Ahmed Akaïchi (; 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

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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 English Championship 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

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, 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 *

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: 2013–14 Étoile du Sahel *

: 2015–16 Al-Ittihad * Crown Prince Cup: 2016–17 * King Cup:

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Ahed *

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: 2021–22 * Lebanese Super Cup:

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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 {{Tunisia-footy-forward-stub