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Ahmed Touba

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Ahmed Touba
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Roubaix, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
Mechelen (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir)
Number 6
Youth career
–2014 Zulte Waregem
2014–2017 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Club Brugge 8 (0)
2018–2019OH Leuven (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020Beroe (loan) 16 (0)
2020–2022 RKC Waalwijk 50 (3)
2022– İstanbul Başakşehir 25 (0)
2023–2024Lecce (loan) 6 (0)
2024–Mechelen (loan) 4 (0)
International career
2016 Belgium U18 1 (0)
2016 Belgium U19 6 (0)
2020 Belgium U21 3 (0)
2021– Algeria 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Ahmed Touba (Arabic: أحمد توبة; born 13 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Mechelen on loan from Turkish side İstanbul Başakşehir. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national football team.

Club career

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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]

On 4 September 2024, Touba moved on loan to Mechelen in Belgium, with an option to buy.[5]

International career

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Born in France, Touba is Algerian by descent. He moved to Belgium at a young age, and was a youth international for Belgium.[6] He represented the Algeria national team in a friendly 4–1 win over Mauritania on 3 June 2021.[7]

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]

Honours

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Club Brugge

İstanbul Başakşehir

References

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  1. ^ Ahmed Touba at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Ahmed Touba at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Club Brugge vs. Zulte Waregem - 1 May 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ "HOŞ GELDİN AHMED TOUBA". ibfk.com.tr (in Turkish). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Ahmed Touba versterkt onze verdediging" [Ahmed Touba strengthens our defense] (in Dutch). Mechelen. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Foot : Le belge Ahmed Touba fait un appel du pied à Belmadi". 7 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Match Report of Algeria vs Mauritania - 2021-06-03 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ a b Ahmed Touba at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
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