Sofiane Alakouch (Arabic: سفيان علكوش; born 29 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 2 club Paris FC.[2] Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Nîmes, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paris FC | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Chemin Bas d'Avignon | ||
| 2006–2016 | Nîmes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Nîmes B | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Nîmes | 115 | (1) |
| 2021 | Metz B | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Metz | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Paris FC (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2024– | Paris FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Morocco | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:55, 10 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOn 21 July 2021, Alakouch joined Metz for a four-year term.[3] On 15 February 2022, he joined Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland on loan until the end of the season.[4]
International career
editAlakouch is Moroccan by descent and represented France at U19 level. He received a call-up to represent the Morocco national team in August 2017.[5] He later received a call-up to represent the France under-20 national team for the 2018 Toulon Tournament on 17 May 2018.[6]
Alakouch debuted with Morocco in a 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Sudan on 12 November 2021.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Sofiane Alakouch". FC Metz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ Sofiane Alakouch at Soccerway
- ^ "Sofiane Alakouch est Grenat !" (in French). Metz. 21 July 2021.
- ^ "SOFIANE ALAKOUCH EST LAUSANNOIS!" (Press release) (in French). Lausanne-Sport. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Pr., P. "Maroc : Hervé Renard convoque Benatia, Ziyech et Alakouch".
- ^ "La liste de la France pour le Festival Espoirs 2018".
- ^ "Match Report of Sudan vs Morocco - 2021-11-12 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
edit- France profile at FFF