Adil Aouchiche

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Adil Aouchiche
2019-07-17 SG Dynamo Dresden vs. Paris Saint-Germain by Sandro Halank-157 (cropped).jpg
Aouchiche with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Adil Aouchiche [1]
Date of birth (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aberdeen
(on loan from Sunderland)
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2009 Mitry Mory
2009–2013 Tremblay FC
2014–2020 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Paris Saint-Germain 1 (0)
2020–2022 Saint-Étienne 71 (2)
2022 Lorient B 1 (0)
2022–2023 Lorient 11 (0)
2023– Sunderland 36 (2)
2025 → Portsmouth (loan) 12 (1)
2025– → Aberdeen (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2018 France U16 10 (1)
2018–2019 France U17 18 (14)
2019 France U18 12 (2)
2021–2022 France U20 8 (4)
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2019 Brazil
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025

Adil Aouchiche (French pronunciation: [adilauʃiʃ] ; born 15 July 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen, on loan from Sunderland. [3]

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Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

An academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), 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. [4] He scored his first goal on 5 January 2020 in a 6–0 Coupe de France win against Linas-Montlhéry. [5] This made him the youngest player ever to score a goal for PSG in the Coupe de France at 17 years and 5 months. [6] He made his third and final appearance for the club as a substitute in a 6–1 cup win against Dijon. [7]

On 29 May 2020, Aouchiche underwent an introductory medical with Saint-Étienne ahead of a potential free transfer to the club. [8] On 15 June 2020, he was nominated for the 2020 Golden Boy Award, being one of three PSG players in the 100-player shortlist. [9]

Saint-Étienne

On 20 July 2020, Aouchiche signed for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne. [10] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 league win against Lorient on 30 August, [11] and scored his first goal on 20 September in a 2–2 draw against Nantes. [12]

Lorient

On 1 September 2022, Aouchiche joined Ligue 1 club Lorient on a four-year contract. [13]

Sunderland

On 1 September 2023, Aouchiche joined English club Sunderland on a five-year contract. [14]

Portsmouth (loan)

On 31 January 2025, Aouchiche signed for Portsmouth on loan until the end of the season. [15]

Aberdeen (loan)

On 6 July 2025 Aouchiche signed for Aberdeen of the Scottish Premiership on season-long loan deal. [16]

International career

Born in France, Aouchiche holds French and Algerian nationalities, [17] 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. [18] 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. [19] He scored a hat-trick against Sweden in a group stage match and netted another four goals in quarter-final clash against Czech Republic. [20] [21]

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. [22] 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. [22] 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. [19] His stellar performances earned him a spot in the team of the tournament. [23]

Style of play

Aouchiche is an attacking midfielder, gifted with above-average technical skills. He excels in chance creation and dribbling. [24]

Career statistics

As of 21 April 2025 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Ligue 1 1021000031
Saint-Étienne 2020–21 Ligue 134210——352
2021–22 Ligue 135030—2 [b] 0400
2022–23 Ligue 2 2000——20
Total71240—20772
Lorient 2022–23 Ligue 111021——131
Lorient B 2022–23 Championnat National 2 10———10
Sunderland 2023–24 EFL Championship 2820000—282
2024–25 EFL Championship801010—100
Total3621010—382
Portsmouth (loan) 2024–25 EFL Championship121———121
Career total13259110201446

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

France U17

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Adil Aouchiche". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 Adil Aouchiche at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Metz vs. PSG – 30 August 2019 – Soccerway" . Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Linas-Montlhery vs. PSG – 5 January 2020 – Soccerway" . Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Premier but en professionnel pour Adil Aouchiche". Paris Saint-Germain (in French). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "PSG Beat Dijon". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Arsenal-linked Aouchiche undergoes Saint-Etienne medical as he turns his back on PSG". Goal (website). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "2020 Golden Boy Nominees Revealed – 14 Ligue 1 players". Get French Football News. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Official | St Étienne sign Adil Aouchiche". Get French Football News. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Saint Etienne 2–0 Lorient". footballcritic.com. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Nantes vs Saint-Étienne (2–2) Sep 20, 2020 Match Stats". FootballCritic. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Adil Aouchiche s'engage avec les Merlus" (in French). FC Lorient. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Sunderland sign Mason Burstow, Nazariy Rusyn, Timothee Pembele & Adil Aouchiche". BBC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Adil Aouchiche Signs On Loan". Portsmouth's Express FM. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  16. ↑ "'Technically gifted' Aouchiche joins Dons on loan from Sunderland". BBC Sport . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Adil AOUCHICHE –".
  18. ↑ "Le joueur d'origine algérienne Adil Aouchiche marque l'histoire du PSG". 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  19. 1 2 "France's Aouchiche equals UEFA finals scoring record". 12 May 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "Match – France – Suède – FFF" . Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  21. ↑ "Match – France – République Tchèque – FFF" . Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  22. 1 2 "Aouchiche breaks record: U17 facts and figures" . Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  23. ↑ "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". 20 May 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  24. ↑ "Wonderkids: Adil Aouchiche". Soccerment. 13 January 2021.
  25. ↑ "PSG champions as season ended". Ligue 1 Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  26. ↑ "PSG beat 10-man St Etienne to win French Cup but Mbappe injured". Reuters. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  27. ↑ "Netherlands 1–3 France: Line-ups". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  28. ↑ FIFA.com
  29. ↑ "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  30. ↑ "Maurice Revello Tournament 2022 best XI". festival-foot-espoirs.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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