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)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 22
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)
2020–2022 Saint-Étienne 71 (2)
2022 Lorient B 1 (0)
2022–2023 Lorient 11 (0)
2023– Sunderland 16 (1)
International career
2018 France U16 10 (1)
2018–2019 France U17 18 (14)
2019 France U18 12 (2)
2021–2022 France U20 8 (4)
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place2019 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023

Adil Aouchiche (French pronunciation: [adil auʃiʃ]; born 15 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Sunderland.[3]

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.[4] He scored his first goal on 5 January 2020 in a 6–0 Coupe de France win against Linas-Montlhéry.[5] This made him the second youngest player ever to score a goal for PSG in official competitions, only behind Bartholomew Ogbeche.[6] He made his third and final appearance for the club as a substitute in a 6–1 cup win against Dijon.[7]

On 29 May 2020, Aouchiche underwent an introductory medical with Saint-Étienne ahead of a potential free transfer to the club.[8] On 15 June 2020, he was nominated for the 2020 Golden Boy Award, being one of three PSG players in the 100-player shortlist.[9]

Saint-Étienne

On 20 July 2020, Aouchiche signed for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne.[10] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 league win against Lorient on 30 August,[11] and scored his first goal on 20 September in a 2–2 draw against Nantes.[12]

Lorient

On 1 September 2022, Aouchiche joined Ligue 1 club Lorient on a four-year contract.[13]

Sunderland

On 1 September 2023, Aouchiche joined English club Sunderland on a five-year contract.[14]

International career

Born in France, Aouchiche holds French and Algerian nationalities,[15] being born to both an Algerian mother and father. He is eligible to play for either France, his nation of birth, or Algeria, the nation of his parents.[16] 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.[17] He scored a hat-trick against Sweden in a group stage match and netted another four goals in quarter-final clash against Czech Republic.[18][19] He is yet to choose a permanent Nation to represent.

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.[20] 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.[20] 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.[17] His stellar performances earned him a spot in the team of the tournament.[21]

Style of play

Aouchiche is an attacking midfielder, gifted with above-average technical skills. He excels in chance creation and dribbling.[22]

Career statistics

As of 29 December 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Ligue 1 1021000031
Saint-Étienne 2020–21 Ligue 1 34210——352
2021–22 Ligue 1 35030—2[lower-alpha 2]0400
2022–23 Ligue 2 2000——20
Total 71240—20772
Lorient 2022–23 Ligue 1 11010——120
Lorient B 2022–23 Championnat National 2 10———10
Sunderland 2023–24 Championship 1610000—161
Career total 10037100201094

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

France U17

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Adil Aouchiche". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 Adil Aouchiche at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Metz vs. PSG - 30 August 2019 - Soccerway". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Linas-Montlhery vs. PSG - 5 January 2020 - Soccerway". Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Premier but en professionnel pour Adil Aouchiche". Paris Saint-Germain (in French). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "PSG Beat Dijon". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Arsenal-linked Aouchiche undergoes Saint-Etienne medical as he turns his back on PSG". Goal. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "2020 Golden Boy Nominees Revealed – 14 Ligue 1 players". Get French Football News. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Official | St Étienne sign Adil Aouchiche". Get French Football News. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Saint Etienne 2-0 Lorient". www.footballcritic.com. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Nantes vs Saint-Étienne (2-2) Sep 20, 2020 Match Stats". FootballCritic. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Adil Aouchiche s'engage avec les Merlus" (in French). FC Lorient. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Sunderland sign Mason Burstow, Nazariy Rusyn, Timothee Pembele & Adil Aouchiche". BBC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Adil AOUCHICHE -".
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. 1 2 "France's Aouchiche equals UEFA finals scoring record". 12 May 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "Match - France - Suède - FFF". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "Match - France - République Tchèque - FFF". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  20. 1 2 "Aouchiche breaks record: U17 facts and figures". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  21. ↑ "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". 20 May 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  22. ↑ "Wonderkids: Adil Aouchiche". Soccerment. 13 January 2021.
  23. ↑ "PSG champions as season ended". Ligue 1 Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  24. ↑ "PSG beat 10-man St Etienne to win French Cup but Mbappe injured". Reuters. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "Netherlands 1–3 France: Line-ups". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  26. ↑ FIFA.com
  27. ↑ "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  28. ↑ "Maurice Revello Tournament 2022 best XI". www.festival-foot-espoirs.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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