Youcef Touati (29 March 1989 – 16 March 2017) was an Algerian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youcef Touati | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Denis, France | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 2017 (aged 27) | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Amiens | ||
| 2008 | AC Amiens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Pacy | 18 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Dijon | 11 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Cannes (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Red Star | 25 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Istres | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Tours | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Épinal | 16 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Chambly | 18 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | MO Béjaïa | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 120 | (8) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Algeria U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Youth career edit
Born in Saint-Denis, Touati began his career bouncing around the junior ranks of several different clubs: ES Paris, Red Star 93, CS Sedan and Paris FC.[2] In 2005, at age 16, he joined the Amiens SC academy where he stayed for two years. In 2007, the club offered Touati a professional trainee contract but, on the advice of his agent, he declined it to go join Spanish side Villarreal CF. However, he was unable to sign with Villarreal since the club was not willing to pay Amiens for the transfer. Touati finally returned to Amiens four months later, this time to sign with the city's other team, AC Amiens.
Pacy VEF edit
At the beginning of the 2008 season, Touati signed a contract with Championnat National side Pacy Vallée-d'Eure. However, AC Amiens claimed that the player was still under contract with the club, forcing him to sit out the first four months of the season. The clubs finally reached an agreement in December 2008 allowing Touati to feature for Pacy. He made 18 appearances for the club in the 2008–09 season, scoring one goal.
Dijon edit
On 6 July 2009, Touati signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 side Dijon FCO.[3] On 7 August 2009, he made his debut for the club starting in a league match against Angers SCO.[4]
Cannes edit
On 9 September 2010, Touati was loaned out to Championnat National side AS Cannes until the end of the season.[5]
International career edit
On 14 September 2009, Touati received his first call up to the Algerian Under-23 National Team for a 10-day training camp in Marseille.[6] On 9 February 2011, he played his first match for the team, a 3–2 win over Senegal in a friendly in Sidi Moussa.[7] However, after the game, head coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi said that Touati would be dropped from the team after showing a lack of motivation.[8]
Death edit
After a traffic accident at the A1 autoroute on 6 March 2017, Touati's death was announced by various sources, including one of his previous clubs.[9][10] However, it was announced by his family on 9 March 2017 that he survived the accident, being instead in a deep coma according to an official statement released by his family.[11] Touati eventually died on 16 March.[12] He was 27.
Career statistics edit
- As of 30 October 2015.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 2008–09 | National | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Dijon | 2009–10 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cannes (loan) | 2010–11 | National | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Red Star Saint-Ouen | 2011–12 | National | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Istres | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tours | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Épinal | 2014–15 | National | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Chambly | 2015–16 | National | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | 106 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 8 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Youcef TOUATI - Football : la fiche de Youcef TOUATI (Chambly)". lequipe.fr.
- ^ "Actualité à la une en Normandie, toutes les informations locales". paris-normandie.fr.
- ^ "Dijon – Arrivée de Youcef Touati, révélation du National". espoirsdufootball.com. 6 July 2009.
- ^ "French Football League : Ligue 2 , news, results, tables, statistics". www.frenchleague.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009.
- ^ "Cannes : Touati arrive en prêt". footafrica365.fr.
- ^ "EN Espoirs : l'EN en regroupement à Beaucaire - Football algérien". www.dzfoot.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009.
- ^ "EN U23 : Algérie 3-2 Sénégal (amical), les buts (vidéo)". dzfoot.com.
- ^ EN U23 : Vers la mise à l'écart de Youcef Touati
- ^ "Repose en paix Youcef" (in French). fcchambly.com. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Décès de Youcef Touati" (in French). lequipe.fr. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "COMMUNIQUÉ OFFICIEL PAR LA FAMILLE DE YOUCEF TOUATI" (in French). redstar.fr. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Collision avec le van de Jenifer : Youcef Touati est décédé". Le Parisien. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.