Fortuna Sittard have completed the signing of central midfielder Yassin Oukili from Portuguese side Casa Pia, securing the Morocco-Netherlands dual national on a contract running from 2026-02-02 to 2025-06-30. The 25-year-old joins the Eredivisie club with a current market value of €800k, moving from Liga Portugal to the Dutch top flight for an undisclosed fee.
The transfer takes Oukili from Casa Pia, where he was registered up to the 2025-26 season, to Fortuna Sittard in the Netherlands, confirming his return to Dutch football. His switch is a permanent deal rather than a loan, and no option or clause has been specified in the available data. With his previous contract situation at Casa Pia not detailed, it remains possible that his move followed the expiry or mutual termination of his deal there, which could have left him close to free-agent status before Fortuna stepped in.
Oukili arrives in Sittard as a central midfielder, listed primarily as a “Midfield – Central Midfield” profile and right-footed. Standing at 1.95m, he adds notable height and physical presence to Fortuna’s engine room. Born in Amersfoort, he holds both Moroccan and Dutch nationality, further underlining the cross-border nature of this move as he shifts from Portugal back into the Eredivisie environment.
Before joining Fortuna Sittard, Oukili built his market value and reputation at RKC Waalwijk. His value rose steadily there, climbing from €50k as a 20-year-old to peaks above €1m during his early 20s, reflecting consistent development in Dutch domestic football. A subsequent move to Casa Pia in Portugal’s top division saw his valuation settle at around €800k, the figure at which he now arrives in Sittard.
At Casa Pia, Oukili competed in Liga Portugal, gaining experience in a league known for its technical and tactical demands. From there he now transitions to the Eredivisie, where Fortuna Sittard operate in one of Europe’s more attack-minded competitions. The move positions him once again in a familiar footballing culture and closer to the Dutch pathway, while still representing a step abroad relative to his Moroccan heritage.
His national-team listing in the data is tied to Fortuna Sittard rather than to a senior national side, indicating he has not yet been locked into Morocco or the Netherlands at full international level. That keeps future options open, and consistent performances in the Eredivisie could influence any eventual international decision or call-up.
With his contract already running and the deal confirmed, Oukili now faces the task of converting his trajectory at RKC Waalwijk and his experience from Casa Pia into immediate impact for Fortuna Sittard. If he can match the growth pattern reflected in his rising market value over recent seasons, this transfer could become a key stepping stone in shaping his career, strengthening his reputation in top-flight European football and potentially opening further doors at club and international level in the years ahead.
