Ahmed Akaïchi (Arabic: أحمد العكايشي; born 23 February 1989) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
 Akaïchi with Ahed in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bizerte, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2005 | Bizerte | ||
| 2005–2007 | Club Africain[1] | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bizerte | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Étoile du Sahel | 46 | (25) |
| 2011–2012 | Ingolstadt 04 | 25 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Espérance de Tunis | 63 | (23) |
| 2015–2016 | Étoile du Sahel | 20 | (8) |
| 2016–2018 | Al-Ittihad | 41 | (19) |
| 2018–2019 | Étoile du Sahel | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Al-Ettifaq | 14 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Ahed | 1 | (2) |
| 2020 | Al-Shahania | 6 | (3) |
| 2020 | Al-Ahli | 4 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Kuwait SC | 24 | (13) |
| 2022 | Ahed | 8 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Tunisia | 28 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 25 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Akaïchi was born in Bizerte, Tunisia. Prior to the 2009–10 season, he played up front for Étoile du Sahel. On 22 August 2009, he scored four goals in one game against local rivals ES Hammam-Sousse in a 5–1 win.[2]
In the summer of 2011, Akaïchi left Tunisia and joined German second division club FC Ingolstadt 04.[3]
During July 2015, Akaïchi went on trial with English Championship side Reading, but did not earn a contract.[4]
In February 2022, returned to Lebanese Premier League club Ahed, ahead of the second leg of the 2021–22 season.[5]
International career
Akaïchi earned his first call up to the Tunisia national team when he was selected for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, held in Angola.[2][6]
Akaïchi represented Tunisia at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring in a 1–1 draw with the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure that Tunisia qualified for the knockout stage.[7]
After being named in Tunisia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he was one of six players to not make the final 23-man squad.[8]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akaïchi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2010 | Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan |  Sudan | 6–1 | 6–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 17 November 2013 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Cameroon | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 22 January 2015 | Estadio de Ebibeyin, Ebibeyin, Equatorial Guinea |  Zambia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 26 January 2015 | Estadio de Ebibeyin, Ebibeyin, Equatorial Guinea |  DR Congo | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5 | 31 January 2015 | Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea |  Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 6 | 18 January 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda |  Guinea | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 7 | 2–1 | |||||
| 8 | 22 January 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda |  Nigeria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 9 | 26 January 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda |  Niger | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
Honours
Espérance de Tunis
Étoile du Sahel
Al-Ittihad
Ahed
References
External links
- Ahmed Akaïchi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ahmed Akaïchi at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Ahmed Akaïchi at Soccerway
- Ahmed Akaïchi at FA Lebanon
- Ahmed Akaïchi at Lebanon Football Guide