Mohamed Amine Aoudia (; born 6 June 1987) is an Algerian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

El Harrach El Harrach (Berber: ⵍⵃⴻⵔⵔⴰⵛ , formerly ''Maison-Carrée'') is a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers. The town is home to USM El Harrach Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach (), known as USM El Harrach or simply USMH for ...

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, Aoudia began his career in the junior ranks of IR Hussein Dey before joining

CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi Belouizdad (); known as CR Belouizdad or simply CRB for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Algiers, Algeria, that plays in the Ligue Professionnelle 1, the top flight of Algerian football. The club has com ...

in 2005 where he would spend the next three seasons.

Zamalek SC

On 26 December 2010, Aoudia agreed to join Egyptian club

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Egy ...

on a three-year contract, with the club paying a transfer fee of $200,000 to

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (Kabyle grammar, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqvayel; Berber languages, Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ; ), known as JS Kabylie or simply JSK, is an Algerian profession ...

. On 29 December 2010 the deal was made official. On 21 January 2011, Aoudia made his debut for Zamalek as a starter in an

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game against

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, playing the full game which ended 0–0. A week later, Aoudia scored his first official goal for Zamalek in a

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match against

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. Zamalek won 4–0 with Aoudia scoring the third goal of the game in the 76th minute. On 21 May 2011, Aoudia scored his first goal for Zamalek in the

in a 3–2 win over

Arab Contractors SC Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club (), known locally as Al Mokawloon, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Nasr City and owned by Arab Contractors (Al Mokawloon Al Arab). The club is best known for their football team, which currently ...

. After coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute, with the score 1–1, Aoudia scored just three minutes later by heading a free kick from

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into the net. On 18 July 2011, Zamalek's newly appointed coach,

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, deemed Aoudia surplus to requirements.

ES Sétif

On 31 July 2011, Aoudia signed a two-year contract with

ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne (), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional association football, football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in 1958 and its colours are bl ...

. The transfer fee was $175,000. In his first season with the club, he finished as the top scorer on the team with 12 league goals, helping the team win the league-cup double. The following season he was also the top scorer on the team that won the Algerian championship.

Dynamo Dresden

On 4 July 2013, Aoudia signed a two-year contract with

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which became effective on 4 August 2013.

USM Blida

On 14 September 2020, Aoudia signed a one-year contract with

USM Blida Union Sportive Madinat Blida (), known as USM Blida or simply USMB, is a football club based in Blida, Algeria. They play in the Inter-Régions Division, the third tier of Algerian football. Founded in 1932, they have played their home games at ...

, joining them on a free transfer.

International career

Aoudia was a member of the Algeria under-23 national team at the

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where he started all three games and scored two goals against

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and

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. On 27 September 2010 Aoudia was called up to the Algeria A' national team for a ten-day training camp, including a pair of friendlies against

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. On 30 October 2010, Aoudia was called up to the Algerian national team by head coach

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for a friendly against

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. He made his international senior debut in that game as a 75th-minute substitute for

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Honours

ES Sétif *

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (), known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat National 1, is the Algerian professional league for association football clubs. It is the co ...

: 2011–12,

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: 2011–12 USM Alger *

: 2015-16

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