Houssem Aouar

Houssem Aouar (born 30 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays for Lyon as a midfielder.[1]

Houssem Aouar
Aouar with Lyon in 2017
Personal information
Full name Houssem Aouar
Date of birth (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2009 AC Villeurbanne
2009–2017 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Lyon B 22 (4)
2017– Lyon 97 (16)
National team‡
2014 France U17 1 (0)
2017– France U21 16 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:46, 8 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2019

Club career

Lyon

Aouar joined the Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy in 2009 at the age of 11.

He signed a three-year professional contract at Olympique Lyonnais in July 2016. He made his first team debut in on 16 February 2017 in a 1–4 away win over AZ Alkmaar in the round of 32 of the knockout phase of the UEFA Europa League, replacing Sergi Darder after 84 minutes.[2] Aouar scored his first goal for Lyon's first team a week later in the second-leg match against AZ Alkmaar at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, which Lyon won 7–1.[3] He made his Ligue 1 debut by starting in the away match against SC Bastia on 16 April 2017, but the match was abandoned at half-time with the score at 0–0. A win was given to Lyon three weeks later.[4] He was nominated for the Golden Boy award in July 2018.[5]

At the beginning of the 2017–18 season, despite having played only five competitive matches for Lyon's first team since he joined the club, Aouar was given the symbolic number 8 (having previously been worn by club legend Juninho) left free when Corentin Tolisso left the club for Bayern Munich in June 2017.[6]

On 11 December 2019, Aouar scored a goal against RB Leipzig in a Champions League group stage match[7] helping Lyon to secure their way into the Champions League round of 16.

Style of play

Aouar is a versatile attacking midfielder, who can play anywhere in midfield, and has been praised for his excellent technical ability and his calmness with the ball at his feet.[8]

Personal life

Aouar is of Algerian descent.[9] He holds Juninho and Zinedine Zidane, who is also of Algerian ancestry, as role models.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 15 August 2020[1]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon 2016–17 Ligue 1 300000210051
2017–18 326400081—447
2018–19 377201070—477
2019–20 253434271—409
Career total 9716103522430013624

1Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League appearances.

2Includes Trophée des Champions appearances.

References
  1. "France - H. Aouar - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. "AZ Alkmaar vs. Lyon - 19 February 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. "Lyon vs. AZ Alkmaar - 23 February 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  4. "Ligue 1 : L'OL se voit attribuer la victoire face au Sporting Club de Bastia". olweb.fr. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. Polden, Jake (2 July 2018). "Golden Boy 2018 award nominees announced". mirror.
  6. "OL: les numéros de Tolisso et Lacazette réattribués". RMC Sport (in French). 9 July 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  7. "Lyon 2 - 2 RB Leipzig - Match Report & Highlights - Sky Sports". skysports.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  8. "Houssem Aouar: Meet the Lyon player Pep Guardiola calls 'incredible'". 29 November 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. Vavel (14 November 2016). "Qui es-tu, Houssem Aouar ?". VAVEL.com (in French). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  10. "The Young Lyon wanted in Liverpool and Barcelona - Meet Ligue 1 Rising Star Houssem Aouar | Goal.com". Retrieved 30 November 2018.


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