Hamza Sakhi

Hamza Sakhi

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

Hamza Sakhi (born 7 June 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Botola club Wydad AC as an attacking midfielder.

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

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Châteauroux II	2012–13	CFA 2	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2013–14		14	2	—		—		—		14	2
	2014–15		7	1	—		—		—		7	1
	Total		24	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	3
Châteauroux	2014–15	Ligue 2	24	0	2	0	1	0	—		27	0
	2015–16	National	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	Total		25	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	29	0
Metz	2015–16	Ligue 2	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
Metz II	2015–16	CFA 2	4	2	—		—		—		4	2
Épinal (loan)	2016–17	National	28	0	0	0	0	0	—		28	0
Auxerre (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 2	35	5	4	0	1	0	—		40	5
Auxerre	2018–19	Ligue 2	6	0	1	0	3	0	—		10	0
	2019–20		25	3	1	0	1	0	—		27	3
	2020–21		36	5	2	0	0	0	—		38	5
	Total		67	8	4	0	4	0	0	0	75	8
Auxerre II	2018–19	National 3	3	1	—		—		—		3	1
	2019–20		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Sochaux (loan)	2018–19	Ligue 2	15	2	0	0	0	0	—		15	2
Career total			305	21	10	0	7	0	0	0	222	21

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

External links

• Hamza Sakhi at Soccerway