Bilel Aouacheria (born 2 April 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Gabala in the

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. He spent his professional career in Portugal, where he made over 100

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appearances for

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and Gil Vicente. He also achieved a century of appearances in the second tier, with Covilhã and Sporting B.

Club career

Born in

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, Aouacheria began his career at hometown club

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, where he represented the reserve team in the fourth and fifth tiers. In 2014, he moved to S.C. Covilhã of Portugal's Segunda Liga. He was loaned to Sporting CP B in the same league in August 2016. In August 2017, Aouacheria signed a three-year deal with

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in the

. The following 4 March, he scored his first top-flight goal to conclude a 2–0 home win over F.C. Paços de Ferreira. Free agent Aouacheria signed a two-year deal at

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in October 2020. Near the end of a season that ended in relegation, he was sent off for the first time in his career, in the first half hour of a 5–1 loss at

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for a foul on Wilson Manafá. In June 2021, Aouacheria moved to Gil Vicente F.C. again for two seasons.

Personal life

Aouacheria was born in Saint-Etienne in the center of France. He holds French and Algerian nationalities.https://www.unfp.org/joueur/bilel-aouacheria-16979/

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* * 1994 births Footballers from Saint-Étienne Living people Men's association football forwards French men's footballers Algerian men's footballers Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players S.C. Covilhã players Sporting CP B players Moreirense F.C. players S.C. Farense players Gil Vicente F.C. players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal {{France-footy-bio-stub