Hamza Sakhi (born 7 June 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Botola club Wydad AC as an attacking midfielder.
 Sakhi with Châteauroux in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Rabat, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wydad AC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Châteauroux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Châteauroux II | 24 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Châteauroux | 25 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Metz | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Metz II | 4 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → SAS Épinal (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Auxerre (loan) | 35 | (5) |
| 2018–2024 | Auxerre | 125 | (14) |
| 2018–2020 | Auxerre II | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Sochaux (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Melbourne City (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2024 | Melbourne City | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ajaccio | 15 | (1) |
| 2024– | Wydad AC | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Morocco U17 | 9 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editHaving initially joined AJ Auxerre from Metz on loan, Auxerre confirmed they had signed Sakhi on a permanent deal on 16 April 2018.[1]
In January 2019, he went on loan to FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.[2]
On 11 January 2024, Melbourne City made Sakhi's transfer permanent after he played for them on loan initially.[3] A fortnight after signing this contract extension, Sakhi and the club agreed a mutual termination of his contract, due to family issues.[4][5]
On 25 January 2024, Sakhi signed a 2.5-year contract with Ajaccio.[6]
International career
editSakhi was born in Rabat, Morocco, but was raised in France. He made his debut for Morocco in a 4–2 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup win against the Panama U17s, wherein he scored his debut goal.[7]
Personal life
editHis younger half-brother Ilyas Chouaref is also a footballer.[8][9]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 July 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Châteauroux II | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Châteauroux | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | National | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Metz | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Metz II | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| Épinal (loan) | 2016–17 | National | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| Auxerre (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 5 | |
| Auxerre | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | |||
| Total | 67 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 8 | ||
| Auxerre II | 2018–19 | National 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Sochaux (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Career total | 305 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 21 | ||
References
edit- ^ "OFFICIEL : Hamza Sakhi est Auxerrois !" [OFFICIAL: Hamza Sakhi is Auxerrois!] (in French). AJ Auxerre. 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Hamza Sakhi est officiellement sochalien" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "LOCKED IN: HAMZA SAKHI TO REMAIN IN CITY BLUE FOR SEASON 2024/25". Melbourne City. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Dave (23 January 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Melbourne City body blow as star midfielder returns to France". FTBL.
- ^ "Melbourne City FC announce departure of Hamza Sakhi". Melbourne City. 24 January 2023.
- ^ "HAMZA SAKHI NOUVEAU RENFORT !" [HAMZA SAKHI NEW REINFORCEMENT!] (in French). Ajaccio. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "Avant AJA-Châteauroux, Sakhi-Chouaref : "Sur le terrain, on est adversaires avant d'être frères"" [Before AJA-Châteauroux, Sakhi-Chouaref: "On the ground, we are adversaries before being brothers"] (in French). Le Berry (Groupe Centre-France). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Auxerre - Berrichonne : le match d'une vie pour Hamza Sakhi" [Auxerre - Berrichonne : le match d'une vie pour Hamza Sakhi] (in French). Le Nouvelle Republique. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Hamza Sakhi at Soccerway
External links
edit- Hamza Sakhi at Soccerway