Hicham Acheffay

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Hicham Acheffay
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Amsterdam-Oost, Netherlands
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 De Graafschap
Number 7
Youth career
2006–2008 Zeeburgia
2008–2010 Ajax
2010–2014 Zeeburgia
2014–2016 Volendam
2016–2018 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Jong Vitesse 39 (12)
2019–2021 Jong FC Utrecht 46 (10)
2021 Grasshoppers 2 (0)
2021 Grasshoppers II 2 (0)
2021– De Graafschap 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:56, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Hicham Acheffay (born 10 August 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for De Graafschap.

Career[]

Early career[]

Growing up in Amsterdam-Oost, Acheffay played youth football for Zeeburgia, Ajax, Zeeburgia again, FC Volendam and Vitesse.[2] From 2017 to 2019, he was part of Jong Vitesse, the second team of the Vitesse. In the 2016–17 season, he suffered relegation with the team from the Tweede Divisie to the Derde Divisie,[3] only to win promotion as champions again the following season.[4]

After the 2018–19 season, Jong Vitesse withdrew from the league system and in the summer of 2019, free agent Acheffay signed with Jong FC Utrecht on a deal until July 2022, with an option for an extra year.[5][6] He made his professional debut with the second team 10 August 2019 in a 0–2 loss in the Eerste Divisie against Excelsior. He came on as a substitute for Eros Maddy in the 77th minute.[7]

Grasshoppers[]

On 20 January 2021, Acheffay signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Grasshoppers, the most successful club in Swiss football history who had suffered relegated to the second-tier Challenge League in 2019.[8][9] Although he became part of the title-winning team, his contribution on the pitch was very limited with two short substitutions.[1] Acheffay's contract was terminated prematurely and he appeared at a trial with VVV-Venlo on 28 June 2021 at VVV-Venlo,[10] but this did not result in a permanent deal.[11]

De Graafschap[]

In July 2021, Acheffay signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year with De Graafschap.[2] He made his debut on 7 August in a 3–0 home loss to Roda JC Kerkrade, coming on as a substitute for Giovanni Korte in the 72nd minute.[12] Mostly coming on from the bench during the start of the season, Acheffay quickly developed into a starter during the fall of the 2021–22 season.[13]

Career statistics[]

As of 9 January 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Vitesse 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 6 2 — — 6 2
2017–18 Derde Divisie 1 0 — — 1 0
2018–19 Tweede Divisie 32 10 — — 32 10
Total 39 12 — — 39 12
Jong Utrecht 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 27 6 — — 27 6
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 19 4 — — 19 4
Total 46 10 — — 46 10
Grasshoppers 2020–21 Challenge League 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
Grasshoppers II 2020–21 1. Liga 2 0 — — 2 0
De Graafschap 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 20 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
Career total 109 22 2 0 0 0 111 22

Honours[]

Jong Vitesse

Grasshoppers

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Netherlands - H. Acheffay - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hicham Acheffay voor twee seizoenen naar De Graafschap (video)". De Graafschap (in Dutch). 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Jong Vitesse degradeert naar de Derde Divisie". Vitesse (in Dutch). 9 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b Radstaat, Edwin (20 May 2018). "Jong Vitesse kampioen na ruime zege op Blauw Geel'38, UNA te sterk voor Westlandia". Voetbal247.nl (in Dutch).
  5. ^ Lammers, Lex (21 May 2019). "Jong Vitesse stapt uit voetbalpiramide". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
  6. ^ Lammers, Lex (8 April 2019). "Acheffay verruilt Jong Vitesse voor beloften FC Utrecht". De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  7. ^ "Excelsior vs. Utrecht II - 10 August 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Hicham Acheffay verkast naar Grasshoppers". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 20 January 2021.
  9. ^ "GC verpflichtet Stürmer Acheffay". Grasshopper Club Zürich (in German). 20 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Hicham Acheffay traint mee - VVV-Venlo". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 28 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Proefperiode Acheffay ten einde - VVV-Venlo". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 6 July 2021.
  12. ^ "De Graafschap vs. Roda JC – 7 August 2021 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Hicham Acheffay – Eerste Divisie 2021/2022". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  14. ^ "DIE HOPPERS SIND WIEDER DA!". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 20 May 2021.

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