Sofiane El Ftouhi

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Sofiane El Ftouhi
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Perpignan, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ibiza
Number 20
Youth career
2016–2019 Nîmes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Nîmes II 51 (16)
2021–2022 Nîmes 0 (0)
2022–2023 Nancy II 23 (5)
2023–2024 Ceuta B 9 (4)
2024–2025 Ceuta 36 (5)
2025 → Sanluqueño (loan) 15 (7)
2025– Ibiza 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025

Sofiane El Ftouhi (born 26 January 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club UD Ibiza.

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Club career

Born in Perpignan, El Ftouhi joined Nîmes Olympique in 2016, after being spotted in Canet-en-Roussillon. [1] After playing with the reserve team, he made his first team debut on 13 November 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Niclas Eliasson in a 3–0 away win over FC Chusclan Laudun l'Ardoise, for the season's Coupe de France. [2]

In 2022, El Ftouhi joined AS Nancy Lorraine, being a member of Nancy II in Championnat National 3. [3] On 22 August of the following year, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining AD Ceuta FC's reserves in Tercera Federación, after a successful trial period. [4]

On 23 January 2024, El Ftouhi renewed his contract with Ceuta until 2026, being definitely promoted to the main squad. [5] On 3 February of the following year, after falling down the pecking order, he was loaned to fellow Primera Federación side Atlético Sanluqueño CF until the end of the season. [6]

On 27 July 2025, El Ftouhi signed a three-year contract with UD Ibiza, also in the third division. [7]

International career

On 21 February 2017, El Ftouhi was called up to the France national under-16 team for a period of trainings. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Football: les Crocos préparent sereinement la réception de Pau, le jeune El Ftouhi avec les pros" [Football: The Crocodiles are calmly preparing for the reception of Pau, the young El Ftouhi with the pros] (in French). Midi Libre. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "LA MINUTE SPORT L'actualité sportive de ce lundi 15 novembre" [LA MINUTE SPORT Sports news for Monday, 15 November] (in French). Objectif Gard. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "À la découverte de Sofiane El Ftouhi qui empile les buts avec la réserve de l'AS Nancy Lorraine" [Discovering Sofiane El Ftouhi who is piling up goals with the reserve team of AS Nancy Lorraine] (in French). L'Est Républicain. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "El delantero francés Sofiane, que estaba a prueba, se queda en el filial del Ceuta" [French forward Sofiane, who was on trial, stays in the reserve team of Ceuta] (in Spanish). Ceuta Deportiva. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sofiane, 2026" (in Spanish). AD Ceuta FC. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Acuerdo con el Atlético Sanluqueño CF para la cesión de Sofiane" [Agreement with Atlético Sanluqueño CF for the loan of Sofiane] (in Spanish). AD Ceuta FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: Soufiane El Ftouhi" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Soufiane El Ftouhi] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "L'équipe de France U16 avec 7 joueurs issus des clubs de Ligue 2" [The French U16 team with 7 players from Ligue 2 clubs] (in French). MaLigue2. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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