Naïs Djouahra

Naïs Djouahra
Djouahra with Leganés in 2024
Personal information
Full name Naïs Djouahra
Date of birth (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Rijeka
Number 7
Youth career
Ruy Montceau
Bourgoin-Jallieu
2012–2018 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Real Sociedad B 65 (7)
2020–2022 Real Sociedad 8 (0)
2020–2021 → Mirandés (loan) 27 (4)
2022– Rijeka 33 (2)
2023–2024 → Leganés (loan) 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024

Naïs Djouahra (born 23 November 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Croatian club HNK Rijeka.

Club career

Born in Bourgoin-Jallieu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Djouahra began his career with US Ruy Montceau at the age of six. He subsequently represented FC Bourgoin Jallieu before joining AS Saint-Étienne's youth setup for the under-14s.[1]

On 3 July 2018, after opting not to renew his contract with Saint-Étienne,[2] Djouahra signed a two-year contract with Real Sociedad, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[3] He made his senior debut on 1 September, starting and scoring his team's second in a 3–0 home win against SCD Durango.

On 26 February 2019, after establishing himself as a regular for Sanse, Djouahra renewed his contract until 2021.[4] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 29 June of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Aritz Elustondo in a 2–1 away loss against Getafe CF.[5]

On 30 September 2020, Djouahra was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés for the season.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 13 February of the following year, netting the opener in a 3–3 home draw against Girona FC.

Back to Sanse for the 2021–22 campaign, Djouahra was assigned back at the B-team now also in division two, but also featured regularly with the main squad. On 2 August 2022, he was transferred to Croatian Football League side HNK Rijeka, for a rumoured fee of € 750,000.[7]

On 31 August 2023, Djouahra returned to Spain and its second division, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with CD Leganés.[8]

Personal life

Born in France, Djouahra is of Algerian descent.[9]

Career Statistics

Club career

As of 26 March 2024[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Sociedad B 2018-19 Segunda División B 28 4 — — 28 4
2019-20 21 3 — — 21 3
2021-22 Segunda División 19 0 — — 19 0
Total 68 7 — — 68 7
Real Sociedad 2018-19 La Liga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019-20 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2021-22 7 0 3 1 1[a] 0 11 1
2022-23 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 9 0 3 1 1 0 13 1
Mirandés (loan) 2020-21 Segunda División 27 4 1 0 — 28 4
Rijeka 2022-23 Croatian Football League 19 1 2 0 — 21 1
2023-24 5 1 — 3[b] 1 8 2
Total 24 2 2 0 3 1 29 3
Leganés (loan) 2023-24 Segunda División 23 1 2 0 — 25 1
Career Total 151 14 8 1 4 1 163 16
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ "Info FM: à la découverte Naïs Djouahra, jeune talent prometteur de l'ASSE" [Info FM: discovering Naïs Djouahra, the young promising talent of ASSE] (in French). Foot Mercato. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Nais Djouahra, la última herencia de Eric Olhats en la Real" [Nais Djouahra, the latest heritance of Eric Olhats at Real] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Nueva incorporación para el Sanse" [New addition for Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "2021 arte" [Until 2021] (in Basque). Real Sociedad. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Mata, me llamo Jaime Mata" [Mata, my name is Jaime Mata] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Cedido al CD Mirandés" [Loaned to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Oficial: La Real traspasa a Nais Djouahra al Rijeka por 750.000 euros" [Official: Real transfer Nais Djouahra to Rijeka for 750,000 euros] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ "El C.D. Leganés refuerza su zona de ataque con la llegada de Naïs Djouahra" [C.D. Leganés bolster their attack zone with the arrival of Naïs Djouahra] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Découverte: Djouahra, l'espoir de la Real Sociedad" [Discovering: Djouahra, the hope of Real Sociedad] (in French). DZFoot. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  10. ^ "N. DJOUAHRA". Soccerway.

Honours

Leganés