Ahmed Touba (; born 13 March 1998) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

Greek Super League The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repla ...

club Panathinaikos. Born in

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, he plays for the

Algeria national football team The Algeria national football team () represents Algeria in men's international Association football, football, and is governed by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays their home matches at the Stade du 5 Juillet, 5 July Stadium in ...

Club career

Touba is a youth exponent from Brugge. He made his senior debut on 1 May 2017 in the

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023 ...

against SV Zulte Waregem. He replaced José Izquierdo after 80 minutes. On 30 June 2022, Touba signed for İstanbul Başakşehir on a 3-year contract with an additional optional year. On 4 September 2024, Touba moved on loan to

Mechelen Mechelen (; ; historically known as ''Mechlin'' in EnglishMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical context. T ...

in Belgium, with an option to buy.

International career

Born in France, Touba is Algerian by descent. He moved to Belgium at a young age, and was a youth international for Belgium. He represented the Algeria national team in a friendly 4–1 win over

Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...

on 3 June 2021. In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the

2023 Africa Cup of Nations The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, known in short as the 2023 AFCON or CAN 2023 and for sponsor (commercial), sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, was the 34th edition of the biennial Africa Cup of Nations tournam ...

Honours

Club Brugge *

: 2017–18, runner-up 2016–17 İstanbul Başakşehir *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...

: runner-up

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Touba, Ahmed 1998 births Living people 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Belgian sportsmen 21st-century French sportsmen Algeria men's international footballers Algerian expatriate men's footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Algerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Algerian men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Belgian men's footballers Belgian people of Algerian descent Belgian Pro League players Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Challenger Pro League players Club Brugge KV players Eredivisie players Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Footballers from Roubaix French emigrants to Belgium French men's footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players K.V. Mechelen players Men's association football defenders Naturalised citizens of Belgium Oud-Heverlee Leuven players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players RKC Waalwijk players Serie A players US Lecce players