Naouirou Ahamada
{{Short description|French footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Naouirou Ahamada
| image = Naouirou ahamada.jpg
| caption = Ahamada playing for VfB Stuttgart in 2022
| full_name = Naouirou Ahamada{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4030168 |title=Premier League clubs publish 2023/24 retained lists |publisher=Premier League |date=5 June 2024 |access-date=16 February 2025}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|03|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Marseille, France
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Rennes (on loan from Crystal Palace)
| clubnumber = 32
| youthyears1 = 2010–2011
| youthclubs1 = JO Saint Gabriel
| youthyears2 = 2011–2016
| youthclubs2 = Sporting Club Bel Air
| youthyears3 = 2016–2018
| youthclubs3 = Istres
| youthyears4 = 2018–2020
| youthclubs4 = Juventus
| years1 = 2020–2021
| clubs1 = Juventus Next Gen
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = → VfB Stuttgart (loan)
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs3 = → VfB Stuttgart II (loan)
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = VfB Stuttgart
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = VfB Stuttgart II
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023–
| clubs6 = Crystal Palace
| caps6 = 28
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = → Rennes (loan)
| caps7 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = France U16
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = France U17
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam3 = France U18
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = 15 September 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Naouirou Ahamada (born 29 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{French football updater|Rennes}} club Rennes, on loan from {{English football updater|CrystalP}} club Crystal Palace.
Club career
After starting his career in Italy for the youth academy of Juventus, Ahamada moved to German club VfB Stuttgart on loan on 5 October 2020 until the end of that season with an option to buy.{{cite web|title=VfB sign Naouirou Ahamada on loan|url=https://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2020/transfer-naouirou-ahamada/|website=vfb.de|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020}} On 1 July 2021, the option was exercised and Stuttgart signed him permanently.
On 31 January 2023, Ahamada was signed on a three-and-a-half-year deal by Premier League club Crystal Palace for £9.7 million.{{Cite web|title=Crystal Palace transfer news: Naouirou Ahamada joins from Stuttgart for £9.7m|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64477889|website=BBC Sport|date=31 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023}} He made his debut for the club on 4 February, coming on as a substitute for Cheick Doucouré in a 2–1 away loss to Manchester United.{{Cite web|title=Manchester United 2–1 Crystal Palace|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64436135|website=BBC Sport|date=4 February 2023|access-date=15 February 2023}}
On 30 August 2024, Ahamada joined French club Rennes on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.
International career
Ahamada was born in Marseille, France, and is of Comorian and Malagasy descent. He is a youth international for France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.habarizacomores.com/2019/09/juventus-qui-est-naouirou-ahamada-le.html|title=Juventus : qui est Naouirou Ahamada, le Français d'origine comorienne qui a crevé l'écran en Youth League?}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 22 December 2024}}{{Soccerway|naouirou-ahamada/632673|accessdate=1 March 2020}}
| 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 DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Coupe de France}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| VfB Stuttgart II (loan)
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|VfB Stuttgart II
|Regionalliga |3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Regionalliga |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!9 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 9 | 0 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart (loan)
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|VfB Stuttgart
|Bundesliga |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Bundesliga |17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Crystal Palace
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|Premier League |20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 0 | |
| Rennes (loan)
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/naouirou-ahamada/ Profile] at the Crystal Palace F.C. website
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Category:French sportspeople of Comorian descent
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:Footballers from Marseille
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Juventus Next Gen players
Category:VfB Stuttgart players
Category:VfB Stuttgart II players
Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players
Category:Stade Rennais FC players
Category:Premier League players
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
Category:Championnat National 3 players
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