Naouirou Mohamed Ahamada (born 29 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
 Ahamada playing for VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 27 | (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 17:53, 27 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
Ahamada was born in Marseille, France, and is of Comorian and Malagasy descent. He is a youth international for France.[5]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 27 April 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 62 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 2 | ||
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Profile at the Crystal Palace F.C. website
- Naouirou Ahamada at Athletic updates
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