Ahmed Touba (Arabic: أحمد توبة; born 13 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Touba is a youth exponent from Brugge.[2] He made his senior debut on 1 May 2017 in the Belgian Pro League against SV Zulte Waregem. He replaced José Izquierdo after 80 minutes.[3]
On 30 June 2022, Touba signed for İstanbul Başakşehir on a three-year contract with an additional optional year.[4]
On 4 September 2024, Touba moved on loan to Mechelen in Belgium, with an option to buy.[5]
Born in France, Touba is Algerian by descent. He moved to Belgium at a young age, and was a youth international for Belgium.[6] He represented the Algeria national team in a friendly 4–1 win over Mauritania on 3 June 2021.[7]
In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club Brugge | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| OH Leuven (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Beroe Stara Zagora (loan) | 2019–20 | Bulgarian First League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Waalwijk | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 3 | ||||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 39 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| Lecce (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Mechelen (loan) | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 149 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 6 | ||
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