Hamza Sakhi

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Hamza Sakhi
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Sakhi with Châteauroux in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Rabat, Morocco
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ajaccio
Number 29
Youth career
000–2013 Châteauroux
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Châteauroux II 24 (3)
2014–2015 Châteauroux 25 (0)
2015–2018 Metz 3 (0)
2016 Metz II 4 (2)
2016–2017SAS Épinal (loan) 28 (0)
2017–2018Auxerre (loan) 35 (5)
2018–2024 Auxerre 125 (14)
2018–2020 Auxerre II 4 (1)
2019Sochaux (loan) 15 (2)
2023–2024Melbourne City (loan) 11 (1)
2024 Melbourne City 2 (0)
2024– Ajaccio 0 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Morocco U17 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2024

Hamza Sakhi (born 7 June 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for French Ligue 2 club Ajaccio as an attacking midfielder.

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Club career

Having initially joined AJ Auxerre from Metz on loan, Auxerre confirmed they had signed Sakhi on a permanent deal on 16 April 2018. [1]

In January 2019, he went on loan to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. [2]

On 11 January 2024, Melbourne City made Sakhi's transfer permanent after he played for them on loan initially. [3] A fortnight after signing this contract extension, Sakhi and the club agreed a mutual termination of his contract, due to family issues. [4] [5]

On 25 January 2024, Sakhi signed a 2.5-year contract with Ajaccio. [6]

International career

Sakhi was born in Rabat, Morocco, but was raised in France. He made his debut for Morocco in a 4–2 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup win against the Panama U17s, wherein he scored his debut goal. [7]

Personal life

His younger half-brother Ilyas Chouaref is also a footballer. [8] [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 July 2021 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Châteauroux II 2012–13 CFA 2 3030
2013–14 142142
2014–15 7171
Total243000000243
Châteauroux 2014–15 Ligue 2 2402010270
2015–16 National 10001020
Total250202000290
Metz 2015–16 Ligue 230000030
Metz II 2015–16 CFA 24242
Épinal (loan) 2016–17 National2800000280
Auxerre (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 23554010405
Auxerre 2018–19 Ligue 2601030100
2019–20 2531010273
2020–21 3652000385
Total678404000758
Auxerre II 2018–19 National 3 3131
2019–20 1010
Total4100000041
Sochaux (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 21520000152
Career total30521100700022221

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References

  1. "OFFICIEL : Hamza Sakhi est Auxerrois !" [OFFICIAL: Hamza Sakhi is Auxerrois!] (in French). AJ Auxerre. 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Hamza Sakhi est officiellement sochalien" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. "LOCKED IN: HAMZA SAKHI TO REMAIN IN CITY BLUE FOR SEASON 2024/25". Melbourne City. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. Lewis, Dave (23 January 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Melbourne City body blow as star midfielder returns to France". FTBL.
  5. "Melbourne City FC announce departure of Hamza Sakhi". Melbourne City . 24 January 2023.
  6. "HAMZA SAKHI NOUVEAU RENFORT !" [HAMZA SAKHI NEW REINFORCEMENT!] (in French). Ajaccio. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. FIFA.com
  8. "Avant AJA-Châteauroux, Sakhi-Chouaref : "Sur le terrain, on est adversaires avant d'être frères"" [Before AJA-Châteauroux, Sakhi-Chouaref: "On the ground, we are adversaries before being brothers"] (in French). Le Berry (Groupe Centre-France). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  9. "Auxerre - Berrichonne : le match d'une vie pour Hamza Sakhi" [Auxerre - Berrichonne : le match d'une vie pour Hamza Sakhi] (in French). Le Nouvelle Republique. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  10. Hamza Sakhi at Soccerway