Naouirou Ahamada

Naouirou Mohamed Ahamada (born 29 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Naouirou Ahamada
Ahamada playing for VfB Stuttgart in 2022
Personal information
Full name Naouirou Mohamed Ahamada[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-29) 29 March 2002
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 29
Youth career
2010–2011 JO Saint Gabriel
2011–2016 Sporting Club Bel Air
2016–2018 Istres
2018–2020 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Juventus 0 (0)
2020–2021 → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2023 VfB Stuttgart 20 (2)
2023– Crystal Palace 28 (0)
International career
2017 France U16 5 (2)
2019 France U17 6 (0)
2019–2020 France U18 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:16, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

After starting his career in Italy for the youth team of Juventus, Ahamada moved to the German club VfB Stuttgart on loan on 5 October 2020 until the end of that season with an option to buy.[2] On 1 July 2021, the option was exercised and the club signed him permanently.

On 31 January 2023, Ahamada was signed on a three-and-a-half year deal by Premier League club Crystal Palace for £9.7 million.[3] He made his debut for the club on 4 February, coming on as a substitute for Cheick Doucouré in a 2–1 away loss to Manchester United.[4]

International career

Ahamada was born in Marseille, France, and is of Comorian and Malagasy descent. He is a youth international for France.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 May 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart II (loan) 2020–21 Regionalliga 60––060
VfB Stuttgart II 2021–22 Regionalliga 30–––30
2022–23 Regionalliga 00–––00
Total 90–––90
VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 6000––60
VfB Stuttgart 2021–22 Bundesliga 3010––40
2022–23 Bundesliga 17210––182
Total 26220––282
Crystal Palace 2022–23 Premier League 8000––80
2023–24 Premier League 2002010–230
Total 2802010–310
Career total 632401000682
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup

References
  1. "Player profile".
  2. "VfB sign Naouirou Ahamada on loan". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. "Crystal Palace transfer news: Naouirou Ahamada joins from Stuttgart for £9.7m". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. "Manchester United 2–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. "Juventus : qui est Naouirou Ahamada, le Français d'origine comorienne qui a crevé l'écran en Youth League?".
  6. Naouirou Ahamada at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2020.


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