Ilias Akhomach

Moroccan footballer (born 2004)

Ilias Akhomach
Personal information
Birth name Ilias Akhomach Chakkour[a]
Date of birth (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Els Hostalets de Pierola, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2013 Barcelona
2013–2017 Gimnàstic Manresa
2017–2020 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Barcelona B 42 (4)
2021 Barcelona 2 (0)
2023–2024 Villarreal B 2 (0)
2023– Villarreal 31 (2)
International career‡
2018 Morocco U15
2018–2019 Spain U15
2019–2020 Spain U16 7 (0)
2021–2022 Spain U18 8 (1)
2022–2023 Spain U19 15 (4)
2023 Spain U21 3 (1)
2023– Morocco U23 7 (1)
2024– Morocco 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:42, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Ilias Akhomach[3] (Arabic: إلياس آخوماش; born 16 April 2004) is a professional footballer who plays a right winger for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in Spain, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Els Hostalets de Pierola, Barcelona, Catalonia, Akhomach made his debut for FC Barcelona B on 7 November 2020, starting in a 1–0 away defeat to FC Andorra in Segunda División B. He was replaced by Nils Mortimer in the 63rd minute.[4]

On 20 November 2021, he was selected in the first team starting line-up, for Xavi's first game as a FC Barcelona manager, a La Liga derby against RCD Espanyol.[5][6][7] In a tense contest at the Camp Nou following the departure of Ronald Koeman, he helped his team to a 1–0 win, although he was replaced early in the second half to make way for his fellow Barcelona B winger Abde Ezzalzouli.[8][9]

On 20 May 2023, it was announced that Akhomach would not renew his contract with Barça and would become a free agent when his contract expired on 30 June 2023.[10]

Villarreal

On 3 July 2023, Akhomach signed a four-year contract with Villarreal CF, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.[11] On 14 December, he netted his first goal in a 3–2 away win over Stade Rennais in the Europa League.[12] On 27 January 2024, he scored his first La Liga goal in a 5–3 away victory over his former club Barcelona.[13]

International career

Born in Spain, Akhomach is of Moroccan descent. He is an international for Spain's youth national teams.[14] He also played with Morocco U15 national team and won the North African U15 championship in 2018.[15]

Akhomach made the switch to Morocco U23 national team in November 2023.[16] He debuted in a friendly 3–0 loss to Denmark U21 on 16 November 2023.[17]

Akhomach made his debut for the senior Morocco national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Angola.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2020–21 Segunda División B 4 0 — — 4 0
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 15 3 — — 15 3
2022–23 Primera Federación 23 1 — — 23 1
Total 42 4 — — 42 4
Barcelona 2021–22 La Liga 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Villarreal B 2023–24 Segunda División 2 0 — — 2 0
Villarreal 2023–24 La Liga 31 2 3 1 5[b] 1 39 4
Career total 77 6 4 1 5 1 86 8
  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Akhomach and the second or maternal family name is Chakkour.
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Morocco U23

References

  1. ^ "AKHOMACH Ilias".
  2. ^ "Ilias Akhomach". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "AFCON 2023 - Provisional squads list" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. p. 26.
  4. ^ "Olot 2–1 Barça B: Beaten on the road". FC Barcelona. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Barcelona 1-0 Espanyol – Goals and highlights – LaLiga 21/22". Marca. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ Panero, Daniel (19 November 2021). "Ilias Akhomach, la sorpresa de Xavi en el once en el derbi". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. ^ Birlanga, Javier (20 November 2021). "Quién es Ilias Akhomach la sorpresa de Xavito en su primer once como técnico del Barcelona". Goal (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  8. ^ Martínez, Juan Bautista (20 November 2021). "El Barça respira al límite ante el Espanyol". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  9. ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (20 November 2021). "VAR and the post come to Barcelona's rescue on Xavi's debut". Marca. Joe Ellis, translator. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  10. ^ Quiroz, Andrés (20 May 2023). "Ilias Akhomach will not renew with Barça and hopes to resolve his future in June". FC Barcelona Notices. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  11. ^ "¡Ilias Akhomach ya es groguet!" [Ilias Akhomach already is groguet!] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Rennes 2–3 Villarreal". BBC Sport. 14 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal". BBC Sport. 27 January 2024.
  14. ^ "FC Barcelone : Surnommé le "Messi marocain", Ilias Akhomach passe pro". 8 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Tournoi de l'UNAF −15: Le Maroc remporte l'édition 2018". Maroc Diplomatique (in French). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  16. ^ Sara, Zouiten (10 November 2023). "Ilias Akhomach Chooses Morocco Over Spain, Joins Atlas Lions' U-23 Squad". Morocco World News.
  17. ^ "Maroc : un joueur de l'OM et un ex-titi du PSG optent pour les U23 !". www.afrik-foot.com. 10 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Morocco v Angola game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.
  19. ^ Ilias Akhomach at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Egypt U23 vs Morocco U23: Olympics". BBC Sport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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