{{short description|Moroccan footballer (born 2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Adam Boufandar<br>{{nobold|آدم بوفندار}} |image = |fullname = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|8|11|df=y}} |birth_place = Savigliano, Italy<ref name=wf>{{WorldFootball.net|adam-boufandar}}</ref> |height = 1.87 m |position = Defensive midfielder |currentclub = Pro Vercelli |clubnumber = 41 |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Juventus |years1 = 2026– |clubs1 = Pro Vercelli |caps1 = 6 |goals1 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2023 |nationalteam1 = Morocco U17 |nationalcaps1 = 14 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2024 |nationalteam2 = Morocco U18 |nationalcaps2 = 3 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |nationalyears3 = 2024– |nationalteam3 = Morocco U20 |nationalcaps3 = 1 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |club-update = 30 April 2026 |nationalteam-update = 8 September 2024 }} '''Adam Boufandar''' ({{langx|ar|آدم بوفندار}}; born 11 August 2006) is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for {{Italian football updater|ProVercelli}} club Pro Vercelli. Born in Italy, he represents Morocco at youth international level.
==Early life== Boufandar was born in Savigliano, Italy, to a Moroccan father and a Polish mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lesiteinfo.com/sport/581240-juventus-adam-boufandar-dit-oui-au-maroc.html|title=Juventus : Adam Boufandar dit oui au Maroc|trans-title=Juventus: Adam Boufandar says yes to Morocco|date=28 April 2023|accessdate=1 May 2023|website=lesiteinfo.com|language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ahdath.info/article/205700/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8/%D8%B1%D8%BA%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%85-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3|title=رغم اختياره اللعب مع المنتخب المغربي.. بولندا وإيطاليا تُطاردان مهاجم يوفنتوس|trans-title=Despite his choice to play with the Moroccan national team, Poland and Italy are chasing the Juventus striker|date=4 April 2023|accessdate=1 May 2023|website=ahdath.info|language=Arabic}}</ref>
==Club career== On 30 January 2026, Boufandar signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Serie C club Pro Vercelli.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Pro Vercelli 1892|url=https://www.fcprovercelli.it/news/prima-squadra/1315-benvenuto-adam-boufandar|title=Benvenuto Adam Boufandar!|trans-title=Welcome Adam Boufandar!|date=30 January 2026|access-date=30 January 2026|language=it}}</ref>
==International career== Eligible to represent Italy, Poland and Morocco through his parents, Boufandar was first called up to the Moroccan under-17 team in March 2023, making his debut in a 1–1 friendly draw against Burkina Faso, before also playing in games against Togo and Senegal, scoring against the latter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lafedelta.it/2023/03/30/boufandar-convocato-nellunder-17-del-marocco/|title=Boufandar convocato nell’Under 17 del Marocco|trans-title=Boufandar called up to Morocco's Under 17 squad|date=30 March 2023|accessdate=1 May 2023|website=lafedelta.it|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/bianconeri-international-call-ups|title=Bianconeri international call-ups|date=20 March 2023|accessdate=1 May 2023|website=juventus.com}}</ref> Following the games, he stated that he was very happy to represent Morocco at youth level, and hoped to one day play for the full national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/sport/%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81-%D9%84%D9%80%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%B7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8|title=آلاعب يوفنتوس الإيطالي يكشف لـ"العربي الجديد" عن طموحه مع منتخب المغرب|trans-title=The Italian Juventus player reveals to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed his ambition with the Moroccan national team|date=25 March 2023|accessdate=1 May 2023|website=alaraby.co.uk|language=Arabic}}</ref> He reportedly turned down a call-up to the Italian under-17 team for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, opting instead to represent Morocco at youth international level.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://anfanews.com/%D8%A2%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3-%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84/|title=آدم بوفندار.. قائد فريق يوفنتوس يختار اللعب للمغرب|trans-title=Adam Boufandar.. Juventus captain chooses to play for Morocco|date=28 April 2023|accessdate=1 May 2023|website=anfanews.com|language=Arabic}}</ref> He was called up to the Morocco squad for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mountakhab.net/en/afcon-u17-chiba-announce-the-list-of-the-moroccan-players/|title=AFCON U17: Chiba announce the list of the Moroccan players|first=Mounim|last=El Houbba|date=26 April 2023|accessdate=1 May 2023|website=mountakhab.net}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Soccerway|adam-boufandar/863972}}
{{FC Pro Vercelli 1892 squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boufandar, Adam}} Category:2006 births Category:People from Savigliano Category:Footballers from Piedmont Category:Living people Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen Category:21st-century Moroccan sportsmen Category:Italian people of Moroccan descent Category:Italian people of Polish descent Category:Moroccan people of Polish descent Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Italian men's footballers Category:Moroccan men's footballers Category:Morocco men's youth international footballers Category:FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players