Alexandre Roger Oukidja (; born 19 July 1988) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for club
Metz
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. Born in France, he plays for the
Algeria national team.
Club career
Oukidja made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season in
Ligue 2
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for
Gueugnon, coming on as a half-time substitute for
Pierre Bouysse in a 1–3 defeat away at
Montpellier
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. He joined Lille in the summer of 2006 and over the following seasons, he established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper for the reserve team in the
Championnat de France Amateur. On 27 January 2012, Oukidja joined
Championnat National
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side Aviron Bayonnais on a six-month loan deal.
International career
Oukidja made his debut for the
Algeria national team on 26 March 2019 in a 1–0
friendly win against
Tunisia
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. He was also member of the Algerian squad which won the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
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.
On 15 June 2023, Oukidja officially announced his international retirement after playing only six matches with the national team. In August 2024, he came out of the retirement and was included in the squad for the
2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.
Personal life
Oukidja was born in France to an Algerian father from
Tizi Ouzou
Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria, and capital of Tizi Ouzou Province and Tizi Ouzou District. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylia reg ...
and a French mother. He holds both French and Algerian nationalities.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Algeria
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Africa Cup of Nations
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:
2019
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References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Nevers
Footballers from Nièvre
Algerian men's footballers
Algeria men's international footballers
French men's footballers
French sportspeople of Algerian descent
Men's association football goalkeepers
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Challenger Pro League players
FC Gueugnon players
Lille OSC players
Aviron Bayonnais FC players
Royal Excel Mouscron players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
FC Metz players
Algerian expatriate men's footballers
French expatriate men's footballers
French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
Algerian people of French descent
21st-century French sportsmen
21st-century Algerian sportsmen