Wassim Aouachria
Aouachria with Aldershot Town in 2021
Personal information
Full name Wassim Chouaib Aouachria[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000[2]
Place of birth Roubaix, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Galway United
Number 31
Youth career
2006–2013 Aubagne
2013–2019 Marseille
2019–2022 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2021 → Aldershot Town (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2022 → Braintree Town (loan) 0 (0)
2022 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 11 (1)
2022–2023 Waterford 25 (10)
2023– Galway United 14 (6)
International career‡
2018 Algeria U18 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

Wassim Chouaib Aouachria (Arabic: وسيم شعيب عواشرية; born 12 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland First Division club Galway United.

A youth product of Marseille, Aouachria moved to English club Charlton Athletic in 2019, making his senior debut in 2020. Aouachria was born in France to Algerian parents, and holds dual-citizenship; he represented Algeria internationally at youth level at the 2018 Mediterranean Games.

Club career

Youth career

Aouachria was born on 12 March 2000 in Roubaix, France, to parents from Annaba, Algeria.[4] He began playing youth football at local club Aubagne in 2006, aged six, before joining Marseille's under-14 team in 2013.[4]

Charlton Athletic

On 16 January 2019, Aouachria joined Charlton Athletic's Under-23 squad on a short-term contract from Marseille.[5] The player stated that "the reason for leaving Marseille was due to his lack of promotion to the reserve team and his unwillingness to continue with the under-19 team".[6]

On 2 May 2019, his contract was extended until June 2021.[7][8] During a training session with the first team, Aoucharia suffered an ACL injury; he had scored five goals in nine starts for the U23 team prior to his injury.[3] He remained on the sidelines for over one year.[9]

Aouachria made his professional debut for the senior team on 10 November 2020, scoring in a 3–1 win against Leyton Orient in the EFL Trophy.[10]

On 23 May 2022, it was announced that Aouachria was leaving Charlton Athletic at the end of his contract.[11]

Loans to the National League

On 31 August 2021, Aouachria joined Aldershot Town on an initial three-month loan.[12]

On 11 December 2021, Aouachria joined National League South side Braintree Town on loan until 3 January 2022.[13][14]

On 18 March 2022, Aouachria joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on a month's loan.[15] Aouachria scored his first goal for Hampton & Richmond Borough in a 2–0 victory over Billericay Town on 9 April 2022.[16]

Waterford

On 4 July 2022, Aouachria joined Waterford of the League of Ireland First Division, the Republic of Ireland's second tier.[17][18] He scored his first goals on 31 July, helping his team beat St Patrick's Athletic 3–2 with a brace in the FAI Cup.[19]

Galway United

On 4 July 2023, it was announced that Aouachria had joined League of Ireland First Division leaders Galway United.[20]

International career

Born in France,[21] Aouachria has represented Algeria internationally at under-18 level at the 2018 Mediterranean Games:[22] he played against France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Spain.[23] In an interview in 2020, Aouachria stated his preference to represent Algeria internationally over France.[24]

Style of play

Aouachria is a versatile forward capable of playing as a number 10 or a winger.[5] His main attributes are his technical ability and finishing.[5]

Personal life

Aouachria described Zinedine Zidane's performances at the 2006 FIFA World Cup as the "trigger" for him to start playing football.[4] The player that he prefers to watch is Nabil Fekir,[4] whereas his favourite Algerian national is Riyad Mahrez.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 October 2023[25]
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2020–21 League One 0000001[lower-alpha 3]111
2021–22 League One 0000001[lower-alpha 3]010
Total 0000002121
Aldershot Town (loan) 2021–22 National League 6010—0070
Braintree Town (loan) 2021–22 National League South 00——0000
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2021–22 National League South 111——1[lower-alpha 4]0121
Waterford 2022 LOI First Division 12634—4[lower-alpha 5]21912
2023 LOI First Division 134——2[lower-alpha 6]1155
Total 251034—633417
Galway United 2023 LOI First Division 14632——178
Career total 56177600947227

Honours

Galway United

References

  1. ↑ "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: Charlton Athletic – Under 21 Contract Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Wassim Aouachria [@WassimAouachria] (12 May 2021). "Thanks for all the birthday messages that means a lot. This year will be a big one, thanks to God! #Chapter21" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. 1 2 "Wassim Aouachria". www.cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Kada Rabah, Farid (8 May 2018). "A la découverte de Wassim Aouachria, EN U20 (Olympique de Marseille)". DZBallon (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Wassim Aouachria joins academy | CAFC". www.cafc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "وسيم عواشرية:" تركت مرسيليا لعدم ترقيتي لفريق الناسيونال."". elmoustadira (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "وسيم عواشرية يمدد عقده لموسم مع تشارلتون". elmoustadira (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "واسيم عواشرية يمدد عقده ناديه الانجليزي !". الخضرة (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Bowyer praises Aouachria, Morgan and Maddison following Addicks 3-1 win". www.cafc.co.uk. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "PAPA JOHN'S TROPHY REPORT | Charlton 3 Leyton Orient 1". www.cafc.co.uk. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Academy Update : Retained and released players". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: SHOTS SIGN AOUACHRIA!". Aldershot Town. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. Braintree Town F.C. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "LOAN WATCH : Aouachria joins Braintree Town". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "NESS EXTENDS STAY AND AOUACHRIA JOINS". Hampton & Richmond Borough. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "BEAVERS BEAT BILLERICAY AT THE BEV". Hampton & Richmond Borough. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Waterford FC Sign Wassim Aouachria". Waterford Official Site. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  18. ↑ Team, The42 (4 July 2022). "'He came here to be successful' - Waterford sign Algerian striker". The 42.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ↑ Kilbane, Ryan (31 July 2022). "FAI Cup Report: St Patrick's Athletic 2 – 3 Waterford". ExtraTime.com. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  20. ↑ Team, Media (4 July 2023). "Wassim Aouachria Signs for Galway United". Galway United.
  21. ↑ "لاعب شبان الخضر يصف أندي ديلور بالانتهازي و ينتقد خياره علنا". elmoustadira (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  22. ↑ "Algeria v Spain" (PDF). 2018 Mediterranean Games. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  23. ↑ "Wassim Aouachria » U18 Friendlies 2018". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  24. ↑ سكوب, صحفي (26 April 2020). "لاعب مغترب يفضل تمثيل الجزائر عوض الفوز بكأس العالم مع فرنسا !". الجزائر سكوب - Algerie Scoop (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  25. ↑ Wassim Aouachria at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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