Ahmed Akaïchi ( ar, أحمد العكايشي; born 23 February 1989) is a Tunisian professional

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who plays as a striker.

Club career

Akaïchi was born in

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, Tunisia. Prior to the 2009–10 season, he played up front for Étoile du Sahel. On 22 August 2009, he scored four goals in one game against local rivals ES Hammam-Sousse in a 5–1 win. In the summer of 2011, Akaïchi left Tunisia and joined German second division club

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. During July 2015, Akaïchi went on trial with

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side

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, but did not earn a contract. In February 2022, returned to

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club Ahed, ahead of the second leg of the 2021–22 season.

International career

Akaïchi earned his first call up to the Tunisia national team when he was selected for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, held in

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. Akaïchi represented Tunisia at the

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, scoring in a 1–1 draw with the

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to ensure that Tunisia qualified for the knockout stage. After being named in Tunisia’s preliminary squad for the

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in Russia, he was one of six players to not make the final 23-man squad.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akaïchi goal.''

Honours

Espérance de Tunis *

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (; ar, الرابطة المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم) was previously called the Tunisian National Championship between 1956 and 1994. is the top division football tournament in Tunisia und ...

: 2013–14 Étoile du Sahel *

: 2015–16 Al-Ittihad *

Crown Prince Cup The Saudi Crown Prince's Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) was the Saudi Arabian annual cup competition. It was the oldest domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia, its first edition was held in 1956–57, but was not crowned from 1975 unti ...

: 2016–17 *

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Ahed *

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: 2021–22 * Lebanese Super Cup:

References

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* * * * * 1989 births Living people Tunisian footballers Tunisian expatriate footballers Tunisia international footballers Association football forwards Club Africain players CA Bizertin players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players FC Ingolstadt 04 players Ittihad FC players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Ettifaq FC players Al Ahed FC players Al-Shahania SC players Al Ahli SC (Doha) players Kuwait SC players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players 2. Bundesliga players Saudi Professional League players Lebanese Premier League players Qatar Stars League players Kuwait Premier League players 2011 African Nations Championship players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Lebanon Expatriate footballers in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Kuwait Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait AFC Cup winning players Tunisia A' international footballers 2016 African Nations Championship players {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub