Born in Dortmund, El Bouazzati is a played for his hometown club Borussia Dortmund. He made his professional debut for Borussia Dortmund II in the 3. Liga on 22 August 2014 against SG Sonnenhof Großaspach, replacing Nico Knystock after 87 minutes of a scoreless draw.
International career
Though born in Germany, El Bouazzati has represented the Morocco national football team at international level, making two appearances for their under-17 team in October 2013.