Adil Aouchiche
{{Short description|French footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Adil Aouchiche
| image = 2019-07-17 SG Dynamo Dresden vs. Paris Saint-Germain by Sandro Halank–157 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Aouchiche with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|07|15}}
| birth_place = Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Portsmouth
(on loan from Sunderland)
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = 2008–2009
| youthclubs1 = Mitry Mory
| youthyears2 = 2009–2013
| youthclubs2 = Tremblay FC
| youthyears3 = 2014–2020
| youthclubs3 = Paris Saint-Germain
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Paris Saint-Germain
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2022
| clubs2 = Saint-Étienne
| caps2 = 71
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = Lorient B
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = Lorient
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Sunderland
| caps5 = 36
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = → Portsmouth (loan)
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = France U16
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = France U17
| nationalcaps2 = 18
| nationalgoals2 = 14
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = France U18
| nationalcaps3 = 12
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam4 = France U20
| nationalcaps4 = 8
| nationalgoals4 = 4
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}}
{{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIFA U-17 World Cup}}
{{Medal|3rd|2019 Brazil|}}
| club-update = 21 April 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Adil Aouchiche ({{IPA|fr|adil auʃiʃ}}; born 15 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Portsmouth, on loan from Sunderland.{{Soccerway|571822}}
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.{{cite web|title=Metz vs. PSG - 30 August 2019 - Soccerway|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/30/france/ligue-1/fc-de-metz/paris-saint-germain-fc/3030585/|access-date=30 August 2019}} He scored his first goal on 5 January 2020 in a 6–0 Coupe de France win against Linas-Montlhéry.{{cite web|title=Linas-Montlhery vs. PSG - 5 January 2020 - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/01/05/france/coupe-de-france/linas-montlhery/paris-saint-germain-fc/3190908/|access-date=7 January 2020}} This made him the youngest player ever to score a goal for PSG in Coupe de France at 17 years and 5 months, a record that still stands.{{Cite web|title=Premier but en professionnel pour Adil Aouchiche|url=https://www.psg.fr/equipes/equipe-premiere/content/premier-but-en-professionnel-pour-adil-aouchiche|access-date=6 January 2020|website=Paris Saint-Germain|date=5 January 2020 |language=fr}} He made his third and final appearance for the club as a substitute in a 6–1 cup win against Dijon.{{Cite web|title=PSG Beat Dijon|url=https://bleacherreport.com/game/dijon-fco-vs-paris-saint-germain-fc-2020-2-11|website=Bleacher Report|access-date=4 May 2020}}
On 29 May 2020, Aouchiche underwent an introductory medical with Saint-Étienne ahead of a potential free transfer to the club.{{Cite web|title=Arsenal-linked Aouchiche undergoes Saint-Etienne medical as he turns his back on PSG|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/arsenal-linked-aouchiche-saint-etienne-medical-psg/18aas2qrn4s8s1j17whw83jl55|website=Goal|access-date=1 June 2020}} On 15 June 2020, he was nominated for the 2020 Golden Boy Award, being one of three PSG players in the 100-player shortlist.{{Cite web|title=2020 Golden Boy Nominees Revealed – 14 Ligue 1 players|url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2020/2020-golden-boy-nominees-revealed-14-ligue-1-players/|access-date=16 June 2020|website=Get French Football News|date=15 June 2020 }}
=Saint-Étienne=
On 20 July 2020, Aouchiche signed for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne.{{Cite web|title=Official {{!}} St Étienne sign Adil Aouchiche|url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2020/official-st-etienne-sign-adil-aouchiche/|access-date=20 July 2020|website=Get French Football News|date=20 July 2020 }} He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 league win against Lorient on 30 August,{{Cite web|date=30 August 2020|title=Saint Etienne 2-0 Lorient|url=https://www.footballcritic.com/ligue-1-as-saint-etienne-fc-lorient/match-stats/2061690|access-date=2020-09-12|website=www.footballcritic.com}} and scored his first goal on 20 September in a 2–2 draw against Nantes.{{Cite web|title=Nantes vs Saint-Étienne (2-2) Sep 20, 2020 Match Stats|url=https://www.footballcritic.com/ligue-1-fc-nantes-as-saint-etienne/match-stats/2061708|access-date=2020-09-22|website=FootballCritic|language=en}}
=Lorient=
On 1 September 2022, Aouchiche joined Ligue 1 club Lorient on a four-year contract.{{Cite web|date=2 September 2022|title=Adil Aouchiche s'engage avec les Merlus|url=https://fclweb.fr/adil-aouchiche-sengage-avec-les-merlus/|access-date=2 September 2022|publisher=FC Lorient|language=fr}}
=Sunderland=
On 1 September 2023, Aouchiche joined English club Sunderland on a five-year contract.{{Cite web|date=1 September 2023|title=Sunderland sign Mason Burstow, Nazariy Rusyn, Timothee Pembele & Adil Aouchiche|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66688539|access-date=2 September 2022|publisher=BBC}}
== Portsmouth (loan) ==
On 31 January 2025, Aouchiche signed for Portsmouth on loan until the end of the season.{{Cite web |title=Adil Aouchiche Signs On Loan |url=https://www.expressfm.com/news/football/adil-aouchiche-signs-on-loan/ |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=Portsmouth's Express FM |language=en}}
International career
Born in France, Aouchiche holds French and Algerian nationalities,{{cite web | url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/adil-aouchiche-22900/ | title=Adil AOUCHICHE - }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.observalgerie.com/international/france/ligue-1-adil-aouchiche-marque-histoire-psg/|title=Le joueur d'origine algérienne Adil Aouchiche marque l'histoire du PSG|date=31 August 2019|access-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905194325/https://www.observalgerie.com/international/france/ligue-1-adil-aouchiche-marque-histoire-psg/|archive-date=5 September 2019|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|title=France's Aouchiche equals UEFA finals scoring record|date=12 May 2019 |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0cda3713fbca-a0fd272b3e1b-1000--france-s-aouchiche-equals-uefa-finals-scoring-record/|access-date=30 August 2019}} He scored a hat-trick against Sweden in a group stage match and netted another four goals in quarter-final clash against Czech Republic.{{cite web|title=Match - France - Suède - FFF|url=https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/10/u17/matchs/2843/2019-05-06/france-suede|access-date=30 August 2019}}{{cite web|title=Match - France - République Tchèque - FFF|url=https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/10/u17/matchs/2853/2019-05-12/france-republique-tcheque|access-date=30 August 2019}}
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.{{cite web|title=Aouchiche breaks record: U17 facts and figures|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0cda375688f2-8f694a6dc02b-1000--aouchiche-breaks-record-u17-facts-and-figures/|access-date=30 August 2019}} 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. 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. His stellar performances earned him a spot in the team of the tournament.{{cite web|title=2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament|date=20 May 2019 |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0cda375cc6b6-cef30f861471-1000--2019-under-17-euro-team-of-the-tournament/|access-date=30 August 2019}}
Style of play
Aouchiche is an attacking midfielder, gifted with above-average technical skills. He excels in chance creation and dribbling.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 January 2021|title=Wonderkids: Adil Aouchiche|url=https://soccerment.com/wonderkids-adil-aouchiche/|access-date=|website=Soccerment}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France}} !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | Apps | Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | |||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain
|1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| rowspan="4"|Saint-Étienne
|Ligue 1 |34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22
|Ligue 1 |35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!71 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | 77 | 2 | |
| Lorient
|Ligue 1 |11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | ||
| Lorient B
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Sunderland
|28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 2 | |
| 2024–25
|EFL Championship |8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 2 | |
| Portsmouth (loan)
|EFL Championship |12 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |12 |1 | |||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!132 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 6 |
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Honours
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2019–20{{cite web|title=PSG champions as season ended|url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/04/30/psg-champions-season-ended-ligue-1|website=Ligue 1 Website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501183551/https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2020/04/30/psg-champions-season-ended-ligue-1|archive-date=1 May 2020|access-date=30 April 2020}}
- Coupe de France: 2019–20{{Cite news|date=2020-07-24|title=PSG beat 10-man St Etienne to win French Cup but Mbappe injured|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-france-psg-ste-report-idUSKCN24P2OJ|access-date=2020-12-17}}
France U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2019{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/match/400079851/#match-lineups|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924133928/https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/matches/match/400079851/#match-lineups|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2019|title=Netherlands 1–3 France: Line-ups |publisher=FIFA |access-date=19 November 2019}}
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Silver Ball: 2019[https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/brazilians-headline-the-award-winners-3057636 FIFA.com]
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Top goalscorer: 2019
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019{{cite web |date=20 May 2019 |title=2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0cda375cc6b6-cef30f861471-1000--2019-under-17-euro-team-of-the-tournament/ |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=UEFA |language=}}
- Maurice Revello Tournament Best XI: 2022{{Cite web |title=Maurice Revello Tournament 2022 best XI |url=https://www.festival-foot-espoirs.com/festival/detail_actualite.php?id=5178 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=www.festival-foot-espoirs.com}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/squad/adil-aouchiche Profile] at the Paris Saint-Germain F.C. website
- {{FFF player|9519-aouchiche-adil}}
- {{FFF male|2545082275-adil-aouchiche|archive=20190830181931}}
- {{LFP Ligue 1|adil-aouchiche}}
- {{UEFA player}}
- {{Lequipe}}
{{Portsmouth F.C. squad}}
{{UEFA European Under-17 Championship awards}}
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Category:Footballers from Le Blanc-Mesnil
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Algerian men's footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Paris Saint-Germain FC players
Category:AS Saint-Étienne players
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:English Football League players