| 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 |
Lecce (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir) | ||
| Number | 59 | ||
| 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 | 24 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Lecce (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 15 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ahmed Touba (Arabic: أحمد توبة; born 13 March 1998) is a French-born professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Lecce, on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir, and for the Algeria national football team.
Club career[edit]
Touba 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]
International career[edit]
Born in France, Touba is Algerian by descent. He moved to Belgium at a young age, and was a youth international for Belgium.[5] He represented the Algeria national team in a friendly 4–1 win over Mauritania on 3 June 2021.[6]
In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Ahmed Touba at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Belgium - A. Touba - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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