Alexandre Roger Oukidja ( ar, الكسندر روجر أوكيجا; born 19 July 1988) is an Algerian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Oukidja made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season in Ligue 2 for

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, coming on as a half-time substitute for Pierre Bouysse in a 1–3 defeat away at Montpellier. He joined Lille in the summer of 2006 and over the following seasons, he established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper for the reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur. On 27 January 2012, Oukidja joined

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side Aviron Bayonnais on a six-month

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deal.

International career

Oukidja made his debut for the Algeria national team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia. In the 15 of June 2023, Oukidja has officially announced his international retirement after only 6 matches in 4 years with the national team.

Personal life

Oukidja was born in France to an Algerian father from

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and a French mother. He holds both French and Algerian nationalities.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Algeria * Africa Cup of Nations:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oukidja, Alexandre 1988 births Living people People from Nevers Footballers from Nièvre Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent Men's association football goalkeepers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Challenger Pro League players FC Gueugnon players Lille OSC players Aviron Bayonnais FC players Royal Excel Mouscron players RC Strasbourg Alsace players FC Metz players Algerian expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players