Hamza Sakhi (born 7 June 1996) is a Moroccan professional

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who plays for AJ Auxerre as an

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Club career

Having initially joined AJ Auxerre from

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on loan, Auxerre confirmed they had signed Sakhi on a permanent deal on 16 April 2018.
In January 2019, he went on loan to

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. His younger half-brother Ilyas Chouaref is also a footballer.

International career

Sakhi was born in

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, Morocco, but was raised in France. He made his debut for Morocco in a 4–2

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win against the Panama U17s, wherein he scored his debut goal.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakhi, Hamza 1996 births Living people People from Châteauroux Sportspeople from Indre French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Moroccan footballers French footballers Footballers from Centre-Val de Loire Association football midfielders Morocco youth international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players LB Châteauroux players FC Metz players SAS Épinal players AJ Auxerre players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players