Ahmed Akaïchi (; born 23 February 1989) is a Tunisian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker.
Club career
Akaïchi was born in
Bizerte
Bizerte (, ) is the capital and largest city of Bizerte Governorate in northern Tunisia. It is the List of northernmost items, northernmost city in Africa, located north of the capital Tunis. It is also known as the last town to remain under Fr ...
, 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
Espoir Sportif de Hammam Sousse (), known as ES Hammam Sousse or simply ESHS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Hammam Sousse. The club was founded in 1954 and its colours are yellow and black. Their home stadium, Bou Ali Lahouar S ...
in a 5–1 win.
In the summer of 2011, Akaïchi left Tunisia and joined German second division club
FC Ingolstadt 04
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.
During July 2015, Akaïchi went on trial with
English Championship side
Reading
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, but did not earn a contract.
In February 2022, returned to
Lebanese Premier League
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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
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, held in
Angola
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.
Akaïchi represented Tunisia at the
2015 Africa Cup of Nations
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, scoring in a 1–1 draw with the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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to ensure that Tunisia qualified for the knockout stage.
After being named in Tunisia’s preliminary squad for the
2018 World Cup
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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
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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
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:
2013–14
Étoile du Sahel
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Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
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:
2015–16
Al-Ittihad
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Crown Prince Cup:
2016–17
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King Cup:
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
Ahed
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AFC Cup
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:
2019
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Lebanese Premier League
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:
2021–22
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Lebanese Super Cup:
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
References
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1989 births
Living people
Tunisian men's footballers
21st-century Tunisian sportsmen
Tunisian expatriate men's footballers
Tunisia men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Club Africain players
CA Bizertin players
Étoile Sportive du Sahel players
FC Ingolstadt 04 players
Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players
Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
Al-Ettifaq FC players
Al Ahed FC players
Al Shahaniya SC players
Al Ahli SC (Doha) players
Kuwait SC players
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
2. Bundesliga players
Saudi Pro 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 men's footballers in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Expatriate men's 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
Tunisia men's A' international footballers
2016 African Nations Championship players
Sportspeople from Bizerte
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