Naouirou Ahamada

Naouirou Ahamada (born 29 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Naouirou Ahamada
Personal information
Full name Naouirou Ahamada[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-29) 29 March 2002
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Crystal Palace
Number 29
Youth career
2010–2011 JO Saint Gabriel
2011–2016 Sporting Club Bel Air
2016–2018 Istres
2018–2020 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Juventus 0 (0)
2020–2021VfB Stuttgart (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2023 VfB Stuttgart 19 (2)
2023– Crystal Palace 11 (0)
International career
2017 France U16 5 (2)
2019 France U17 6 (0)
2019–2020 France U18 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:02, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

On 5 October 2020, VfB Stuttgart signed Ahamada on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy.[2] On 1 July 2021, the option was exercised and the club signed him permanently.

On 31 January 2023, Ahamada was signed on a three-and-a-half year deal by Premier League club Crystal Palace for £9.7 million.[3] He made his debut for the club on 4 February, coming on as a substitute for Cheick Doucouré in a 2–1 away loss to Manchester United.[4]

International career

Ahamada was born in France and is of Comorian and Malagasy descent. He is a youth international for France.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 August 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Juventus U23 2019–20 Serie C 200020
VfB Stuttgart II (on loan) 2020–21 Regionalliga 600060
VfB Stuttgart II 2021–22 Regionalliga 300030
2022–23 Regionalliga 000000
Total 900090
VfB Stuttgart (on loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 600060
VfB Stuttgart 2021–22 Bundesliga 301040
2022–23 Bundesliga 17210182
Total 26220282
Crystal Palace 2022–23 Premier League 800080
Crystal Palace 2023–24 Premier League 301080
Career total 4823000512

    References

    1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
    2. "VfB sign Naouirou Ahamada on loan". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
    3. "Crystal Palace transfer news: Naouirou Ahamada joins from Stuttgart for £9.7m". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
    4. "Manchester United 2–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
    5. "Juventus : qui est Naouirou Ahamada, le Français d'origine comorienne qui a crevé l'écran en Youth League?".
    6. Naouirou Ahamada at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2020.


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