Joël Bouchoucha

Joël Bouchoucha

Personal information
Date of birth	3 January 1976
Place of birth	Nîmes, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	AS Yzeure
Number	44
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
19??-1996	St. Étienne
1996-2000	Nîmes
2000-2002	FF Jaro
2004-	AS Yzeure	276	(154)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Joël Bouchoucha (born 3 January 1976 in Nîmes) is a French professional footballer. He currently plays for French side AS Yzeure.

Bouchoucha played for St. Étienne prior to joining Nîmes in 1996. After scoring at least 12 goals a season for Nîmes in 1996-97, 1997–98 and 1998–99, he joined Torquay United on trial in September 1999. After a week on trial, Torquay manager Wes Saunders decided that Bouchoucha was not the target-man style forward (or even as tall as) he had been expecting and Bouchoucha returned to Nîmes. On 23 September 1999 he joined Hartlepool United on trial, but again failed to win a contract. He also spent some time at Carlisle United and at Portuguese side Vilanovense. In January 2000 he joined Finnish side FF Jaro.

He joined AS Yzeure in July 2004,.^[2] He scored 25 goals in 32 games for Yzeure in the 2006-07 season^[3] and remains with the club in the 2008-09 season.

Career history

Correct as of December 10, 2008

Club Performance

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
AS Yzeure[1][4]	2004-05	25	4
	2005-06	25	23	1	0
	2006-07	32	25	1	0
	2007-08	29	21
	2008-09	33	30

References

1. "Joël Bouchoucha" (in French). Foot National. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
2. "Joel Bouchoucha" (in French). Foot Mercato. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
3. "Joel Bouchoucha" (in French). L'Equipe. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
4. "Football CFA Stats des jouers de Yzeure saison 2004-05" (in French). Retrieved 2008-12-10.