Ayyoub Bouaddi
 Bouaddi with Lille in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 October 2007 | ||
| 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 | 18 | (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 10 November 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.[1]
Club career
[edit]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.[2]
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.[3] At the age of 16 years and 3 days, this made him the youngest player ever to play in a European club competition game.[4] 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.[5] On 22 October, at 16 years and 20 days, he became the youngest player in Ligue 1 since Joël Fréchet in 1981.[6]
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.[7] 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.[7] Being one of the best players on the pitch, his performance was praised by various media.[8][9][10] After the final whistle, Lille ultras sang Joyeux Anniversaire (French for "Happy Birthday to You") with the players for Bouaddi when celebrating the win.[11]
International career
[edit]Bouaddi is a current France youth national team player.[12][13]
Personal life
[edit]Born in France, Bouaddi is of Moroccan origin.[14]
In June 2023, at the Elysée Palace, he won the fourth eloquence competition for French soccer academies.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 10 November 2024[1]
| 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[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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
[edit]- Ayyoub Bouaddi at the French Football Federation (in French)