Kashi with Charlton Athletic in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ahmed Kashi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-11-18) 18 November 1988 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Aubervilliers, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Annecy | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Châteauroux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Châteauroux | 85 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | Metz | 77 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Metz B | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Charlton Athletic | 45 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Troyes | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Oxford United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020– | Annecy | 106 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Algeria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Ahmed Kashi (born 18 November 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Annecy.
Born in France, he is a former Algeria international, and was a member of the squad at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Born in Aubervilliers, France, Kashi made his first team debut for Châteauroux on 15 April 2008, playing as a starter in the team's 2–0 league loss to Reims.[2] In the summer of 2008, Kashi signed a one-year professional contract with Châteauroux.[3]
On 18 July 2015, Kashi joined Charlton Athletic.[4] He made his debut for Charlton against Queens Park Rangers on 8 August 2015, and scored his first goal for the club against Peterborough United in the League Cup on 25 August 2015.[5] At the end of the 2017–18 season, Charlton entered into contract talks with Kashi.[6] However, on 19 June 2018, caretaker manager for Charlton Athletic Lee Bowyer stated that Kashi would not be renewing his contract with the club.[7]
On 16 July 2018, Kashi joined Troyes on a two-year deal.[8] He was loaned out in January 2019 to Oxford UnitedofEFL League One until the end of the season.[9] He returned to his parent club at the end of the season, having made 12 appearances (11 of them in League One) without scoring.[10] After his return, he was relegated to the Troyes' reserve team due to a conflict with the club.[citation needed]
On 3 February 2020, Kashi signed with Annecy.[11]
Born in France, Kashi holds French and Algerian nationality and was therefore eligible to represent both nation.[12] In an interview in 2009, he indicated that he would prefer to represent Algeria in international competition.[13] In 2015, he was part of the Algeria national team at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where he made his international debut in the final group stage match against Senegal.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Châteauroux | 2008–09[15] | Ligue 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 2009–10[15] | Ligue 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2010–11[15] | Ligue 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2011–12[15] | Ligue 2 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 4 | ||
| Metz | 2012–13[15] | National | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2013–14[15] | Ligue 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[16] | Ligue 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 77 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1 | ||
| Metz B | 2014–15 | CFA | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Charlton Athletic | 2015–16[17] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[18] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[19] | EFL League One | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Troyes | 2018–19[15] | Ligue 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019–20[15] | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Oxford United (loan) | 2018–19[10] | EFL League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Annecy | 2019–20 | National 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | National | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | National | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 283 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 304 | 8 | ||
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FC Annecy – current squad
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