Amine Ferid Gouiri (born 16 February 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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Club career

Lyon

A player of

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starting in 2013, Gouiri signed his first professional contract with the club on 3 July 2017 for three years. An internationally renowned prospect, Gouiri made the bench for Lyon in a

match against

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on 10 September 2016 at the age of 16, and debuted for the Lyon B team at the age of 17. He made his first team debut on 19 November 2017 in a 0–0 home draw against

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. He entered the field after 73 minutes replacing

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Nice

On 1 July 2020, Gouiri joined fellow

side

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on a four-year contract for a fee of €7 million. On 23 August 2020, he scored two goals in his first competitive match for Nice, in a 2–1 league home win over newly promoted

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, becoming the club's youngest player in the last 70 years to have scored at least twice in his club debut in the French top flight. On 29 October 2020, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over

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in the

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Rennes

On 1 September 2022, Gouiri joined

on a five-year contract until 30 June 2027.

International career

A youth international for France, Gouiri was the top scorer at the

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship The 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (35th edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth football champi ...

, scoring 7 goals and was the top scorer in the tournament. After his success in the tournament, Gouiri garnered attention of various European clubs and was rated one of the best young talents in the world by ''

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''. Gouri also represented France at the

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, scoring a brace in his debut in the tournament against the New Caledonia U17s. In total, he scored five goals in the tournament. At the 2018 UEFA U19 Euro, Gouiri scored two consecutive braces against Turkey and England, in the second and third matches of the group stage, respectively.

Personal life

Gouiri was born in France and is of Algerian descent.

Career statistics

Honours

Lyon *

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runner-up: 2019–20 Nice *

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runner-up: 2021–22 Individual * UEFA European Under-17 Championship Top Scorer:

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*UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

OL Web Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gouiri, Amine 2000 births Living people People from Bourgoin-Jallieu Sportspeople from Isère French footballers France youth international footballers France under-21 international footballers Association football forwards FC Bourgoin-Jallieu players Olympique Lyonnais players OGC Nice players Stade Rennais F.C. players Ligue 1 players French sportspeople of Algerian descent Footballers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes