Adil Aouchiche
Aouchiche with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adil Aouchiche[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Le Blanc-Mesnil, France | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Saint-Étienne | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Mitry Mory | ||
2009–2013 | Tremblay FC | ||
2014–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (0) |
2020– | Saint-Étienne | 39 | (2) |
National team | |||
2018 | France U16 | 10 | (1) |
2018–2019 | France U17 | 18 | (14) |
2019 | France U18 | 12 | (2) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2021 |
Adil Aouchiche (born 15 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne.[2]
Club career[]
Paris Saint-Germain[]
An academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Aouchiche made his professional debut on 30 August 2019 in a 2–0 league win against Metz. He started the match and played 65 minutes before getting replaced by Leandro Paredes.[3] He scored his first goal on 5 January 2020 in a 6–0 Coupe de France win against Linas-Montlhéry.[4] This made him the second youngest player ever to score a goal for PSG in official competitions, only behind Bartholomew Ogbeche.[5] He made his third and final appearance for the club as a substitute in a 6–1 cup win against Dijon.[6]
On 29 May 2020, Aouchiche underwent a medical with Saint-Étienne ahead of a potential free transfer to the club.[7] On 15 June 2020, he was nominated for the 2020 Golden Boy Award, being one of three PSG players in the 100-player shortlist.[8]
Saint-Étienne[]
On 20 July 2020, Aouchiche signed for Saint-Étienne.[9] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 league win against Lorient on 30 August,[10] and scored his first goal on 20 September in a 2–2 draw against Nantes.[11]
International career[]
Born in France, Aouchiche is of Algerian descent.[12] He is a current French youth international. He became the focus of attention in 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship due to his goalscoring prowess. Despite being a midfielder, he scored 9 goals from 5 matches in the tournament as France reached semi-finals.[13] He scored a hat-trick against Sweden in a group stage match and netted another four goals in quarter-final clash against Czech Republic.[14][15]
He went on to break several records during the tournament including that of scoring most goals in a single U17 Euro campaign, which was previously held by his compatriots Odsonne Édouard and Amine Gouiri for scoring 8 goals in 2015 and 2017 respectively.[16] He also became the all-time top scorer in the history of UEFA European Under-17 Championship, a feat which was previously shared by Édouard, Gouiri and Abel Ruiz.[16] His tally of 9 goals also equalled the record for most goals in any UEFA football national-team finals tournament, which he currently shares with Michel Platini, Elena Danilova and Shekiera Martinez.[13] His stellar performances earned him a spot in the team of the tournament.[17]
Style of play[]
Aouchiche is an attacking midfielder, gifted with above-average technical skills. He excels in chance creation and dribbling.[18]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 28 August 2021[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Saint-Étienne | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
Career total | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
Honours[]
Paris Saint-Germain
France U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2019[21]
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Silver Ball: 2019[22]
References[]
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Adil Aouchiche at Soccerway
- ^ "Metz vs. PSG - 30 August 2019 - Soccerway". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Linas-Montlhery vs. PSG - 5 January 2020 - Soccerway". Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Premier but en professionnel pour Adil Aouchiche". Paris Saint-Germain (in French). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "PSG Beat Dijon". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Arsenal-linked Aouchiche undergoes Saint-Etienne medical as he turns his back on PSG". Goal. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "2020 Golden Boy Nominees Revealed – 14 Ligue 1 players". Get French Football News. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Official | St Étienne sign Adil Aouchiche". Get French Football News. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Saint Etienne 2-0 Lorient". www.footballcritic.com. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Nantes vs Saint-Étienne (2-2) Sep 20, 2020 Match Stats". FootballCritic. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Le joueur d'origine algérienne Adil Aouchiche marque l'histoire du PSG". 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "France's Aouchiche equals UEFA finals scoring record". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Match - France - Suède - FFF". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Match - France - République Tchèque - FFF". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Aouchiche breaks record: U17 facts and figures". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Wonderkids: Adil Aouchiche". Soccerment.
- ^ "PSG champions as season ended". Ligue 1 Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "PSG beat 10-man St Etienne to win French Cup but Mbappe injured". Reuters. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Netherlands 1–3 France: Line-ups". FIFA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/brazilians-headline-the-award-winners-3057636
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adil Aouchiche. |
- Profile at the Paris Saint-Germain F.C. website
- Adil Aouchiche at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Adil Aouchiche at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-08-30) (in French)
- Adil Aouchiche – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Adil Aouchiche at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Le Blanc-Mesnil
- Sportspeople from Seine-Saint-Denis
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Ligue 1 players
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent