.jpg) Akhomach representing Morocco at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Ilias Akhomach Chakkour[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 April 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Els Hostalets de Pierola, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Rayo Vallecano (on loan from Villarreal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Gimnàstic Manresa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Barcelona B | 42 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Barcelona | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Villarreal B | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Villarreal | 51 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Morocco U15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Spain U15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Spain U16 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U18 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Spain U19 | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Spain U21 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Morocco U23 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Morocco | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:13, 6 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:56, 18 January 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ilias Akhomach[3] (Arabic: إلياس آخوماش; born 16 April 2004) is a professional footballer who plays a right winger for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano, on loan from La Liga club Villarreal, and the Morocco national team.
Club career
[edit]Barcelona
[edit]Born in Els Hostalets de Pierola, Barcelona, Catalonia, Akhomach made his debut for FC Barcelona B on 7 November 2020, starting in a 1–0 away defeat to FC Andorra in Segunda División B. He was replaced by Nils Mortimer in the 63rd minute.[4]
On 20 November 2021, he was selected in the first team starting line-up, for Xavi's first game as a FC Barcelona manager, a La Liga derby against RCD Espanyol.[5][6][7] In a tense contest at the Camp Nou following the departure of Ronald Koeman, he helped his team to a 1–0 win, although he was replaced early in the second half to make way for his fellow Barcelona B winger Abde Ezzalzouli.[8][9]
On 20 May 2023, it was announced that Akhomach would not renew his contract with Barça and would become a free agent when his contract expired on 30 June 2023.[10]
Villarreal
[edit]On 3 July 2023, Akhomach signed a four-year contract with Villarreal CF, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.[11] On 14 December, he netted his first goal in a 3–2 away win over Stade Rennais in the Europa League.[12] On 27 January 2024, he scored his first La Liga goal in a 5–3 away victory over his former club Barcelona.[13]
Loan to Rayo Vallecano
[edit]After signing a contract extension with Villarreal until 2028, Akhomach would be loaned to fellow La Liga side Rayo Vallecano for the rest of the season.[14]
International career
[edit]Born in Spain, Akhomach is of Moroccan descent. He is an international for Spain's youth national teams.[15] He also played with Morocco U15 national team and won the North African U15 championship in 2018.[16]
Akhomach made the switch to Morocco U23 national team in November 2023.[17] He debuted in a friendly 3–0 loss to Denmark U21 on 16 November 2023.[18]
Akhomach made his debut for the senior Morocco national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Angola.[19]
On 11 December 2025, Akhomach was called up to the Morocco squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 15 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 23 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Total | 42 | 4 | — | — | 42 | 4 | ||||
| Barcelona | 2021–22 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Villarreal B | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Villarreal | 2023–24 | La Liga | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5[b] | 1 | 39 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4[c] | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
| Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2025–26 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 66 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 113 | 10 | ||
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Akhomach and the second or maternal family name is Chakkour.
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Barcelona U19
Morocco U23
Morocco
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2025[24]
References
[edit]- ^ "AKHOMACH Ilias". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Ilias Akhomach". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "AFCON 2023 - Provisional squads list" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. p. 26.
- ^ "Olot 2–1 Barça B: Beaten on the road". FC Barcelona. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Barcelona 1-0 Espanyol – Goals and highlights – LaLiga 21/22". Marca. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Panero, Daniel (19 November 2021). "Ilias Akhomach, la sorpresa de Xavi en el once en el derbi". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Birlanga, Javier (20 November 2021). "Quién es Ilias Akhomach la sorpresa de Xavito en su primer once como técnico del Barcelona". Goal (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Martínez, Juan Bautista (20 November 2021). "El Barça respira al límite ante el Espanyol". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (20 November 2021). "VAR and the post come to Barcelona's rescue on Xavi's debut". Marca. Joe Ellis, translator. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Quiroz, Andrés (20 May 2023). "Ilias Akhomach will not renew with Barça and hopes to resolve his future in June". FC Barcelona Notices. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "¡Ilias Akhomach ya es groguet!" [Ilias Akhomach already is groguet!] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Rennes 2–3 Villarreal". BBC Sport. 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal". BBC Sport. 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Ilias Akhomach renews his contract with Villarreal and joins Rayo Vallecano on loan". Villarreal CF. 21 January 2026.
- ^ "FC Barcelone : Surnommé le "Messi marocain", Ilias Akhomach passe pro". 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Tournoi de l'UNAF −15: Le Maroc remporte l'édition 2018". Maroc Diplomatique (in French). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Sara, Zouiten (10 November 2023). "Ilias Akhomach Chooses Morocco Over Spain, Joins Atlas Lions' U-23 Squad". Morocco World News.
- ^ "Maroc : un joueur de l'OM et un ex-titi du PSG optent pour les U23 !". www.afrik-foot.com. 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Morocco v Angola game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Morocco name star-studded AFCON squad as Hakimi makes cut but Diop misses out". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ Ilias Akhomach at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Marc Casadó Trophies". FotMob.
- ^ "Egypt U23 vs Morocco U23: Olympics". BBC Sport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ MacDonald, Keifer (18 January 2026). "Senegal walk off in Afcon final over penalty award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Ilias Akhomach at BDFutbol
- Ilias Akhomach at Soccerway
- Ilias Akhomach at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Ilias Akhomach – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ilias Akhomach at Olympics.com
- Ilias Akhomach at the Comité National Olympique Marocain (in French)
- Ilias Akhomach on Instagram
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