Ahmed Akaïchi


Ahmed Akaïchi is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

Akaïchi was born in Bizerte, Tunisia. Prior to the 2009–10 season, he played up front for Étoile du Sahel. On 22 August 2009, he scored four goals in one game against local rivals ES Hammam-Sousse in a 5–1 win.
In the summer of 2011, Akaïchi left Tunisia and joined German second division club FC Ingolstadt 04.
During July 2015, Akaïchi went on trial with English Championship side Reading, but did not earn a contract.
In February 2022, returned to Lebanese Premier League club Ahed, ahead of the second leg of the 2021–22 season.

International career

Akaïchi earned his first call up to the Tunisia national team when he was selected for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, held in Angola.
Akaïchi represented Tunisia at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring in a 1–1 draw with the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure that Tunisia qualified for the knockout stage.
After being named in Tunisia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he was one of six players to not make the final 23-man squad.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 June 2010Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan6–16–2Friendly
217 November 2013Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon1–21–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification
322 January 2015Estadio de Ebibeyin, Ebibeyin, Equatorial Guinea1–12–12015 Africa Cup of Nations
426 January 2015Estadio de Ebibeyin, Ebibeyin, Equatorial Guinea1–01–12015 Africa Cup of Nations
531 January 2015Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea1–01–22015 Africa Cup of Nations
618 January 2016Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda1–02–22016 African Nations Championship
718 January 2016Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda2–12–22016 African Nations Championship
822 January 2016Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda1–11–12016 African Nations Championship
926 January 2016Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda3–05–02016 African Nations Championship

Honours

Espérance de Tunis
Étoile du Sahel
Al-Ittihad
Ahed