Adil Aouchiche

Adil Aouchiche (born 15 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne.[2]

Adil Aouchiche
Aouchiche with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Adil Aouchiche[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-15) 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 21 (2)
National team‡
2018 France U16 10 (1)
2018–2019 France U17 18 (14)
2019 France U18 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

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, Aouchiche 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]

Playing style

Aouchiche is an attacking midfielder, gifted with above-average technical skills. He excels in chance creation and dribbling.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Ligue 1 10210031
Saint-Étienne 2020–21 Ligue 1 13 2 0 0 — 14 2
Career total 1422100173

Honours

Club

Paris Saint-Germain

International

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 – List of Players" (PDF). fifadata.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. 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. "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. "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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