Wassim Aouachria

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Wassim Aouachria
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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
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Waterford
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– Waterford 12 (6)
International career
2018 Algeria U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

Wassim Chouaib Aouachria (Arabic: وسيم شعيب عواشرية‎‎; born 12 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Irish club Waterford.

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.

Club career

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] 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.[18]

International career

Born in France,[19] Aouachria has represented Algeria internationally at under-18 level at the 2018 Mediterranean Games:[20] he played against France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Spain.[21] In an interview in 2020, Aouachria stated his preference to represent Algeria internationally over France.[22]

Style of play

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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 November 2022[23]
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 League of Ireland First Division 12 6 3 4 4[lower-alpha 5] 2 19 12
Career total 29 7 4 4 0 0 7 3 40 14

References

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  23. Wassim Aouachria at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

External links

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