Ahmed Aloulou Explained

Ahmed Aloulou
Birth Date:15 July 1996
Birth Place:Sfax, Tunisia
Position:Forward
Years1:2018–2019
Clubs1:Alloa Athletic
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2019
Clubs2:Berwick Rangers (loan)
Caps2:9
Goals2:0
Club-Update:12:37, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
Currentclub:riverside west end
Years3:2019-2020
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Clubs3:Stenhousemuir F.C.

Ahmed Aloulou (born 15 July 1996) is a Tunisian professional footballer, who is currently playing for riverside west end, as a forward. Aloulou has previously played for Alloa Athletic and Berwick Rangers on loan.

Early and personal life

Ahmed was born in Sfax. His father was an engineer, and the family moved around, including spending 8 years in Aberdeen (where Ahmed began playing football) before moving to Romania in 2010.[1] He studied for a mechanical engineering degree at Dundee University.[1] [2]

Futsal career

Ahmed played club futsal for Dundee Futsal whilst attending university.[1]

He represented Scotland at international futsal,[3] earning 5 caps.[1]

Football career

After graduating from university in the summer of 2018, Ahmed trialled for Alloa Athletic before being offered a contract.[1] He made his debut for Alloa on 8 September 2018, becoming "the first player to graduate from Scotland's futsal set-up to 11-a-side senior football".[1] In January 2019 he moved on loan to Berwick Rangers taking the number 10 shirt.[4] He made his debut for Berwick on 9 February in Scottish league 2 against Stirling Albion which ended in a 2–1 loss.[5] Ahmed made 9 appearances during his time at Berwick Rangers, all occurring in Scottish League Two as Berwick Rangers finished bottom of the table.[6] Berwick Rangers F.C. went on to lose 7–0 on aggregate to Cove Rangers in the playoffs which led to them being relegated to the Lowland League.[7] On 1 July 2019, Ahmed was released by Alloa Athletic F.C.[8] On 20 December 2019, Aloulou signed for Stenhousemuir F.C.[9] but was released in July 2020 without making a single appearance.

Playing style

Ahmed has been described by Alloa Athletic as "technically very good, has decent pace and is good at linking the game up".[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alloa Athletic2018–19Scottish Championship1010002040
Berwick Rangers (loan)2018–19Scottish League Two9000000090
Stenhousemuir F.C.2019-20----------
Career total100100000130

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alloa's Ahmed Aloulou makes jump from futsal to football. 12 September 2018. 7 February 2019. Clive Lindsay. BBC Sport.
  2. Web site: Aloulou fourth January signing. Berwick Rangers F.C.. 7 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Profile. 8 February 2019. Alloa Athletic F.C..
  4. Web site: Ahmed Aloulou. Berwick Rangers. 2019-03-31.
  5. News: Berwick Rangers v Stirling Albion. 2019-02-07. 2019-02-10. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Scottish League Two Betting 2018/19 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 2019-03-30.
  7. News: Berwick Rangers 0–3 Cove Rangers (agg 0–7): Cove replace Berwick in senior set-up. 2019-05-18. 2019-05-20. en-GB.
  8. News: Scottish Championship ins and outs - Summer 2019. 2019-09-10. 2019-10-17. en-GB.
  9. Web site: Ahmed Aloulou Football Stats Stenhousemuir Age 23 Soccer Base. 2020-01-17. www.soccerbase.com.