Wassim_Aouachria
Wassim Aouachria
Association football player (born 2000)
Wassim Chouaib Aouachria (Arabic: وسيم شعيب عواشرية; born 12 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland First Division club Galway United.
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Aouachria with Aldershot Town in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wassim Chouaib Aouachria[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Roubaix, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galway United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Aubagne | ||
| 2013–2019 | Marseille | ||
| 2019–2022 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Waterford | 25 | (10) |
| 2023– | Galway United | 23 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Algeria U18 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:28, 6 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 19 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
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A youth product of Marseille, Aouachria moved to English club Charlton Athletic in 2019, making his senior debut in 2020. Aouachria was born in France to Algerian parents, and holds dual-citizenship; he represented Algeria internationally at youth level at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.
Youth career
Aouachria was born on 12 March 2000 in Roubaix, France, to parents from Annaba, Algeria.[4] He began playing youth football at local club Aubagne in 2006, aged six, before joining Marseille's under-14 team in 2013.[4]
Charlton Athletic
On 16 January 2019, Aouachria joined Charlton Athletic's Under-23 squad on a short-term contract from Marseille.[5] The player stated that "the reason for leaving Marseille was due to his lack of promotion to the reserve team and his unwillingness to continue with the under-19 team".[6]
On 2 May 2019, his contract was extended until June 2021.[7][8] During a training session with the first team, Aoucharia suffered an ACL injury; he had scored five goals in nine starts for the U23 team prior to his injury.[3] He remained on the sidelines for over one year.[9]
Aouachria made his professional debut for the senior team on 10 November 2020, scoring in a 3–1 win against Leyton Orient in the EFL Trophy.[10]
On 23 May 2022, it was announced that Aouachria was leaving Charlton Athletic at the end of his contract.[11]
Loans to the National League
On 31 August 2021, Aouachria joined Aldershot Town on an initial three-month loan.[12]
On 11 December 2021, Aouachria joined National League South side Braintree Town on loan until 3 January 2022.[13][14]
On 18 March 2022, Aouachria joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on a month's loan.[15] Aouachria scored his first goal for Hampton & Richmond Borough in a 2–0 victory over Billericay Town on 9 April 2022.[16]
Waterford
On 4 July 2022, Aouachria joined Waterford of the League of Ireland First Division, the Republic of Ireland's second tier.[17][18] He scored his first goals on 31 July, helping his team beat St Patrick's Athletic 3–2 with a brace in the FAI Cup.[19]
Galway United
On 4 July 2023, it was announced that Aouachria had joined League of Ireland First Division leaders Galway United.[20]
Born in France,[21] Aouachria has represented Algeria internationally at under-18 level at the 2018 Mediterranean Games:[22] he played against France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Spain.[23] In an interview in 2020, Aouachria stated his preference to represent Algeria internationally over France.[24]
Aouachria is a versatile forward capable of playing as a number 10 or a winger.[5] His main attributes are his technical ability and finishing.[5]
Aouachria described Zinedine Zidane's performances at the 2006 FIFA World Cup as the "trigger" for him to start playing football.[4] The player that he prefers to watch is Nabil Fekir,[4] whereas his favourite Algerian national is Riyad Mahrez.[4]
- As of match played 31 May 2024[25]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2021–22 | National League South | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2021–22 | National League South | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Waterford | 2022 | LOI First Division | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | 19 | 12 | |
| 2023 | LOI First Division | 13 | 4 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 15 | 5 | |||
| Total | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 34 | 17 | |||
| Galway United | 2023 | LOI First Division | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 8 | ||
| 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||||
| Career total | 65 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 81 | 27 | ||
- Includes EFL Cup
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- Appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
- Appearances in League of Ireland promotion/relegation playoffs
- Appearances in Munster Senior Cup
Galway United
- "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: Charlton Athletic – Under 21 Contract Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- Wassim Aouachria [@WassimAouachria] (12 May 2021). "Thanks for all the birthday messages that means a lot. This year will be a big one, thanks to God! #Chapter21" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Wassim Aouachria". www.cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- Kada Rabah, Farid (8 May 2018). "A la découverte de Wassim Aouachria, EN U20 (Olympique de Marseille)". DZBallon (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Wassim Aouachria joins academy | CAFC". www.cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "وسيم عواشرية:" تركت مرسيليا لعدم ترقيتي لفريق الناسيونال."". elmoustadira (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "وسيم عواشرية يمدد عقده لموسم مع تشارلتون". elmoustadira (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "واسيم عواشرية يمدد عقده ناديه الانجليزي !". الخضرة (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Bowyer praises Aouachria, Morgan and Maddison following Addicks 3-1 win". www.cafc.co.uk. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "PAPA JOHN'S TROPHY REPORT | Charlton 3 Leyton Orient 1". www.cafc.co.uk. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Academy Update : Retained and released players". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- "NEW SIGNING: SHOTS SIGN AOUACHRIA!". Aldershot Town. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. Braintree Town F.C. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- "LOAN WATCH : Aouachria joins Braintree Town". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- "NESS EXTENDS STAY AND AOUACHRIA JOINS". Hampton & Richmond Borough. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- "BEAVERS BEAT BILLERICAY AT THE BEV". Hampton & Richmond Borough. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Waterford FC Sign Wassim Aouachria". Waterford Official Site. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- Team, The42 (4 July 2022). "'He came here to be successful' - Waterford sign Algerian striker". The 42.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Kilbane, Ryan (31 July 2022). "FAI Cup Report: St Patrick's Athletic 2 – 3 Waterford". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- Team, Media (4 July 2023). "Wassim Aouachria Signs for Galway United". Galway United.
- "لاعب شبان الخضر يصف أندي ديلور بالانتهازي و ينتقد خياره علنا". elmoustadira (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Algeria v Spain" (PDF). 2018 Mediterranean Games. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Wassim Aouachria » U18 Friendlies 2018". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- سكوب, صحفي (26 April 2020). "لاعب مغترب يفضل تمثيل الجزائر عوض الفوز بكأس العالم مع فرنسا !". الجزائر سكوب - Algerie Scoop (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- Wassim Aouachria at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- Wassim Aouachria at Soccerway
- Wassim Aouachria at WorldFootball.net