Ahmed Touba (; born 13 March 1998) is an Algerian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club İstanbul Başakşehir. Born in France and raised in Belgium, he represents

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at international level.

Club career

Touba is a youth exponent from

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. He made his senior debut on 1 May 2017 in the

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against

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. He replaced José Izquierdo after 80 minutes. On 30 June 2022, Touba signed for İstanbul Başakşehir on a 3 year contract with an additional optional year.

International career

Born in France, Touba is of Algerian descent. He moved to Belgium at a young age, and was a youth international for Belgium. He represented the Algeria national team in a friendly 4–1 win over

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

on 3 June 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Touba, Ahmed 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Roubaix Citizens of Algeria through descent Algerian footballers Belgian footballers French footballers Association football defenders Algeria international footballers Belgium youth international footballers Belgium under-21 international footballers French emigrants to Belgium Naturalised citizens of Belgium Belgian people of Algerian descent French sportspeople of Algerian descent Club Brugge KV players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players RKC Waalwijk players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Belgian First Division A players Belgian First Division B players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Eredivisie players Algerian expatriate footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey Footballers from Hauts-de-France Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Algerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey