Sofiane Alakouch

Sofiane Alakouch

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Nîmes, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Paris FC
Number	22
Youth career
2005–2006	Chemin Bas d'Avignon
2006–2016	Nîmes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Nîmes B	10	(0)
2016–2021	Nîmes	115	(1)
2021	Metz B	1	(0)
2021–2024	Metz	9	(0)
2022	→ Lausanne-Sport (loan)	11	(0)
2023–2024	→ Paris FC (loan)	13	(1)
2024–	Paris FC	0	(0)
International career^‡
2017	France U19	2	(0)
2018	France U21	1	(0)
2021–	Morocco	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:55, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Sofiane Alakouch (Arabic: سفيان علكوش; born 29 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 2 club Paris FC.^[2] Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Club career

On 21 July 2021, Alakouch joined Metz for a four-year term.^[3] On 15 February 2022, he joined Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland on loan until the end of the season.^[4]

International career

Alakouch is Moroccan by descent and represented France at U19 level. He received a call-up to represent the Morocco national team in August 2017.^[5] He later received a call-up to represent the France under-20 national team for the 2018 Toulon Tournament on 17 May 2018.^[6]

Alakouch debuted with Morocco in a 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Sudan on 12 November 2021.^[7]

References

1. "Sofiane Alakouch". FC Metz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
2. Sofiane Alakouch at Soccerway
3. "Sofiane Alakouch est Grenat !" (in French). Metz. 21 July 2021.
4. "SOFIANE ALAKOUCH EST LAUSANNOIS!" (Press release) (in French). Lausanne-Sport. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
5. Pr., P. "Maroc : Hervé Renard convoque Benatia, Ziyech et Alakouch".
6. "La liste de la France pour le Festival Espoirs 2018".
7. "Match Report of Sudan vs Morocco - 2021-11-12 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

• France profile at FFF