.jpg) Aouchiche withParis Saint-Germain in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Adil Aouchiche[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2002-07-15)15 July 2002 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Le Blanc-Mesnil, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Aberdeen (on loan fromSunderland) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Mitry Mory | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Tremblay FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Saint-Étienne | 71 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Lorient B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Lorient | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Sunderland | 36 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | →Portsmouth (loan) | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | →Aberdeen (loan) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | France U16 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U17 | 18 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | France U18 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U20 | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Adil Aouchiche (French pronunciation:[adilauʃiʃ]; born 15 July 2002) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forScottish Premiership clubAberdeen, on loan fromSunderland.[3]
An academy graduate ofParis Saint-Germain (PSG), Aouchiche made his professional debut on 30 August 2019 in a 2–0league win againstMetz. He started the match and played 65 minutes before getting replaced byLeandro Paredes.[4] He scored his first goal on 5 January 2020 in a 6–0Coupe de France win againstLinas-Montlhéry.[5] This made him the youngest player ever to score a goal for PSG in theCoupe de France at 17 years and 5 months.[6] He made his third and final appearance for the club as a substitute in a 6–1 cup win againstDijon.[7]
On 29 May 2020, Aouchiche underwent an introductory medical withSaint-Étienne ahead of a potential free transfer to the club.[8] On 15 June 2020, he was nominated for the2020 Golden Boy Award, being one of three PSG players in the 100-player shortlist.[9]
On 20 July 2020, Aouchiche signed for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne.[10] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0league win againstLorient on 30 August,[11] and scored his first goal on 20 September in a 2–2 draw againstNantes.[12]
On 1 September 2022, Aouchiche joined Ligue 1 clubLorient on a four-year contract.[13]
On 1 September 2023, Aouchiche joined English clubSunderland on a five-year contract.[14]
On 31 January 2025, Aouchiche signed forPortsmouth on loan until the end of the season.[15]
On 6 July 2025 Aouchiche signed forAberdeen of the Scottish Premiership on season-long loan deal.[16]
Born in France, Aouchiche holds French and Algerian nationalities,[17] being born to both an Algerian mother and father. He is eligible to play for either France, his nation of birth, or Algeria, the nation of his parents.[18] He is a current French youth international. He became the focus of attention in2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship due to his goalscoring prowess. Despite being a midfielder, he scored 9 goals from 5 matches in the tournament asFrance reached semi-finals.[19] He scored ahat-trick againstSweden in agroup stage match and netted another four goals in quarter-final clash againstCzech Republic.[20][21]
He went on to break several records during the tournament including that of scoring most goals in a singleU17 Euro campaign, which was previously held by his compatriotsOdsonne Édouard andAmine Gouiri for scoring 8 goals in2015 and2017 respectively.[22] He also became the all-time top scorer in the history ofUEFA European Under-17 Championship, a feat which was previously shared by Édouard, Gouiri andAbel Ruiz.[22] His tally of 9 goals also equalled the record for most goals in anyUEFA football national-team finals tournament, which he currently shares withMichel Platini,Elena Danilova andShekiera Martinez.[19] His stellar performances earned him a spot in the team of the tournament.[23]
Aouchiche is an attacking midfielder, gifted with above-average technical skills. He excels in chance creation and dribbling.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 71 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 77 | 2 | |||
| Lorient | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Lorient B | 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sunderland | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 132 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 6 | ||
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