Adil Aouchiche

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Adil Aouchiche
2019-07-17 SG Dynamo Dresden vs. Paris Saint-Germain by Sandro Halank–157 (cropped).jpg
Aouchiche with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Adil Aouchiche[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 19)
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)
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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Adil Aouchiche at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Metz vs. PSG - 30 August 2019 - Soccerway". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Linas-Montlhery vs. PSG - 5 January 2020 - Soccerway". Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Premier but en professionnel pour Adil Aouchiche". Paris Saint-Germain (in French). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. ^ "PSG Beat Dijon". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Arsenal-linked Aouchiche undergoes Saint-Etienne medical as he turns his back on PSG". Goal. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 Golden Boy Nominees Revealed – 14 Ligue 1 players". Get French Football News. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Official | St Étienne sign Adil Aouchiche". Get French Football News. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Saint Etienne 2-0 Lorient". www.footballcritic.com. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Nantes vs Saint-Étienne (2-2) Sep 20, 2020 Match Stats". FootballCritic. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "France's Aouchiche equals UEFA finals scoring record". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Match - France - Suède - FFF". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Match - France - République Tchèque - FFF". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Aouchiche breaks record: U17 facts and figures". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  17. ^ "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Wonderkids: Adil Aouchiche". Soccerment.
  19. ^ "PSG champions as season ended". Ligue 1 Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  20. ^ "PSG beat 10-man St Etienne to win French Cup but Mbappe injured". Reuters. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Netherlands 1–3 France: Line-ups". FIFA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  22. ^ https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/brazilians-headline-the-award-winners-3057636

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