Faouzi Chaouchi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Faouzi Chaouchi
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 5, 1984(1984-12-05)
Age	40
Birthplace	Bordj Menaïel
Country	Algeria
Birth City	Boumerdès Province
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Faouzi Chaouchi Biography

Faouzi Chaouchi is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on December 5, 1984 in Bordj Menaïel, Boumerdès Province, Algeria. Faouzi Chaouchi (Arabic: fwzy shwshy ; born on December 5, 1984) is an Algerian professional goalie in football who was last seen playing with the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, club CA Bordj Bou Arreridj and the Algerian national team.

While at JS Kabylie, Chaouchi was thought to leave the club by the conclusion of the season. He also had talks with several clubs, like Lille OSC, ES Setif and MC Alger. Chaouchi suffered a series of disciplining issues with the manager and team presidents following his replacement by Gaouaoui starting lineup in the season 2007/08.

He won the Algerian Championnat National in 2008, which was his greatest achievement as well as the highlight of his three season spell at the club from 2006 to 2009. He is also remembered by the canary fans for scoring a penalty against Cotonsport Garoua in the CAF Champions League with a powerful shot. He was nicknamed “The Canary” by the supporters of the club and is fondly remembered.

In December 2009, Chaouchi was selected by Saâdane to play in the 2010 African Cup of Nations hosted in Angola. He was normally regarded as second-choice goalkeeper under coach Saâdane, who had been using Lounès Gaouaoui as his first-choice goalkeeper, but due to Chaouchi’s heroic performance in Khartoum and Lounès Gaouaoui withdrawing from the 2010 African Cup of Nations due to an attack of acute appendicitis, Saâdane did not hesitate in using Chaouchi as first-choice goalkeeper in the 2010 African Cup of Nations. Chaouchi’s sending off in the semi-final against Egypt for receiving two cautions along with his head-butting of referee Coffi Codjia saw him earn a suspension for 3 matches and $10,000 fine from CAF.

Chaouchi has signed a contract with JS Kabylie from Inter-Regions club JS Bordj Menaiel in 2006. It was announced that the goalkeeper would be joining after signing terms and agreeing to an agreement for three years. He was delighted to join such an elite club

Faouzi Chaouchi Net Worth

Faouzi Chaouchi is one of the richest Association Football Player from Algeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Faouzi Chaouchi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chaouchi is thought to be a an Algerian national hero for his role in an impressive performance in the play-off which brought Algeria in the Algerian national team in the debut World Cup finals since 1986 in the face of their arch-rivals Egypt. He was always adamant about denying Egypt Egyptian national team any scoring opportunities. Chaouchi was just 23 years old aged at moment of the play-off. He was in the place of the suspended Lounes Gaouaoui. Chaouchi was playing in only his third cap in the unforgettable night at Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman (Sudan). In the year 2010, Chaouchi was known to be Algeria’s highest-paid soccer player who earned about 13 millions Algerian dinars.

Chaouchi started his career by playing for his local team JS Bordj Menaiel. He was player captain in the season 2005/06. The form he showed that season, with only seven goals in 32 games, was starting to attract an interest from other clubs.

Chaouchi received his first call-up to the Algerian national team on 4 February 2008 for training which was due to be held in France, after his good form for club JS Kabylie did not go unnoticed by the national team coach Rabah Saâdane. On 26 March 2008, he made his debut for Algeria in a friendly against DR Congo coming on as a substitute at half-time for Lounès Gaouaoui.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In December 2009, Chaouchi helped his side win the North African Cup of Champions tournament by beating ES Tunis in the final, after a penalty shoot- out. Chaouchi was selected as the best goalkeeper in the tournament. On 1 May 2010, Chaouchi played in the final of the Algerian Cup (coupe d’Algerie) against CA Batna by winning 3–0 and helping the club lift the Algerian Cup for the first time in twenty years and the seventh in their history, with the last being in 1989. The Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika presented the trophy with the head of state presenting the medals.

Facts & Trivia

Faouzi Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Algeria. Faouzi Chaouchi celebrates birthday on December 5 of every year.

Chaouchi started his country’s first match of the World Cup against Slovenia and was at fault for the Slovenian winner scored by captain Robert Koren. The goalkeeper allowed the shot to squirm past his body, condemning Algeria to a 1–0 defeat. He was replaced by Rais M’Bohli for the match against England.

Top Facts about Faouzi Chaouchi

1. Faouzi Chaouchi is a goalkeeper for MC Alger.
2. He was born on December 5, 1984 in Algiers, Algeria.
3. Chaouchi has played for the Algerian national team.
4. He made his international debut in 2008.
5. In the 2010 World Cup, he made a crucial save against England.
6. Chaouchi has won two Algerian league titles with MC Alger.
7. He was named best goalkeeper of the African Champions League in 2019.
8. Chaouchi has also played for other clubs including USM El Harrach and ES Sétif.
9. His career has been marked by controversy and disciplinary issues.
10. Despite this, he remains a popular figure among Algerian football fans.