.jpg) Bouaddi with Lille in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2007-10-02) 2 October 2007 (age 17) | ||
| Place of birth | Senlis, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Lille | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2021 | AFC Creil | ||
| 2021–2023 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Lille B | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Lille | 21 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | France U16 | 8 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | France U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | France U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Ayyoub Bouaddi (born 2 October 2007) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille.
Club career
After starting football as a child in Creil, Bouaddi joined Lille academy in 2021. On 21 August 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the club until June 2026.
On 5 October 2023, Bouaddi made his senior debut for Lille in a UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match against Faroese club KÍ which ended as a goalless draw. At the age of 16 years and 3 days, this made him the youngest player ever to play in a European club competition game. He also became the youngest player to appear in an official match for Lille, a record which was previously held by Joël Henry since 1978. On 22 October, at 16 years and 20 days, he became the youngest player in Ligue 1 since Joël Fréchet in 1981.
A year later, on 2 October 2024, Bouaddi became one of the youngest Lille players to start in a UEFA Champions League match, playing on his 17th birthday in a 1–0 home win against Real Madrid in the 2024–25 league phase. He started alongside captain Benjamin André, following a series of absences in the midfield with the Hákon Arnar Haraldsson, Ethan Mbappé and Ngal'ayel Mukau's injuries, Angel Gomes' suspension, adding to Nabil Bentaleb and André Gomes' non-qualification. Being one of the best players on the pitch, his performance was praised by various media. After the final whistle, Lille ultras sang Joyeux Anniversaire (French for "Happy Birthday to You") with the players for Bouaddi when celebrating the win.
International career
Bouaddi is a current France youth national team player.
Personal life
Born in France, Bouaddi is of Moroccan origin.
In June 2023, at the Elysée Palace, he won the fourth eloquence competition for French soccer academies.
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille B | 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lille | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ Ayyoub Bouaddi at Soccerway
- "AYYOUB BOUADDI SIGNE PROFESSIONNEL". 21 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "Klaksvik - Lille : le milieu du LOSC Ayyoub Bouaddi bat deux records de précocité". 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "Lille : Ayyoub Bouaddi devient le plus jeune joueur de l'histoire des Coupes d'Europe". 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "Ayyoub Bouaddi, plus jeune joueur de l'histoire à porter les couleurs du LOSC". 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "Ligue 1. À 16 ans et 20 jours, le Lillois Ayyoub Bouaddi devient le plus jeune joueur du XXIe siècle". 23 October 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Le Real Madrid avec Camavinga et Endrick, mais sans Mbappé contre Lille, qui titularise le jeune Bouaddi". L'Équipe (in French). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- Domenighetti, Joël; Penot, Hervé; Degorre, Damien (3 October 2024). "Les notes de Lille - Real Madrid : Chevalier royal, Genesio a trouvé la clé". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- "Les notes des Lillois contre le Real Madrid : l'époustouflant Lucas Chevalier". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- @lavoixdessports (2 October 2024). "Lucas Chevalier impérial, Ayyoub Bouaddi sérieux... Retrouvez les notes des joueurs lillois face au Real Madrid sur notre site" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- @losclive (2 October 2024). "17 ans, 90 minutes contre le Real Madrid 🎁 𝑱𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒖𝒙 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑨𝒚𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒃 ❤️" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- "UN JEUNE DOGUE BRILLE AVEC LES BLEUETS U16". 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "Mondial de Montaigu - Ayyoub Bouaddi buteur avec l'équipe de France U16". 6 April 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "Ayyoub Bouaddi, plus jeune joueur de l'histoire des Coupes UEFA". 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "D'un concours d'éloquence à l'Élysée aux pelouses de Ligue 1 : Ayyoub Bouaddi, le phénomène de précocité du Losc". 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
External links
- Ayyoub Bouaddi at the French Football Federation (in French)
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