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 represents the Morocco national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ilias Akhomach Chakkour | ||
Date of birth | 16 April 2004 | ||
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 | 26 | (2) |
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) |
2024– | Morocco | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:19, 3 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:35, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
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]
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]
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 U21 on 16 November 2023.[15]
Akhomach made his debut for the senior Morocco national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Angola.[16]
Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | |||||
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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 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4[a] | 1 | 33 | 4 |
Career total | 72 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 8 |