Ahmed Touba (Arabic: أحمد توبة; born 13 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Mechelen on loan from Turkish side İstanbul Başakşehir. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Roubaix, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mechelen (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Zulte Waregem | ||
| 2014–2017 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Club Brugge | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Beroe (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | RKC Waalwijk | 50 | (3) |
| 2022– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 25 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Lecce (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Mechelen (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Belgium U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Belgium U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Algeria | 13 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editTouba is a youth exponent from Brugge.[2] He made his senior debut on 1 May 2017 in the Belgian Pro League against SV Zulte Waregem. He replaced José Izquierdo after 80 minutes.[3]
On 30 June 2022, Touba signed for İstanbul Başakşehir on a 3-year contract with an additional optional year.[4]
On 4 September 2024, Touba moved on loan to Mechelen in Belgium, with an option to buy.[5]
International career
editBorn in France, Touba is Algerian by descent. He moved to Belgium at a young age, and was a youth international for Belgium.[6] He represented the Algeria national team in a friendly 4–1 win over Mauritania on 3 June 2021.[7]
In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
Honours
editClub Brugge
- Belgian Pro League: 2017–18, runner-up 2016–17[9]
İstanbul Başakşehir
- Belgian Cup: runner-up 2023[9]
References
edit- ^ Ahmed Touba at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Ahmed Touba at Soccerway
- ^ "Club Brugge vs. Zulte Waregem - 1 May 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "HOŞ GELDİN AHMED TOUBA". ibfk.com.tr (in Turkish). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Ahmed Touba versterkt onze verdediging" [Ahmed Touba strengthens our defense] (in Dutch). Mechelen. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Foot : Le belge Ahmed Touba fait un appel du pied à Belmadi". 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Match Report of Algeria vs Mauritania - 2021-06-03 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
- ^ "CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?" (in French). Algérie-Focus. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b Ahmed Touba at Soccerway
External links
edit- Ahmed Touba at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Ahmed Touba at Soccerway