Sofiane Alakouch

Sofiane Alakouch (Arabic: سفيان علكوش; born 29 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back at Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport, on loan from Ligue 1 club Metz.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Sofiane Alakouch
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998
Place of birth Nîmes, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Lausanne-Sport
(on loan from Metz)
Number 23
Youth career
2005–2006 Chemin Bas d'Avignon
2006–2016 Nîmes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Nîmes B 10 (0)
2016–2021 Nîmes 115 (1)
2021 Metz B 1 (0)
2021– Metz 4 (0)
2022– → Lausanne-Sport (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2017 France U19 2 (0)
2018 France U21 1 (0)
2021– Morocco 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:03, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

On 21 July 2021, Alakouch joined Metz for a four-year term.[2] On 15 February 2022, he joined Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland on loan until the end of the season.[3]

International career

Alakouch is of Moroccan descent and represented France at U19 level. He received a call-up to represent the Morocco national team in August 2017.[4] He later received a call-up to represent the France under-20 national team for the 2018 Toulon Tournament on 17 May 2018.[5]

Alakouch debuted with Morocco in a 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Sudan on 12 November 2021.[6]

References
  1. Sofiane Alakouch at Soccerway
  2. "Sofiane Alakouch est Grenat !" (in French). Metz. 21 July 2021.
  3. "SOFIANE ALAKOUCH EST LAUSANNOIS!" (Press release) (in French). Lausanne-Sport. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. Pr., P. "Maroc : Hervé Renard convoque Benatia, Ziyech et Alakouch".
  5. "La liste de la France pour le Festival Espoirs 2018".
  6. "Match Report of Sudan vs Morocco - 2021-11-12 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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