Person in history
Hakim Ziyech
Hakim Ziyech, Moroccan footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1993 · March 19
- Age this year
- 33No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 33rd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Hakim Ziyech is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger or an attacking midfielder for Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Morocco national team. He is nicknamed "The Wizard", a title given to him by the supporters of his former club Ajax. Ziyech is known for his finishing, dribbling, long passes, technique, and ability from free kicks.
Early life
Early life Dronten , birthplace of Hakim Ziyech. Ziyech was born in Dronten , Flevoland to Moroccan parents from Tafoughalt , a Berber village in northeastern Morocco . His parents belonged to the tribal confederation of Aït Iznassen located near Berkane . [ 1 ] Ziyech grew up in the southern part of Dronten. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was the youngest of the 9 children in his family. Like many Moroccans between the 1960s and 1990s,
Why this date
Hakim Ziyech appears on our March 19 calendar for 1993 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1993.
- September 12STS-51
- November 1Maastricht Treaty
- September 14Lufthansa Flight 2904
- June 1Dobrinja mortar attack
- April 11Prison riot
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1993Farrah MoanSeptember 11
- 1993Niall HoranSeptember 13
- 1993Alice MertonSeptember 13
- 1993Marcus PetersJanuary 9
- 1993J. T. MillerMarch 14
- 1993Beau WebsterDecember 1
- 1993Max Power (footballer)July 27
- 1993Bryson DeChambeauSeptember 16
Sources
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“Hakim Ziyech”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/hakim-ziyech, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Hakim Ziyech
When was Hakim Ziyech born?
March 19 1993.
How old would Hakim Ziyech be today?
33 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on March 19?
Clayton Kershaw, EJ Manuel, Héctor Bellerín and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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