Aurélien Joachim

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Aurélien Joachim
Personal information
Full name Aurélien Joachim
Date of birth (1986-08-10) 10 August 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth Luxembourg
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 FC Differdange 03
Youth career
Rossignol
Lorrain Arlon
Virton
Mouscron
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Virton 32 (1)
2006 VfL Bochum II 17 (0)
2007 Alemannia Aachen II 1 (0)
2008–2011 FC Differdange 03 84 (37)
2011–2013 Dudelange 25 (19)
2012–2013 → Willem II (loan) 25 (6)
2013–2014 RKC Waalwijk 31 (6)
2014–2015 CSKA Sofia 20 (5)
2015–2016 Burton Albion 7 (0)
2016 White Star Bruxelles 10 (8)
2016–2018 Lierse 48 (10)
2018–2020 Virton 29 (7)
2020– FC Differdange 03 8 (4)
National team‡
2005–2019 Luxembourg 80 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:42, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 August 2020

Aurélien Joachim (born 10 August 1986) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer, who plays for FC Differdange 03 and formerly the Luxembourg national football team as a striker. He is the younger brother of former cyclist Benoît Joachim.

Club career[]

Joachim spent his time in the youth teams of Belgian clubs Virton and Mouscron, before making his senior debut for Virton in the 2004–2005 season. He then played for the reserve teams of German Bundesliga sides VfL Bochum and Alemannia Aachen before making his debut in the Luxembourg National Division in the second half of the 2007–2008 season.

Joachim was transferred to F91 Dudelange in May 2011. He has been a key figure in Dudelange's Champions League run in 2012–13, scoring 4 goals over 2 legs against S.P. Tre Penne of San Marino,[1] and scoring in each leg of Dudelange's famous 4–4 aggregate draw with Red Bull Salzburg,[2] helping his side through via the away goals rule to face NK Maribor in the third qualifying round, the furthest Dudelange have ever gone in the Champions League.

On 29 August 2012, Joachim was loaned to Willem II until the end of the season. In July 2013, he signed a two-year deal with RKC Waalwijk after he had permanently left Dudelange as a free agent.

Before the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Joachim signed with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. He made his official debut for the side in a Europa League qualifier against Zimbru Chișinău on 17 July 2014. He played his last match for the "redmen" in April 2015, as he had to return to Luxembourg in order to undergo a meniscus operation.[3]

After one season with Virton, Joachim confirmed that he had been relegated to the club's B-team because he was not a part of the club's plans.[4] However, he was promoted back to the first team at the end of October 2019.[5]

Joachim returned to FC Differdange 03 in July 2020.

International career[]

Joachim made his debut for Luxembourg in a September 2005 World Cup qualification match against Liechtenstein, at just 19 years of age. In his senior career, Joachim earned 80 caps, scoring 15 goals.

Joachim announced his retirement from international football in July 2020.[6]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of matches played on 17 November 2019[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Luxembourg 2005 2 0
2006 10 0
2007 2 1
2008 7 0
2009 0 0
2010 3 0
2011 7 1
2012 7 1
2013 9 3
2014 3 0
2015 8 1
2016 6 3
2017 6 2
2018 8 3
2019 2 0
Total 80 15
As of 17 November 2019[8]
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Joachim goal.
List of international goals scored by Aurélien Joachim
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 February 2007 Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg  Gambia 1–1 2–1 Friendly
2 6 September 2011 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Albania 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3 15 August 2012 Stade Municipal, Differdange, Luxembourg  Georgia 1–2 1–2 Friendly
4 14 August 2013 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Lithuania 1–1 2–1 Friendly
5 6 September 2013 Central Stadium Kazan, Russia  Russia 1–3 1–4 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 10 September 2013 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Northern Ireland 1–1 3–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 26 May 2014 Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium  Belgium 1–1 1–5 Friendly
8 13 November 2015 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Greece 1–0 1–0 Friendly
9 6 September 2016 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 1–1 3–4 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 2–1
11 10 October 2016 Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus  Belarus 1–1 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 25 March 2017 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  France 1–1 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 9 November 2017 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Hungary 1–0 2–1 Friendly
14 5 June 2018 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Georgia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
15 11 September 2018 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 2–0 3–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D

References[]

  1. ^ "Joachim at the double as Dudelange ease through". uefa.com. 10 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Joachim strikes as Dudelange shock Salzburg". uefa.com. 17 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Аурелиен Йоахим и ЦСКА се разделят". football24.bg. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ^ Mollereau, Julien (26 June 2019). "Joachim : à Virton, " ils ne comptent pas sur moi "". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Football : Aurélien Joachim rappelé dans le noyau A de Virton". Le Quotidien (in French). 25 October 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Rekordmann ohne Nachfolger". Lëtzebuerg Tageblatt (in German). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. ^ Aurélien Joachim at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ^ "Aurélien Joachim – national football team player". eu-football.info.

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