![]() Ahamada playing for VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Naouirou Mohamed Ahamada[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 March 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | JO Saint Gabriel | ||
2011–2016 | Sporting Club Bel Air | ||
2016–2018 | Istres | ||
2018–2020 | Juventus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2021–2023 | VfB Stuttgart | 20 | (2) |
2023– | Crystal Palace | 28 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017 | France U16 | 5 | (2) |
2019 | France U17 | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | France U18 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:16, 11 May 2024 (UTC) |
Naouirou Mohamed Ahamada (born 29 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Club career
[edit]After starting his career in Italy for the youth team of Juventus, Ahamada moved to the German club VfB Stuttgart on loan on 5 October 2020 until the end of that season with an option to buy.[2] On 1 July 2021, the option was exercised and the club signed him permanently.
On 31 January 2023, Ahamada was signed on a three-and-a-half-year deal by Premier League club Crystal Palace for £9.7 million.[3] He made his debut for the club on 4 February, coming on as a substitute for Cheick Doucouré in a 2–1 away loss to Manchester United.[4]
International career
[edit]Ahamada was born in Marseille, France, and is of Comorian and Malagasy descent. He is a youth international for France.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 11 May 2024[6]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VfB Stuttgart II (loan) | 2020–21 | Regionalliga | 6 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
VfB Stuttgart II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Regionalliga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||||
VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
VfB Stuttgart | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 | |||
Total | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||||
Crystal Palace | 2022–23 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Premier League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |||
Career total | 63 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Player profile".
- ^ "VfB sign Naouirou Ahamada on loan". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Crystal Palace transfer news: Naouirou Ahamada joins from Stuttgart for £9.7m". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Manchester United 2–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Juventus : qui est Naouirou Ahamada, le Français d'origine comorienne qui a crevé l'écran en Youth League?".
- ^ Naouirou Ahamada at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Crystal Palace F.C. website
- Naouirou Ahamada at Athletic updates