Ahmed Akaïchi

Ahmed Akaichi
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Akaïchi
Date of birth (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989
Place of birth Bizerte, Tunisia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Etoile du Sahel
Number 9
Youth career
1994–2005 Bizerte
2005–2007 Club Africain[1]
2007–2008 Bizerte
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2011 Etoile du Sahel 46 (25)
2011–2012 Ingolstadt 04 25 (5)
2013–2015 Espérance de Tunis 63 (23)
2015- Etoile du Sahel 0 (0)
National team‡
2010- Tunisia 14 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2015

Ahmed Akaïchi (born in Bizerte, Tunisia on 23 February 1989)[2] is a professional footballer. He currently plays for Etoile du Sahel as well as the Tunisian national football team.[3]

Career

Prior to the 2009–10 season, Ahmed played up front for Etoile Du Sahel. On 22 August 2009, he, somewhat amazingly, scored four goals in one game against local rivals ES Hammam-Sousse in a 5–1 win.[4]

Despite his youth, Akaïchi continued to impress and looked capable of winning the league's golden boot award. He earned his first call up to the Tunisia team when he was selected for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, held in Angola.[4] In the summer of 2011, Akaïchi left Tunisia and joined German second division club FC Ingolstadt 04.[5]

During July 2015, Akaïchi went on trial with English Championship side Reading, but did not earn a contract.[6]

Akaïchi represented the Tunisia national football team at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring in a 1–1 draw with the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure that Tunisia qualified for the knockout stage.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Akaichi, Ahmed" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Akaichi Ahmed. "Ahmed Akaichi". Mtnfootball.com. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tunisia name African Nations Cup squad". FourFourTwo. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Young Blood : It Works.". Etoile.theoffside.com. 22 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Ingolstadt holt Akaichi" [Ingolstadt sign Akaichi] (in German). DFL. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Reading FC opt against move for Tunisia international striker - for now". http://www.getreading.co.uk/. Reading Post. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  7. ↑ "Congo DR 1-1 Tunisia". BBC. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

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