Ahmed Touba
Algerian footballer (born 1998)
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Ahmed Touba (Arabic: أحمد توبة; born 13 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Roubaix, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panathinaikos | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Zulte Waregem | ||
| 2014–2017 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Club Brugge | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Beroe (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Waalwijk | 60 | (3) |
| 2022–2025 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 25 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Lecce (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Mechelen (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2025– | Panathinaikos | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Belgium U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Belgium U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Algeria | 15 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Touba is a youth exponent from Brugge.[2] He made his senior debut on 1 May 2017 in the Belgian Pro League against SV Zulte Waregem as a substitute for José Izquierdo after 80 minutes.[3]
On 30 June 2022, Touba signed a three-year contract with İstanbul Başakşehir, with an additional optional year.[4]
On 4 September 2024, Touba moved on loan to Mechelen in Belgium, with an option to buy.[5]
International career
Born in France, Touba is Algerian by descent. He moved to Belgium at a young age, and was a youth international for Belgium.[6] He represented the Algeria national team in a friendly 4–1 win over Mauritania on 3 June 2021.[7]
In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 March 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club Brugge | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| OH Leuven (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Beroe Stara Zagora (loan) | 2019–20 | Bulgarian First League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Waalwijk | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 3 | ||||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10[e] | 1 | — | 39 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| Lecce (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Mechelen (loan) | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Panathinaikos | 2025–26 | Super League Greece | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Career total | 157 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 209 | 6 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, Bulgarian Cup, KNVB Cup, Turkish Cup, Coppa Italia, Greek Cup
- Appearance(s) in Belgian Pro League Play-offs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Parva Liga Championship Group
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance(s) in Belgian Pro League European Play-offs
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, fourteen appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Club Brugge
- Belgian Pro League: 2017–18, runner-up 2016–17[10]
İstanbul Başakşehir
- Turkish Cup: runner-up 2023[10]
