Abdellatif Aboukoura
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-16) October 16, 2004
Place of birth Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Loudoun United
Number 35
Youth career
2016– D.C. United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Loudoun United 22 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2022

Abdellatif "Bouchy" Aboukoura (Arabic: عبداللطيف ابو قورة; born October 16, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Loudoun United FC in the USL Championship. Born in the United States, he has trained with youth teams for both the United States and Egypt.

Club career

On May 16, 2021, Aboukoura made his professional debut at age 16 for Loudoun United.[1]

On April 16, 2022, Aboukoura scored his first professional goal for Loudoun United, in a 4–1 away loss to Oakland Roots.[2] Aboukoura scored subsequent goals for United in matches against Phoenix Rising and New York Red Bulls II.[3][4]

International career

Aboukoura is eligible to represent both the United States and Egypt at international level. Born in Fairfax, Virginia, to Egyptian parents, Aboukoura was called into a United States under-17 training camp in 2021, but didn't join due to injury.[5] In March 2022, Aboukoura trained with the Egyptian under-20 national team,[6] ahead of their friendly against Slovenia.[7] Aboukoura was again selected for the Egyptian U-20 squad in July 2022, joining the team for the 2022 Arab Cup U-20.[8]

Statistics

As of match played July 10, 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Loudoun United 2021 USL Championship 90——90
2022 74——74
Career total 1640000164

References

  1. ↑ @dcuyouth (May 6, 2021). "Congratulations to our Academy player Abdellatif Aboukoura on his professional debut for @LoudounUnitedFC last Saturday!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Abdellatif Aboukoura with a Goal vs. Oakland Roots" (AV Media). USL Championship. April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Keefer, Ryan (June 18, 2022). "Recap: Aboukoura helps Loudoun to 4-3 win over Phoenix". Black and Red United. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Goff, Steven (June 18, 2022). "D.C. United off target in loss at Chicago as winless streak hits five". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Boys YNT Regional ID - Philadelphia". TopDrawer Soccer. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ @a_aboukoura (March 25, 2022). "🇪🇬" – via Instagram.
  7. ↑ Ismail, Ali (March 8, 2022). "Egypt U20 to face Slovakia twice in preparation for AFCON". kingfut.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Loudoun United's Abdellatif Aboukoura selected by Egypt U-20s". USLChampionship.com. July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ Abdellatif Aboukoura at Soccerway
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