Amine Gouiri


Amine Ferid Gouiri is a French professional footballer, who plays for Ligue 1 club Nice as a striker.

Club career

Lyon

A part of the Olympique Lyonnais since 2013, Gouiri signed his first professional contract with Lyon on 3 July 2017 for three years.
An internationally renowned prospect, Gouiri made the bench for Lyon in a Ligue 1 match against FC Girondins de Bordeaux on 10 September 2016 at the age of 16, and debuted for the Lyon B team at the age of 17. He made his first team debut on 19 November 2017 in a 0–0 home draw against Montpellier in Ligue 1. He entered the field after 73 minutes replacing Tanguy Ndombele.

Nice

On 1 July 2020, Gouiri signed with fellow Ligue 1 side OGC Nice for a fee of 7 million euros.

International career

A youth international for France, Gouiri was the top scorer at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, scoring 7 goals and was the top scorer in the tournament. After his success in the tournament, Gouiri garnered attention of various European clubs and was rated one the best young talents in the world by The Guardian.
Gouri also represented France at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, scoring a brace in his debut in the tournament against the New Caledonia U17s. In total, he scored 5 goals in that tournament.
At the 2018 UEFA U-19 Euro, he scored two consecutive braces against Turkey and England in 2nd and the 3rd matches of the group stage.

Personal life

Gouiri was born in France and is of Algerian descent.

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