Naouirou Ahamada (born 29 March 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Rennes, on loan from Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Club career
After starting his career in Italy for the youth academy of Juventus, Ahamada moved to German club VfB Stuttgart on loan on 5 October 2020 until the end of that season with an option to buy.[2] On 1 July 2021, the option was exercised and Stuttgart signed him permanently.
On 31 January 2023, Ahamada was signed on a three-and-a-half-year deal by Premier League club Crystal Palace for £9.7 million.[3] He made his debut for the club on 4 February, coming on as a substitute for Cheick Doucouré in a 2–1 away loss to Manchester United.[4]
On 30 August 2024, Ahamada joined French club Rennes on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.
International career
Ahamada was born in Marseille, France, and is of Comorian and Malagasy descent. He is a youth international for France.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 December 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II (loan) | 2020–21 | Regionalliga | 6 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||||
| VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 2022–23 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| Rennes (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2023/24 retained lists". Premier League. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "VfB sign Naouirou Ahamada on loan". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Crystal Palace transfer news: Naouirou Ahamada joins from Stuttgart for £9.7m". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Manchester United 2–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Juventus : qui est Naouirou Ahamada, le Français d'origine comorienne qui a crevé l'écran en Youth League?".
- ^ Naouirou Ahamada at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
- Profile at the Crystal Palace F.C. website