Adil Aouchiche

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

Adil Aouchiche
Aouchiche with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Adil Aouchiche
Date of birth (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002
Place of birth Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 38
Youth career
2008–2009 Mitry Mory
2009–2013 Tremblay FC
2014– Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Paris Saint-Germain 1 (0)
National team‡
2018 France U16 10 (1)
2018–2019 France U17 25 (15)
2019– France U18 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2019
‡ 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 cup 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 appearance for the club as a substitute in a 6-1 Coupe de France away 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 splayers in the 100-player shortlist.[8]

International career

Born in France, Aouchiche is of Algerian descent.[9] Aouchiche 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.[10] He scored a hat-trick against Sweden in a group stage match and netted another four goals in quarter-final clash against Czech Republic.[11][12]

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.[13] 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.[13] 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.[10] His stellar performances earned him a spot in team of the tournament.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 12 February 2020
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Ligue 1 102100000031
Career total 102100000031

Honours

Club
Paris Saint-Germain

International

Individual

References
  1. Adil Aouchiche at Soccerway
  2. "Joueur - Adil AOUCHICHE - FFF". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  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". FR (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  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. "Le joueur d'origine algérienne Adil Aouchiche marque l'histoire du PSG". August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  10. "France's Aouchiche equals UEFA finals scoring record". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  11. "Match - France - Suède - FFF". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  12. "Match - France - République Tchèque - FFF". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  13. "Aouchiche breaks record: U17 facts and figures". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  14. "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  15. "PSG champions as season ended". Ligue 1 Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  16. "Netherlands 1–3 France: Line-ups". FIFA. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  17. https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/brazilians-headline-the-award-winners-3057636
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