Alexandre Oukidja
Alexandre Roger Oukidja (Arabic: اليكساندر اوكيدجا; born 19 July 1988) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French club FC Metz and Algeria national football team.
Oukidja with Metz in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Alexandre Roger Oukidja[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 July 1988 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nevers, France | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Metz | |||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Gueugnon | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2006–2014 | Lille B | 84 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2007–2014 | Lille | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2012 | → Aviron Bayonnais (loan) | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2012–2014 | → Mouscron (loan) | 64 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Strasbourg | 109 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Metz | 65 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2019– | Algeria | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:13, 30 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:13, 30 July 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
Oukidja made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season in Ligue 2 for Gueugnon, coming on as a half-time substitute for Pierre Bouysse in a 1–3 defeat away at Montpellier.[2] He joined Lille in the summer of 2006 and over the following seasons, he established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper for the reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur. On 27 January 2012, Oukidja joined Championnat National side Aviron Bayonnais on a six-month loan deal.[3]
International career
He made his debut for the Algeria national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia.[4]
Personal life
Oukidja was born in France to an Algerian father from Tizi Ouzou and a French mother. He holds both French and Algerian passports.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 27 July 2019[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gueugnon | 2005–06 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Lille B | 2006–07 | CFA | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
2008–09 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
2009–10 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
2010–11 | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
2011–12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
Aviron Bayonnais (loan) | 2011–12 | National | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
Mouscron (loan) | 2012–13 | Proximus League | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
Total | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | ||
Strasbourg | 2014–15 | National | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 109 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 0 | ||
Metz | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
Total | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | ||
Career total | 248 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 355 | 0 |
International
- As of matches played on 30 July 2020[7]
Algeria national team | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2019 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
References
- "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- "Montpellier Hérault SC 3–1 FC Gueugnon". Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP.fr). Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- Alexandre Chochois (27 January 2012). "Bayonne : Alexandre Oukidja (Lille) prêté" (in French). FootNational. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- "Algeria v Tunisia game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
- "Alexandre Oukidja opte pour la nationalité algérienne". 18 May 2018.
- Alexandre Oukidja at Soccerway
- Alexandre Oukidja at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.