Personal information | |||
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Full name | Naouirou Mohamed Ahamada[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 March 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking 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) |
2020–2021 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2021–2023 | VfB Stuttgart | 20 | (2) |
2023– | Crystal Palace | 28 | (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 16:16, 11 May 2024 (UTC) |
Naouirou Mohamed Ahamada (born 29 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Club career
After starting his career in Italy for the youth team of Juventus, Ahamada moved to the German club VfB Stuttgart on loan on 5 October 2020 until the end of that 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 Marseille, France, and is of Comorian and Malagasy descent. He is a youth international for France.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 May 2024[6]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VfB Stuttgart II (loan) | 2020–21 | Regionalliga | 6 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
VfB Stuttgart II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Regionalliga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||||
VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
VfB Stuttgart | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 | |||
Total | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||||
Crystal Palace | 2022–23 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Premier League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |||
Career total | 63 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Player profile".
- ^ "VfB sign Naouirou Ahamada on loan". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Crystal Palace transfer news: Naouirou Ahamada joins from Stuttgart for £9.7m". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Manchester United 2–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Juventus : qui est Naouirou Ahamada, le Français d'origine comorienne qui a crevé l'écran en Youth League?".
- ^ Naouirou Ahamada at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
- Profile at the Crystal Palace F.C. website
- Naouirou Ahamada at Athletic updates