French footballer (born 2002)
Mohamed Achi Full name
Mohamed Achi Bouakline Date of birth
(2002-01-16 ) 16 January 2002 (age 22) Place of birth
Bondy , France Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Position(s)
Midfielder Current team
Paris 13 Atletico 2010–2016
AS Bondy 2016–2021
Nantes Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2020–
Nantes B
34
(3) 2021–
Nantes
3
(0) 2023–
→ Paris 13 Atletico (loan)
8
(0) 2019–
France U20
6
(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2023
Mohamed Achi (born 16 January 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National club Paris 13 Atletico on loan from the Ligue 1 club Nantes .
Early life
Mohamed Achi was born in Bondy , Île-de-France , where he started playing football, at the local club, along the likes of Ateef Konaté , William Saliba or even his elder Kylian Mbappé , as Kylian's father Wilfried Mbappé was his youth coach there.[ 1] [ 2]
Club career
Having joined the Nantes youth system as a 14-year-old, his promising career was however halted by a serious leg injury, still managing to win the national U17 championship during the 2018–19 season ,[ 1] [ 2] Jean-Claude Ntenda , Gor Manvelyan , Jean-Baptiste Gorby and Quentin Merlin .[ 3] 2019–20 [fr ] Coupe Gambardella that he became a prominent figure of the Nantes academy, reaching the quarter finals of the national youth cup, before the competition was eventually canceled because of covid .[ 1]
Achi signed his first professional contract with Nantes in December 2021, having already become a central piece of the reserve team in National 2 , as he had scored 3 goals and delivered 3 assists for 13 appearances during the first part of that season .[ 1] [ 2]
He made his first team debut under Antoine Kombouaré 's management on the 21 May 2022, replacing Randal Kolo Muani during a 1–1 home Ligue 1 draw against Saint-Étienne .[ 4]
On 31 January 2023, Achi was loaned to Paris 13 Atletico in Championnat National .[ 5]
International career
Also eligible for the Morocco national team through his dual nationality,[ 6] France U20 in November 2021,[ 7] Germany where he scored a goal from a 25-meter free kick , temporarily equalizing, before Germany eventually scored a late goal to win the game 3–2.[ 1] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Style of play
First growing as a number 10 through the youth academies, Achi was later moved to the lower positions of milieu relayeur defensive midfielder .[ 2]
Described as a sharp and elegant midfielder, able to make progressive and precise passes, he also added a more aggressive and explosive dimension to his game as he made his first step into professionalism in 2021–22 .[ 1] [ 3]
Honours
Nantes
References
^ a b c d e f g Boudard, Jean-Marcel; Ouggourni, Pierre-Hakim (11 December 2021). "Le prometteur Mohamed Achi a signé pro" . Ouest-France . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ a b c d "Mohamed Achi signe professionnel !" . FC Nantes . Retrieved 24 May 2022 .^ a b c Bourdeau, Denis (5 June 2019). "Johann Sidaner, leur entraîneur, présente ses jeunes joueurs champions de France" . Presse-Océan [fr ] Ouest-France . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ Cail, Gabriel (21 May 2022). "Nantes 1-1 ASSE, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match" . L'Équipe . Retrieved 21 May 2022 . ^ "MOHAMED ACHI PRÊTÉ AU PARIS 13 ATLETICO" (in French). FC Nantes. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023 .^ "Mohamed ACHI" . unfp.org . Retrieved 6 August 2023 .^ "Mohamed Achi appelé en équipe de France U20" . Ouest-France . Retrieved 24 May 2022 .^ Gaillard, Claire (11 November 2021). "La France battue sur le fil" . FFF . Retrieved 24 May 2022 . ^ Équipe de France Jeunes [@edfjeunes] (12 November 2021). "Le superbe but de Mohamed Achi face à l'Allemagne" (Tweet ) (in French) – via Twitter . ^ Barbaud, Maxime (19 May 2022). "France U20 : la liste de Bernard Diomède pour le tournoi de Toulon" . Foot Mercato [fr ] . Retrieved 24 May 2022 .
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