| Alexandre Oukidja | |
| Fullname: | Alexandre Roger Oukidja[1] |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Nevers, France |
| Height: | 1.84 m[2] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Metz |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Years1: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs1: | Gueugnon |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2006–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Lille B |
| Caps2: | 84 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2007–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Lille |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012 |
| Clubs4: | → Aviron Bayonnais (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs5: | → Mouscron (loan) |
| Caps5: | 64 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Strasbourg |
| Caps6: | 109 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018– |
| Clubs7: | Metz |
| Caps7: | 188 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Algeria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:28, 2 June 2024 (UTC) |
Alexandre Roger Oukidja (Arabic: الكسندر روجر أوكيجا; born 19 July 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Metz. Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team from 2019 to 2021.
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]
Oukidja made his debut for the Algeria national team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia.[5] On 15 June 2023, Oukidja has officially announced his international retirement after only six matches with the national team.[6]
Oukidja was born in France to an Algerian father from Tizi Ouzou and a French mother. He holds both French and Algerian nationalities.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gueugnon | 2005–06 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lille B | 2006–07 | Championnat de France Amateur | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Championnat de France Amateur | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Championnat de France Amateur | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Championnat de France Amateur | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Championnat de France Amateur | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Championnat de France Amateur | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 0 | — | — | 84 | 0 | |||||
| Aviron Bayonnais (loan) | 2011–12 | Championnat National | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Mouscron (loan) | 2012–13 | Belgian Second Division | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[8] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Belgian Second Division | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Total | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 77 | 0 | |||
| Strasbourg | 2014–15 | Championnat National | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Championnat National | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 109 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 0 | |||
| Metz | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[9] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Total | 188 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 459 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 485 | 0 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | ||
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