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.

Alexandre Oukidja

Oukidja with Metz in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Roger Oukidja[1]
Date of birth	(1988-07-19) 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 Men's football Representing  Algeria Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2019 Egypt
* 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
		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
2019	2	0
Total	2	0

Honours

Clubs

Lille

• Ligue 1: 2010–11
• Coupe de France: 2011

International

Algeria

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2019[8]

References

1. "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
2. "Montpellier Hérault SC 3–1 FC Gueugnon". Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP.fr). Retrieved 1 February 2012.
3. Alexandre Chochois (27 January 2012). "Bayonne : Alexandre Oukidja (Lille) prêté" (in French). FootNational. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
4. "Algeria v Tunisia game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
5. "Alexandre Oukidja opte pour la nationalité algérienne". 18 May 2018.
6. Alexandre Oukidja at Soccerway
7. Alexandre Oukidja at National-Football-Teams.com
8. "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.

External links

• Alexandre Oukidja at Soccerway