Alexandre Oukidja

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Alexandre Oukidja
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Roger Marcel Oukidja[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Nevers, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
IMT
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Gueugnon 1 (0)
2006–2014 Lille B 84 (0)
2007–2014 Lille 0 (0)
2012Aviron Bayonnais (loan) 13 (0)
2012–2014Mouscron (loan) 64 (0)
2014–2018 Strasbourg 109 (0)
2018–2025 Metz 204 (0)
2025– IMT 1 (0)
International career
2019– Algeria 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2019 Egypt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2024

Alexandre Roger Marcel Oukidja (Arabic: الكسندر روجر أوكيجا; born 19 July 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serbian club IMT. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Club career

Oukidja with Metz in 2019

Oukidja made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season in Ligue 2 for Gueugnon, coming on as a half-time substitute for Pierre Bouysse in a 1–3 defeat away at Montpellier.[3] 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 side Aviron Bayonnais on a six-month loan deal.[4]

International career

Oukidja made his debut for the Algeria national team on 26 March 2019 in a 1–0 friendly win against Tunisia.[5] He was also member of the Algerian squad which won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]

On 15 June 2023, Oukidja officially announced his international retirement after playing only six matches with the national team.[7] In August 2024, he came out of the retirement and was included in the squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[8]

Personal life

Oukidja was born in France to an Algerian father from Tizi Ouzou and a French mother. He holds both French and Algerian nationalities.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 December 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gueugnon 2005–06 Ligue 2 100010
Lille B 2006–07 Championnat de France Amateur 130130
2007–08 Championnat de France Amateur 140140
2008–09 Championnat de France Amateur 150150
2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur 170170
2010–11 Championnat de France Amateur 230230
2011–12 Championnat de France Amateur 2020
Total 840840
Aviron Bayonnais (loan) 2011–12 Championnat National 13000130
Mouscron (loan) 2012–13 Belgian Second Division 310006[a]0370
2013–14 Belgian Second Division 330106[a]0400
Total 64010120770
Strasbourg 2014–15 Championnat National 22020240
2015–16 Championnat National 34000340
2016–17 Ligue 2 3600000360
2017–18 Ligue 1 1702020210
Total 109040201150
Metz 2018–19 Ligue 2 3800000380
2019–20 Ligue 1 2700000270
2020–21 Ligue 1 34010350
2021–22 Ligue 1 21000210
2022–23 Ligue 2 34030370
2023–24 Ligue 1 340102[b]0370
2024–25 Ligue 2 1600000160
Total 20405000202110
Career total 4750100201405010

International

As of 14 November 2024[11]
National team YearAppsGoals
Algeria 201920
202010
202130
202410
Total70

Honours

Algeria

References

  1. "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. "Alexandre Oukidja". FC Metz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. "Montpellier Hérault SC 3–1 FC Gueugnon". Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP.fr). Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. Alexandre Chochois (27 January 2012). "Bayonne : Alexandre Oukidja (Lille) prêté" (in French). FootNational. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  5. "Algeria v Tunisia game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  6. "Oukidja, un retour temporaire?". 17 September 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. "Oukidja has retired". DzFoot. 15 June 2023.
  8. "Alexandre Oukidja de retour chez les Fennecs!". 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. "Alexandre Oukidja opte pour la nationalité algérienne". 18 May 2018.
  10. Alexandre Oukidja at Soccerway
  11. Alexandre Oukidja at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.