Ahmed Oudjani (19 March 1937 – 15 January 1998) was an Algerian football striker.

Ahmed Oudjani
Oudjani in 1997
Personal information
Date of birth 19 March 1937
Place of birth Philippeville (Skikda), Algeria
Date of death 14 January 1998(1998-01-14) (aged 60)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1955-1957 JSMP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1958 US Vendôme
1958–1965 Lens 148 (112)
1965–1966 RC Paris
1966–1967 Sedan
1967–1968 Caen
1968–1969 US Tébessa
1969–1971 JSM Béjaïa
International career
Algeria FLN
Algeria 15
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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Oudjani was a member of the Algerian FLN team before the country gained its independence. He is also the all-time top scorer in RC Lens history, having scored 94 goals in 148 matches for the team, including 6 goals in one game against RC Paris in the 1963/1964 season. He scored 99 career goals in Ligue 1, and was the leading scorer in the 1963–64 French Division 1 with 30 goals.[1][2]

Ahmed is the father of former Algerian international Chérif Oudjani, who scored the winning goal in the final of the 1990 African Cup of Nations.

Ahmed's family is of Kabyle origin, and hails from the village of Sidi Aïch in Bejaïa.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Tournoi de football à la mémoire de Ahmed Oudjani" [Football tournament in memory of Ahmed Oudjani] (in French). L'Expression. 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ "RETRO — Lens : blessé, il marque trois buts en finale avant de s'évanouir…" (in French). Le Quotidien du Sport. 27 April 2022.
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