Elias Achouri
![]() Achouri with Copenhagen in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Elias Achouri | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Denis, Réunion, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Diego FC | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 2016–2018 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Vitória Guimarães B | 17 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Estoril | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Trofense (loan) | 27 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Viborg | 28 | (6) |
| 2023–2026 | Copenhagen | 72 | (9) |
| 2026– | San Diego FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Tunisia | 33 | (5) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2026 | |||
Mohamed Elias Achouri (Arabic: مُحَمَّد إِلْيَاس عَاشُورِيّ; born 10 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC. Born in Réunion, an overseas department of France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.
Club career
On 26 August 2021, Achouri joined Liga Portugal 2 club Trofense on loan from Estoril.[1] On 31 August 2022, Achouri joined Danish Superliga side Viborg on a deal until June 2025.[2]
Achouri made the move to 15-time Danish Superliga champions Copenhagen on 24 July 2023, signing a four-year deal with the Lions. This was at the time the biggest sale of a Viborg player ever.[3]
On 24 July 2026, Achouri signed with Major League Soccer side San Diego FC on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4]
International career
Achouri was born in Saint-Denis, Réunion to a Tunisian father and an Algerian mother.[5] He debuted for the Tunisia national team in a 4–0 win over Equatorial Guinea on 2 June 2022.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | LigaPro | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||||
| Estoril | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Trofense (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 9 | ||
| Viborg | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Copenhagen | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 13[d] | 1 | — | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[e] | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 11[d] | 1 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| Total | 72 | 9 | 11 | 1 | — | 34 | 1 | — | 117 | 11 | ||||
| Career total | 142 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 29 | ||
- ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, Danish Cup
- ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
- ↑ Appearance in Danish Superliga European play-off
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 25 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 5 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 January 2024 | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 24 March 2025 | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 14 November 2025 | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 23 December 2025 | Rabat Olympic Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 5 | 3–0 |
Honours
Copenhagen
Individual
- Superliga Team of the Month: September 2023[11]
References
- ↑ "Elias Achouri é Reforço" (in Portuguese). Trofense. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ↑ VFF henter tunesisk landsholdsspiller, vff.dk, 31 August 2022
- ↑ "Avis: FCK betaler 22 millioner for Achuri" (in Danish). bold.dk. 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "San Diego FC Signs Tunisian Winger Elias Achouri to a Designated Player Contract | San Diego FC". sandiegofc.com.
- ↑ "Info FM : à la découverte d'Elias Achouri, jeune étoile montante du Vitoria Guimaraes". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. 15 April 2018.
- ↑ "Tunisia vs. Equatorial Guinea - 2 June 2022". Soccerway.
- ↑ Elias Achouri at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ↑ Elias Achouri at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- ↑ "Mediano Superliga: Tillykke til FC København". Mediano. 25 May 2025.
- ↑ "FCK tager tiende pokaltitel med soloridt på hadebanen". www.bt.dk. 29 May 2025. Archived from the original on 29 May 2025.
- ↑ "Månedens Hold i Superligaen – september". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
External links
- Profile at the F.C. Copenhagen website
- Elias Achouri – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Tunisian people of Algerian descent
- French sportspeople of Tunisian descent
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent
- Tunisian men's footballers
- 21st-century Tunisian sportsmen
- French men's footballers
- Men's footballers from Réunion
- Tunisia men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Danish Superliga players
- Vitória S.C. B players
- G.D. Estoril Praia players
- C.D. Trofense players
- Viborg FF players
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- San Diego FC players
- Tunisian expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- French expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 2025 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
- Designated Players (MLS)
- Tunisian football biography stubs
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