Zeki Amdouni
Mohamed Zeki Amdouni (born 4 December 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Basel, on loan from Lausanne-Sport, and the Switzerland national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Zeki Amdouni | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Basel (on loan from Lausanne-Sport) | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2013 | Servette | ||
2013–2015 | Meyrin | ||
2015–2017 | Étoile Carouge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Étoile Carouge | 38 | (14) |
2019–2021 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 56 | (14) |
2021– | Lausanne-Sport | 34 | (12) |
2022– | → Basel (loan) | 22 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Switzerland U21 | 11 | (7) |
2022– | Switzerland | 3 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 |
Career
Amdouni is a youth product of Servette, Meyrin, and Étoile Carouge. He began his career with Étoile Carouge. before moving to Stade Lausanne Ouchy in the Swiss Challenge League in 2019. On 9 June 2021, he transferred to Lausanne-Sport in the Swiss Super League.[2] He made his professional debut with Lausanne-Sport in a 2–1 Swiss Super League loss to FC St. Gallen on 24 July 2021.[3]
On 24 June 2022, Amdouni joined Basel's first team for their 2022–23 season under head coach Alexander Frei signing a two-year loan with an option for the club to buy.[4] After playing in two test games, in each of which he had scored a goal, Amdouni played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game in the Schützenwiese on 16 July 2022 as Basel drew 1–1 with Winterthur.[5] Amdouni scored his first goal for the club on 28 August in the away game in the Letzigrund against Zürich as Basel won 4–2.[6]
International career
Amdouni was born in Switzerland to a Turkish father and Tunisian mother.[7] He represented the Switzerland U20s, before switching to represent Turkey U21 in May 2019. That same month, he again switched over to the Switzerland U21s.[8]
He was called up by the senior Switzerland squad for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Czech Republic, Portugal (twice) and Spain on 2, 5, 9 and 12 June 2022, respectively.[9] He made his debut on 27 September 2022 in a Nations League game against the Czech Republic, substituting Ruben Vargas in the 79th minute.[10] He scored his first international goal against Belarus, as Switzerland won 5–0 in a 2024 European Championship qualifying match.[11]
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 25 March 2023 | Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad, Serbia | ![]() | 5–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
2 | 28 March 2023 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
References
- "Zeki Amdouni". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- "Zeki Amdouni au Lausanne-Sport". June 9, 2021.
- "Lausanne Sport vs. St. Gallen - 24 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- FC Basel 1893 (24 June 2022). "Amouni leihweise von Lausanne-Sport zum FCB". Amouni on loan from Lausanne-Sport to FCB. FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- FC Basel 1893 (16 July 2022). "FC Winterthur - FC Basel 1:1 (1:0)". FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- FC Basel 1893 (28 August 2022). "FC Zürich - FC Basel 2:4 (1:1)". FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- "Mohamed Zeki Amdouni kimdir, nereli? Mohamed Zeki Amdouni kaç..." Fanatik.
- "Mohamed Zeki Amdouni' İsviçre'yi seçti, TFF açıklama yaptı". www.sozcu.com.tr.
- "Switzerland 1-0 Portugal". BBC. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- "Switzerland v Chechia game report". UEFA. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- UEFA.com. "Belarus-Switzerland | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
External links
- Zeki Amdouni at Soccerway
- Zeki Amdouni at National-Football-Teams.com
- SFL Profile
- SFV U20 profile
- SFV U21 Profile