Ahmed Touba

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.

Ahmed Touba

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Roubaix, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team	Panathinaikos
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2014	Zulte Waregem
2014–2017	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Club Brugge	8	(0)
2018–2019	→ OH Leuven (loan)	9	(0)
2019–2020	→ Beroe (loan)	16	(0)
2020–2022	Waalwijk	60	(3)
2022–2025	İstanbul Başakşehir	25	(0)
2023–2024	→ Lecce (loan)	6	(0)
2024–2025	→ Mechelen (loan)	25	(2)
2025–	Panathinaikos	0	(0)
International career‡
2016	Belgium U18	1	(0)
2016	Belgium U19	6	(0)
2020	Belgium U21	3	(0)
2021–	Algeria	14	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 July 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

Honours

Club Brugge

• Belgian Pro League: 2017–18, runner-up 2016–17^[9]

İstanbul Başakşehir

• Turkish Cup: runner-up 2023^[9]