Laurent Karim Agouazi (born 16 March 1984) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for the reserve team of

Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...

. Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team.

Career

Born in

Langres Langres () is a commune in France, commune in northeastern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Departments of France, department of Haute-Marne, in the Regions of France, region of Grand Est. History As the capital o ...

, France, Agouazi began his career with

FC Metz Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as FC Metz or simply Metz (), is a French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 2, the second division in the French football league sys ...

and had a spell on loan with

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, t ...

side

Besançon RC Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerl ...

during the 2004–05 season. On 18 June 2009,

US Boulogne Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale (commonly referred to as US Boulogne or frequently, simply Boulogne) is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and currently pla ...

-sur-Mer announced that it had the midfielder on a free transfer from Metz until June 2011. After two seasons with Boulogne he joined

FC Istres Football Club Istres Ouest Provence (; commonly referred to as simply Istres) is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play their home matches at the Stade Parsemain in Fos-sur-Mer, a com ...

, before moving to SM Caen on 8 June 2012. On 3 July 2015, Agouazi signed for

Tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...

on a one-year deal. He signed a three-year contract with Chamois Niortais on 9 June 2016. In January 2019, he returned to

to help the reserve team.

International career

Born in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, to an Algerian father and French mother, Agouazi was eligible to represent both Algeria and France. In May 2013, he received his first call-up to the Algeria national team.

Career statistics

References

External links

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1984 births Living people People from Langres Footballers from Haute-Marne French men's footballers Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers Kabyle people Men's association football midfielders FC Metz players US Boulogne players FC Istres players Stade Malherbe Caen players Atromitos F.C. players Tours FC players Chamois Niortais F.C. players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Super League Greece players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Racing FC Union Luxembourg players Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Algerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg {{france-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub