Ahmed Akaïchi

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Ahmed Akaichi
Ahmed Akaichi, 2019.jpg
Akaïchi with Ahed in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Akaïchi
Date of birth (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Bizerte, Tunisia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1994–2005 Bizerte
2005–2007 Club Africain[1]
2007–2008 Bizerte
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Étoile du Sahel 46 (25)
2011–2012 Ingolstadt 04 25 (5)
2013–2015 Espérance de Tunis 63 (23)
2015–2016 Étoile du Sahel 20 (8)
2016–2018 Al-Ittihad 41 (19)
2018–2019 Étoile du Sahel 6 (0)
2019 Al-Ettifaq 14 (3)
2019–2020 Ahed 0 (0)
2020 Al-Shahania 6 (3)
2020 Al-Ahli 4 (1)
2020–2021 Kuwait SC (12)
National team
2010–2018 Tunisia 28 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:45, 22 May 2021 (UTC)

Ahmed Akaïchi (Arabic: أحمد العكايشي‎; born 23 February 1989) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career[]

Akaïchi was born in Bizerte, Tunisia. Prior to the 2009–10 season, he played up front for Étoile du Sahel. On 22 August 2009, he scored four goals in one game against local rivals ES Hammam-Sousse in a 5–1 win.[2]

In the summer of 2011, Akaïchi left Tunisia and joined German second division club FC Ingolstadt 04.[3]

During July 2015, Akaïchi went on trial with English Championship side Reading, but did not earn a contract.[4]

International career[]

He earned his first call up to the Tunisia team when he was selected for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, held in Angola.[2][5]

Akaïchi represented the Tunisia national football team at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring in a 1–1 draw with the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure that Tunisia qualified for the knockout stage.[6]

In May 2018, he was named in Tunisia’s preliminary 29 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7]

Career statistics[]

International[]

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[8]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 June 2010 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan  Sudan 6–1 6–2 Friendly
2. 17 November 2013 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Cameroon 1–2 1–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 22 January 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín, Ebebiyín, Equatorial Guinea  Zambia 1–1 2–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
4. 26 January 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín, Ebebiyín, Equatorial Guinea  DR Congo 1–0 1–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
5. 31 January 2015 Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea  Equatorial Guinea 1–0 1–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
6. 18 January 2016 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda  Guinea 1–0 2–2 2016 African Nations Championship
7. 2–1
8. 22 January 2016 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda  Nigeria 1–1 1–1 2016 African Nations Championship
9. 26 January 2016 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda  Niger 3–0 5–0 2016 African Nations Championship

Honours[]

Espérance de Tunis

Étoile du Sahel

Al-Ittihad

Ahed

References[]

  1. ^ "Akaichi, Ahmed" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Young Blood : It Works". Etoile.theoffside.com. 22 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Ingolstadt holt Akaichi" [Ingolstadt sign Akaichi] (in German). DFL. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Reading FC opt against move for Tunisia international striker - for now". getreading.co.uk. Reading Post. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. ^ Akaichi Ahmed. "Ahmed Akaichi". Mtnfootball.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Congo DR 1-1 Tunisia". BBC. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? | Goal.com". Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Akaïchi, Ahmed". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

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