Career
He played as a forward for clubs in Morocco, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates. Aberdeen
Zerouali was signed by Aberdeen manager Ebbe Skovdahl from FUS de Rabat in 1999. He became the first player in Scotland to wear the shirt number "0" in 2000 (something outlawed the following season by the Scottish Premier League and the Premier League in England) and in one of his more memorable outings scored a hat-trick against Dundee.
In January 2000, Zerouali scored a thirty-yard free kick in a fourth round Scottish Cup tie away to Street Mirren to take the tie to a replay.
Aberdeen eventually reached the final of that season"s Scottish Cup. In 2000, Zerouali was injured during a match against Motherwell, and subsequently missed out on a place at the Sydney Olympic Games.
A firm fans" favourite at Pittodrie, he was affectionately known as "Zero" to the supporters. A memorial and tribute was held at Pittodrie after he died, which thousands of fans attended, despite him not playing for the club at the time.
First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Nassr and FAR Rabat
He also played in the 1997 Fédération internationale de football association World Youth Championship.
He was in the international squad a month before his death. Zerouali was killed in a car accident in Rabat in December 2004 aged 27. Only the previous Saturday, he had scored two goals in a league game for his club
He is survived by a daughter to his girlfriend in Aberdeen.