Ayyoub Bouaddi

Ayyoub Bouaddi
Bouaddi with Lille in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-10-02) 2 October 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Senlis, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lille
Number 32
Youth career
2012–2021 AFC Creil
2021–2023 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Lille B 3 (0)
2023– Lille 21 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 France U16 8 (3)
2023–2024 France U17 5 (0)
2024– France U18 3 (0)
2024– France U20 1 (0)
2024– France U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Ayyoub Bouaddi (born 2 October 2007) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille.[1]

Club career

After starting football as a child in Creil, Bouaddi joined Lille academy in 2021. On 21 August 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the club until June 2026.[2]

On 5 October 2023, Bouaddi made his senior debut for Lille in a UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match against Faroese club KÍ which ended as a goalless draw.[3] At the age of 16 years and 3 days, this made him the youngest player ever to play in a European club competition game.[4] He also became the youngest player to appear in an official match for Lille, a record which was previously held by Joël Henry since 1978.[5] On 22 October, at 16 years and 20 days, he became the youngest player in Ligue 1 since Joël Fréchet in 1981.[6]

A year later, on 2 October 2024, Bouaddi became one of the youngest Lille players to start in a UEFA Champions League match, playing on his 17th birthday in a 1–0 home win against Real Madrid in the 2024–25 league phase.[7] He started alongside captain Benjamin André, following a series of absences in the midfield with the Hákon Arnar Haraldsson, Ethan Mbappé and Ngal'ayel Mukau's injuries, Angel Gomes' suspension, adding to Nabil Bentaleb and André Gomes' non-qualification.[7] Being one of the best players on the pitch, his performance was praised by various media.[8][9][10] After the final whistle, Lille ultras sang Joyeux Anniversaire (French for "Happy Birthday to You") with the players for Bouaddi when celebrating the win.[11]

International career

Bouaddi is a current France youth national team player.[12][13]

Personal life

Born in France, Bouaddi is of Moroccan origin.[14]

In June 2023, at the Elysée Palace, he won the fourth eloquence competition for French soccer academies.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 December 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille B 2023–24 Championnat National 3 3 0 — — 3 0
Lille 2023–24 Ligue 1 9 0 3 0 6[a] 0 18 0
2024–25 Ligue 1 12 0 0 0 5[b] 0 17 0
Total 21 0 3 0 11 0 35 0
Career total 24 0 3 0 11 0 38 0
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ a b Ayyoub Bouaddi at Soccerway
  2. ^ "AYYOUB BOUADDI SIGNE PROFESSIONNEL". 21 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Klaksvik - Lille : le milieu du LOSC Ayyoub Bouaddi bat deux records de précocité". 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Lille : Ayyoub Bouaddi devient le plus jeune joueur de l'histoire des Coupes d'Europe". 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Ayyoub Bouaddi, plus jeune joueur de l'histoire à porter les couleurs du LOSC". 5 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Ligue 1. À 16 ans et 20 jours, le Lillois Ayyoub Bouaddi devient le plus jeune joueur du XXIe siècle". 23 October 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Le Real Madrid avec Camavinga et Endrick, mais sans Mbappé contre Lille, qui titularise le jeune Bouaddi". L'Équipe (in French). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  8. ^ Domenighetti, Joël; Penot, Hervé; Degorre, Damien (3 October 2024). "Les notes de Lille - Real Madrid : Chevalier royal, Genesio a trouvé la clé". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Les notes des Lillois contre le Real Madrid : l'époustouflant Lucas Chevalier". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  10. ^ @lavoixdessports (2 October 2024). "Lucas Chevalier impérial, Ayyoub Bouaddi sérieux... Retrouvez les notes des joueurs lillois face au Real Madrid sur notre site" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ @losclive (2 October 2024). "17 ans, 90 minutes contre le Real Madrid 🎁 𝑱𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒖𝒙 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑨𝒚𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒃 ❤️" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "UN JEUNE DOGUE BRILLE AVEC LES BLEUETS U16". 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Mondial de Montaigu - Ayyoub Bouaddi buteur avec l'équipe de France U16". 6 April 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Ayyoub Bouaddi, plus jeune joueur de l'histoire des Coupes UEFA". 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  15. ^ "D'un concours d'éloquence à l'Élysée aux pelouses de Ligue 1 : Ayyoub Bouaddi, le phénomène de précocité du Losc". 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.