Maroan Sannadi

Maroan Sannadi Harrouch (; born 1 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao. Born in Spain, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Club career Early career Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country to Moroccan parents originating from Casablanca, Sannadi represented hometown sides and CD Aurrerá de Vitoria as a youth. On 18 September 2020, after finishing his formation, he joined Tercera División side CD Ariznabarra.

Alavés In 2021, Sannadi signed for Deportivo Alavés, being initially assigned to farm team Club San Ignacio in Tercera División RFEF. He was promoted to the reserves in Segunda Federación in the following year, after scoring a career-best 16 goals for San Ignacio.

On 29 February 2024, Sannadi renewed his contract with the Babazorros until 2027.

Loan to Barakaldo On 16 July 2024, Sannadi was loaned to Primera Federación side Barakaldo CF for the season. He scored braces for the club in wins over Gimnàstic de Tarragona (2–1), Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (3–0) and CA Osasuna B (2–1), and reached 11 goals in only 20 appearances.

Athletic Bilbao After being a target of Athletic Bilbao since October 2024, Sannadi signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the club on 1 February 2025, his 24th birthday; the fee was not disclosed officially, but was reported as being an initial €3 million to Alavés plus potential add-ons for meeting targets, as well as payments to Barakaldo and formative clubs. He made his club and La Liga debut a week later as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 win over Girona at San Mamés (Endika Buján, a reserve squad member and fellow former Barakaldo player, doing likewise). He was the first player of Moroccan origin to play for Athletic Bilbao's senior team under their policy restricting themselves to using local players.

On 30 October 2025, the club announced that Sannadi would undergo surgery on his right knee to fix an ongoing meniscus issue, with the resulting lay-off causing him to miss most of the club's Champions League campaign and the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco, also potentially hampering his chances of being selected for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup.

International career Eligible to represent either Spain or Morocco, Sannadi declared allegiance to the latter, stating that playing for the national team is "his biggest dream". he became the first Athletic Bilbao player to represent any North African or Arab nation at full international level.