Mohamed Achi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Achi Bouakline | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bondy, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nantes | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | AS Bondy | ||
| 2016–2021 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Nantes B | 25 | (3) |
| 2021– | Nantes | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | France U20 | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:11, 4 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022 | |||
Mohamed Achi (born 16 January 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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 years 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] in a team comprising the likes of Jean-Claude Ntenda, Gor Manvelyan, Jean-Baptiste Gorby and Quentin Merlin.[3] But it was during the following 2019–20 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]
International career
Also eligible for the Moroccan national team through his origins, Archi was first called to the French U20 team in November 2021,[5] making his debut during a friendly game against 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][6][7] He subsequently became a regular with the French youth selection.[8]
Style of play
First growing as a number 10 through the youth academies, Achi was later moved to the lower positions of milieu relayeur or 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
- Championnat National U17: 2018–19[1][3]
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 (in French). 14 December 2021. 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. Ouest-France. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Cail, Gabriel (21 May 2022). "Nantes 1-1 ASSE, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Mohamed Achi appelé en équipe de France U20". Ouest-France. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Gaillard, Claire (11 November 2021). "La France battue sur le fil". FFF. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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 (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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External links
- Mohamed Achi at Soccerway