch.
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Additionally, it was reported that Ihattaren was working on his fitness with Gerald Vanenburg to facilitate re-entry into professional football on 12 January 2022. However, it was confirmed that Ajax had loaned him from Juventus for one year with an option to buy a set at €2 million. Later, on 11 March, after still having not made his debut for the club, manager Erik ten Hag expressed his disappointment with Ihattaren’s physical improvement in recent weeks.
Nonetheless, he first appeared for Jong Ajax, AFC Ajax’s youth team competing in the Eerste Divisie league on 1 April. Then, three days later, Ihattaren played his first game with Jong Ajax as a starter and scored a goal against TOP Oss. Similarly, on 17 April, he debuted for the first team during the 2022 KNVB Cup Final loss against PSV.
Caption: Mohamed Ihattaren with his team. Source: Instagram
Controversy
This personality has recently come under fire for his alleged ties and connections to the Dutch criminal underworld. Hence, he is accused of having ties to the Mocro Maffia which is a powerful criminal organization made up of criminals who are Moroccan.
However, after one of the members of the organization arrived at the courthouse, the Dutch authorities investigated and discovered that Ihattaren was a friend and associate of some high-ranking members of this powerful criminal group.
Therefore, because of all this controversy, he began to receive death threats on social media and Ajax would be trying to terminate his contract before the end of the current season of the Eredivisie, the first division of football in the Netherlands.
Mohamed Ihattaren – Net Worth 2023
This personality has earned a decent amount of money from his successful career as a footballer. His net worth is around 1.9 million and his salary is around $473K.
Relationship Status
This personality maintains a pretty low profile. He has not mentioned anything about his relationship status. He might be in a relationship with someone or he might be single as well. Ihattaren likes to keep his things away from the limelight.
Mohamed Ihattaren – Body Measurements
Ihattaren has a well-maintained body. He has a lean and healthy body. This personality has a decent height and weight which suits him very much. He is around 6 feet tall and weighs around 77kg.
However, the information regarding his other body measurements is behind the curtains. Ihattaren has brown eyes and black hair.
Caption: Mohamed Ihattaren posing for a photo. Source: Instagram
Social Media
Mohamed Ihattaren is active on different social media platforms. He joined his Twitter handle @iamIhattaren in August 2019 and has more than 700 followers. Likewise, on Instagram, he has around 206K followers. Similarly, he has 2.6K followers on Facebook.