Ilias Akhomach
Personal information
Full name Ilias Akhomach Chakkour
Date of birth (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Els Hostalets de Pierola, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 27
Youth career
2007–2013 Barcelona
2013–2017 Gimnàstic Manresa
2017–2020 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Barcelona B 42 (4)
2021 Barcelona 2 (0)
2023– Villarreal B 2 (0)
2023– Villarreal 18 (1)
International career‡
2018 Morocco U15
2018–2019 Spain U15
2019–2020 Spain U16 7 (0)
2021–2022 Spain U18 8 (1)
2022–2023 Spain U19 15 (4)
2023 Spain U21 3 (1)
2023– Morocco U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:35, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Ilias Akhomach Chakkour (Arabic: إلياس آخوماش شكور; born 16 April 2004) is a professional footballer who plays a right winger for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in Spain, he is a youth international for Morocco.

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Els Hostalets de Pierola, Barcelona, Catalonia, Akhomach made his debut for FC Barcelona B on 7 November 2020, starting in a 1–0 away defeat to FC Andorra in Segunda División B. He was replaced by Nils Mortimer in the 63rd minute.[2]

On 20 November 2021, he was selected in the first team starting line-up, for Xavi's first game as a FC Barcelona manager, a La Liga derby against RCD Espanyol.[3][4][5] In a tense contest at the Camp Nou following the departure of Ronald Koeman, he helped his team to a 1–0 win, although he was replaced early in the second half to make way for his fellow Barcelona B winger Abde Ezzalzouli.[6][7]

On 20 May 2023, it was announced that Akhomach would not renew his contract with Barça and would become a free agent when his contract expired on 30 June 2023.[8]

Villarreal

On 3 July 2023, Akhomach signed a four-year contract with Villarreal CF, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.[9] On 14 December, he netted his first goal in a 3–2 away win over Stade Rennais in the Europa League.[10] On 27 January 2024, he scored his first La Liga goal in a 5–3 away victory over his former club Barcelona.[11]

International career

Born in Spain, Akhomach is of Moroccan descent. He is an international for Spain's youth national teams.[12] He also played with Morocco U15 national team and won the North African U15 championship in 2018.[13]

Akhomach made the switch to Morocco U23 national team in November 2023.[14] He debuted in a friendly 3–0 loss to Denmark U23 on 16 November 2023.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 January 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2020–21 Segunda División B 4 0 — — 4 0
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 15 3 — — 15 3
2022–23 Primera Federación 23 1 — — 23 1
Total 42 4 — — 42 4
Barcelona 2021–22 La Liga 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Villarreal B 2023–24 Segunda División 2 0 — — 2 0
Villarreal 2023–24 La Liga 18 1 3 1 4[a] 1 25 3
Career total 64 5 4 1 4 1 72 6
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Ilias Akhomach". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Olot 2–1 Barça B: Beaten on the road". FC Barcelona. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Barcelona 1-0 Espanyol – Goals and highlights – LaLiga 21/22". Marca. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ Panero, Daniel (19 November 2021). "Ilias Akhomach, la sorpresa de Xavi en el once en el derbi". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ Birlanga, Javier (20 November 2021). "Quién es Ilias Akhomach la sorpresa de Xavito en su primer once como técnico del Barcelona". Goal (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ Martínez, Juan Bautista (20 November 2021). "El Barça respira al límite ante el Espanyol". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (20 November 2021). "VAR and the post come to Barcelona's rescue on Xavi's debut". Marca. Joe Ellis, translator. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  8. ^ Quiroz, Andrés (20 May 2023). "Ilias Akhomach will not renew with Barça and hopes to resolve his future in June". FC Barcelona Notices. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. ^ "¡Ilias Akhomach ya es groguet!" [Ilias Akhomach already is groguet!] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Rennes 2–3 Villarreal". BBC Sport. 14 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal". BBC Sport. 27 January 2024.
  12. ^ "FC Barcelone : Surnommé le "Messi marocain", Ilias Akhomach passe pro". 8 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Tournoi de l'UNAF −15: Le Maroc remporte l'édition 2018". Maroc Diplomatique (in French). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  14. ^ Sara, Zouiten (10 November 2023). "Ilias Akhomach Chooses Morocco Over Spain, Joins Atlas Lions' U-23 Squad". Morocco World News.
  15. ^ "Maroc : un joueur de l'OM et un ex-titi du PSG optent pour les U23 !". www.afrik-foot.com. 10 November 2023.
  16. ^ Ilias Akhomach at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

External links

Villarreal CF – current squad
Villarreal CF B – current squad
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