Ahmed Oudjani

Ahmed Oudjani

Personal information
Date of birth	19 March 1937
Place of birth	Skikda, Algeria
Date of death
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957-1958	US Vendôme
1958-1965	RC Lens	148	(94)
1965-1966	RC Paris
1966-1967	CS Sedan
1967-1968	SM Caen
1968-1969	US Tébessa
1969-1971	JSM Béjaïa
International career
	Algeria FLN
	Algeria	15
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Oudjani (March 19, 1937 – January 15, 1998) was an Algerian football striker.

Biography

Oudjani was a member of the legendary Algerian FLN team before the country gained its independence. He is also the all-time top scorer in RC Lens history, having scored 94 goals in 148 matches for the team, including 6 goals in one game against RC Paris in the 1963/1964 season. He scored 99 career goals in Ligue 1.

Ahmed is the father of former Algerian international Chérif Oudjani, who scored the winning goal in the final of the 1990 African Cup of Nations.

Ahmed's family is of Kabyle origin, and hails from the village of Sidi Aïch in Bejaïa.

Career

• 1957-1958 US Vendôme France
• 1958-1965 RC Lens France
• 1965-1966 RC Paris France
• 1966-1967 CS Sedan France
• 1967-1968 SM Caen France
• 1968-1969 US Tébessa Algeria
• 1969-1971 JSM Béjaïa Algeria

Honours

• Won the Coupe Drago three times with RC Lens in 1959, 1960 and 1965
• All-time top scorer in RC Lens history with 94 goals
• 15 caps with the Algerian National Team

External links

• Ahmed Oudjani at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile