Mohamed Zeki Amdouni (born 4 December 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for Basel in the Swiss Super League on loan from Lausanne-Sport.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mohamed Zeki Amdouni | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Basel (on loan from Lausanne-Sport) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Servette | ||
| 2013–2015 | Meyrin | ||
| 2015–2017 | Étoile Carouge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Étoile Carouge | 38 | (14) |
| 2019–2021 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 56 | (14) |
| 2021– | Lausanne-Sport | 34 | (12) |
| 2022– | → Basel (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Switzerland U21 | 11 | (7) |
| 2022– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Amdouni is a youth product of Servette, Meyrin, and Étoile Carouge. He began his career with Étoile Carouge. before moving to Stade Lausanne Ouchy in the Swiss Challenge League in 2019. On 9 June 2021, he transferred to Lausanne-Sport in the Swiss Super League.[2] He made his professional debut with Lausanne-Sport in a 2–1 Swiss Super League loss to FC St. Gallen on 24 July 2021.[3]
On 24 June 2022, Amdouni joined Basel's first team for their 2022–23 season under head coach Alexander Frei signing a two-year loan with an option for the club to buy.[4] After playing in two test games, in each of which he had scored a goal, Amdouni played his domestic league debut for his new club in the away game in the Schützenwiese on 16 July 2022 as Basel drew 1–1 with Winterthur.[5] Amdouni scored his first goal for the club on 28 August in the away game in the Letzigrund against Zürich as Basel won 4–2.[6]
Amdouni was born in Switzerland to a Turkish father and Tunisian mother.[7] He represented the Switzerland U20s, before switching to represent Turkey U21 in May 2019. That same month, he again switched over to the Switzerland U21s.[8]
He was called up by the senior Switzerland squad for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Czech Republic, Portugal (twice) and Spain on 2, 5, 9 and 12 June 2022, respectively.[9] He made his debut on 27 September 2022 in a Nations League game against the Czech Republic, substituting Ruben Vargas in the 79th minute.[10]
FC Basel – current squad | |
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