Alexandre Oukidja

Alexandre Oukidja
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Roger Marcel Oukidja[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-19) 19 July 1988
Place of birth Nevers, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 ES Sétif
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Gueugnon 1 (0)
2006–2014 Lille B 84 (0)
2007–2014 Lille 0 (0)
2012 → Aviron Bayonnais (loan) 13 (0)
2012–2014 → Mouscron (loan) 64 (0)
2014–2018 Strasbourg 109 (0)
2018–2025 Metz 204 (0)
2025 IMT 1 (0)
2026– ES Sétif 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2025 Algeria 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2019 Egypt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 August 2025

Alexandre Roger Marcel Oukidja (Arabic: الكسندر روجر أوكيجا; born 19 July 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for ES Sétif. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Club career

Oukidja with Metz in 2019

Oukidja made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season in Ligue 2 for Gueugnon, coming on as a half-time substitute for Pierre Bouysse in a 1–3 defeat away at Montpellier.[3] He joined Lille in the summer of 2006 and over the following seasons, he established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper for the reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur. On 27 January 2012, Oukidja joined Championnat National side Aviron Bayonnais on a six-month loan deal.[4]

On 26 July 2026, he joined Algerian club ES Sétif.[5][6]

International career

Oukidja made his debut for the Algeria national team on 26 March 2019 in a 1–0 friendly win against Tunisia.[7] He was also member of the Algerian squad which won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]

On 15 June 2023, Oukidja officially announced his international retirement after playing only six matches with the national team.[9] In August 2024, he came out of the retirement and was included in the squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[10]

Personal life

Oukidja was born in France to an Algerian father from Tizi Ouzou and a French mother. He holds both French and Algerian nationalities.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 December 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gueugnon 2005–06 Ligue 2 1000——10
Lille B 2006–07 Championnat de France Amateur 130———130
2007–08 Championnat de France Amateur 140———140
2008–09 Championnat de France Amateur 150———150
2009–10 Championnat de France Amateur 170———170
2010–11 Championnat de France Amateur 230———230
2011–12 Championnat de France Amateur 20———20
Total 840———840
Aviron Bayonnais (loan) 2011–12 Championnat National 13000——130
Mouscron (loan) 2012–13 Belgian Second Division 31000—6[a]0370
2013–14 Belgian Second Division 33010—6[a]0400
Total 64010—120770
Strasbourg 2014–15 Championnat National 22020——240
2015–16 Championnat National 34000——340
2016–17 Ligue 2 3600000—360
2017–18 Ligue 1 1702020—210
Total 10904020—1150
Metz 2018–19 Ligue 2 3800000—380
2019–20 Ligue 1 2700000—270
2020–21 Ligue 1 34010——350
2021–22 Ligue 1 21000——210
2022–23 Ligue 2 34030——370
2023–24 Ligue 1 34010—2[b]0370
2024–25 Ligue 2 16000—00160
Total 20405000202110
Career total 4750100201405010

International

As of 14 November 2024[13]
National team YearAppsGoals
Algeria 201920
202010
202130
202410
Total70

Honours

Algeria

References

  1. ↑ "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alexandre Oukidja". FC Metz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Montpellier Hérault SC 3–1 FC Gueugnon". Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP.fr). Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Alexandre Chochois (27 January 2012). "Bayonne : Alexandre Oukidja (Lille) prêté" (in French). FootNational. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "L'ES Sétif officialise l'arrivée d'Alexandre Oukidja". competition.dz. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "وفاق سطيف يحسم صفقة الحارس الدولي ألكسندر أوكيدجة". ennaharonline.com. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Algeria v Tunisia game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Oukidja, un retour temporaire?". 17 September 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Oukidja has retired". DzFoot. 15 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Alexandre Oukidja de retour chez les Fennecs!". 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Alexandre Oukidja opte pour la nationalité algérienne". 18 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Alexandre Oukidja at Soccerway
  13. ↑ Alexandre Oukidja at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. ↑ "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
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