Ilyas Chouaref

Ilyas Chouaref
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Châteauroux, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sion
Number 7
Youth career
2006–2018 Châteauroux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Châteauroux II 28 (9)
2018–2022 Châteauroux 73 (4)
2022– Sion 69 (7)
International career‡
2019 France U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:04, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Ilyas Chouaref (born 12 December 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Sion.

Club career

Chouaref is a youth product of LB Châteauroux. He made his debut with them in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Le Havre ACon 4 December 2018.[1] On 1 October 2019, he signed a professional contract with the club.[2]

On 12 June 2022, Chouaref transferred to Sion in Switzerland.[3]

International career

Born in France, Chouaref is of Moroccan descent. He is a youth international for France.[4]

Personal life

His elder half-brother Hamza Sakhi is also a footballer.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Le Havre vs. Châteauroux - 4 December 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "Cette fois c'est officiel, Ilyas Chouaref passe professionnel à Châteauroux !". MaLigue2. 1 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Ilyas Chouaref est valaisan !" (in French). Sion. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ Diallo, Mouhamed (12 June 2020). "Une pépite marocaine de 19 ans dans le viseur de l'AS Saint-Etienne".
  5. ^ "Avant AJA-Châteauroux, Sakhi-Chouaref : "Sur le terrain, on est adversaires avant d'être frères"" [Before AJA-Châteauroux, Sakhi-Chouaref: "On the ground, we are adversaries before being brothers"] (in French). Le Berry (Groupe Centre-France). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Auxerre - Berrichonne : le match d'une vie pour Hamza Sakhi" [Auxerre - Berrichonne : le match d'une vie pour Hamza Sakhi] (in French). Le Nouvelle Republique. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.