Ahmed Aloulou

Ahmed Aloulou (born 15 July 1996) is a Tunisian professional footballer, who is currently playing for riverside west end , as a forward. Aloulou has previously played for Alloa Athletic and Berwick Rangers on loan.

Ahmed Aloulou
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996
Place of birth Sfax, Tunisia
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 riverside west end
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Alloa Athletic 1 (0)
2019 → Berwick Rangers (loan) 9 (0)
2019-2020 Stenhousemuir F.C. 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:37, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Ahmed was born in Sfax.[1] His father was an engineer, and the family moved around, including spending 8 years in Aberdeen (where Ahmed began playing football) before moving to Romania in 2010.[2] He studied for a mechanical engineering degree at Dundee University.[2][3]

Futsal career

Ahmed played club futsal for Dundee Futsal whilst attending university.[2]

He represented Scotland at international futsal,[4] earning 5 caps.[2]

Football career

After graduating from university in the summer of 2018, Ahmed trialled for Alloa Athletic before being offered a contract.[2] He made his debut for Alloa on 8 September 2018,[5] becoming "the first player to graduate from Scotland's futsal set-up to 11-a-side senior football".[2] In January 2019 he moved on loan to Berwick Rangers[3] taking the number 10 shirt.[6] He made his debut for Berwick on 9 February in Scottish league 2 against Stirling Albion which ended in a 2–1 loss.[7] Ahmed made 9 appearances during his time at Berwick Rangers, all occurring in Scottish League Two as Berwick Rangers finished bottom of the table.[8] Berwick Rangers F.C. went on to lose 7–0 on aggregate to Cove Rangers in the playoffs which led to them being relegated to the Lowland League.[9] On 1 July 2019, Ahmed was released by Alloa Athletic F.C.[10] On 20 December 2019, Aloulou signed for Stenhousemuir F.C.[11] but was released in July 2020 without making a single appearance.

Playing style

Ahmed has been described by Alloa Athletic as "technically very good, has decent pace and is good at linking the game up".[4]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alloa Athletic 2018–19[5] Scottish Championship 1010002040
Berwick Rangers (loan) 2018–19[5] Scottish League Two 9000000090
Stenhousemuir F.C. 2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Career total 100100000130

References
  1. Ahmed Aloulou at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. Clive Lindsay (12 September 2018). "Alloa's Ahmed Aloulou makes jump from futsal to football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. "Aloulou fourth January signing". Berwick Rangers F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. "Profile". Alloa Athletic F.C. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. "Games played by Ahmed Aloulou in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  6. "Ahmed Aloulou". Berwick Rangers. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  7. "Berwick Rangers v Stirling Albion". 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  8. "Scottish League Two Betting | 2018/19 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  9. "Berwick Rangers 0–3 Cove Rangers (agg 0–7): Cove replace Berwick in senior set-up". 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  10. "Scottish Championship ins and outs - Summer 2019". 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  11. "Ahmed Aloulou | Football Stats | Stenhousemuir | Age 23 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.


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