Amine Ferid Gouiri (; born 16 February 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a striker or

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for

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club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Club career

Lyon

A player of

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starting in 2013, Gouiri signed his first professional contract with the club on 3 July 2017 for three years. An internationally renowned prospect, Gouiri made the bench for Lyon in a

match against

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on 10 September 2016 at the age of 16, and debuted for the Lyon B team at the age of 17. He made his first team debut on 19 November 2017 in a 0–0 home draw against

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. He entered the field after 73 minutes replacing Tanguy Ndombele.

Nice

On 1 July 2020, Gouiri joined fellow

side

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, becoming the club's youngest player in the last 70 years to have scored at least twice in his club debut in the French top flight. On 29 October 2020, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over

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in the

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Rennes

On 1 September 2022, Gouiri joined

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on a five-year contract until 30 June 2027.

Marseille

On 31 January 2025, Gouiri signed for

for a reported transfer fee of €22 million, bonuses included. On 27 April, Gouiri scored a hat trick, including an overhead kick, as Marseille beat Stade Brest 4-1 to reclaim second place in the league. He finished his first season with the club with 10 goals in 14 appearances.

International career

Gouiri was born in France and is of Algerian descent, and holds dual-citizenship. He was a youth international for France, Gouiri was the top scorer at the

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship The 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-17 Euro 2017) was the 16th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (35th edition if the Under-16 era is also included), the annual international youth association foo ...

, scoring 7 goals and was the top scorer in the tournament. After his success in the tournament, Gouiri garnered the attention of various European clubs and was rated one of the best young talents in the world by ''

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''. Gouri also represented France at the

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, scoring a brace in his debut in the tournament against the New Caledonia U17s. In total, he scored five goals in the tournament. At the 2018 UEFA U19 Euro, Gouiri scored two consecutive braces against Turkey and England, in the second and third matches of the group stage, respectively. On 5 September 2023,

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announced in the mixed zone that the change of sporting nationality for Gouiri from French to Algerian has been "resolved administratively". On 26 September 2023, Gouiri announced that he had fully committed to the Algeria national team.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Algeria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gouiri goal.''

Honours

Lyon *

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runner-up: 2019–20 Nice *

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runner-up: 2021–22 Individual * UEFA European Under-17 Championship top scorer:

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*UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament:

* UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: February 2025 * Ligue 1 Goal of the Year: 2024–25

References

External links

OL Web Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gouiri, Amine 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Bourgoin-Jallieu Footballers from Isère Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent Men's association football forwards FC Bourgoin-Jallieu players Olympique Lyonnais players OGC Nice players Stade Rennais FC players Olympique de Marseille players Ligue 1 players 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Algerian sportsmen