Ilyas Chouaref
 Chouaref with Sion in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Châteauroux, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sion | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2018 | Châteauroux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Châteauroux II | 28 | (9) |
| 2018–2022 | Châteauroux | 73 | (4) |
| 2022– | Sion | 153 | (25) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Malta | 15 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:25, 7 November 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:45, 4 October 2026 (UTC) | |||
Ilyas Chouaref (born 12 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Sion. Born in France, he plays for the Malta national team.
Club career
Chouaref is a youth product of LB Châteauroux. He made his debut with them in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Le Havre AC on 4 December 2018. On 1 October 2019, he signed a professional contract with the club.
On 12 June 2022, Chouaref transferred to Sion in Switzerland.
International career
Born in France, Chouaref is of Moroccan and Maltese descent. He was a youth international for France. On 18 February 2025, Bjorn Vassallo, president of the Malta FA confirmed that Chouaref had obtained Maltese citizenship.
On 21 March 2025, Chouaref made his debut for Malta against Finland in a World Cup qualifying match, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 loss.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 November 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LB Châteauroux | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | National | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 73 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 76 | 4 | ||||
| FC Sion | 2022–23 | Super League | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Challenge League | 35 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 39 | 7 | |||
| 2024–25 | Super League | 37 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2025–26 | Super League | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 42 | 10 | |||
| 2026–27 | Super League | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | 18 | 5 | ||
| Total | 153 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 30 | ||
| Total | 223 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 34 | ||
International
- As of match played 4 October 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | |
Personal life
His elder brother Hamza Sakhi is also a footballer.
Notes
- ↑ includes Coupe de France and Swiss Cup
- ↑ appearances in Swiss Super League Relegation play-off
- ↑ appearances and goals in 2026–27 UEFA Conference League
References
- ↑ "Le Havre vs. Châteauroux - 4 December 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Cette fois c'est officiel, Ilyas Chouaref passe professionnel à Châteauroux !". MaLigue2. 1 October 2019.
- ↑ "Ilyas Chouaref est valaisan !" (in French). Sion. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ↑ Diallo, Mouhamed (12 June 2020). "Une pépite marocaine de 19 ans dans le viseur de l'AS Saint-Etienne".
- ↑ Malta National Teams Press Conference 🇲🇹 ⚽ | Malta National Teams Press Conference 🇲🇹 ⚽ | By Malta Football Association – 1900 | Facebook. Retrieved 18 February 2025 – via facebook.com.
- ↑ "Malta-Finland | European Qualifiers 2026 | UEFA.com". Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ↑ "Ylyas Chouaref Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ Bouali, Julien Ben (16 January 2021). "Avant AJA-Châteauroux, Sakhi-Chouaref : "Sur le terrain, on est adversaires avant d'être frères"" [Before AJA-Châteauroux, Sakhi-Chouaref: "On the ground, we are adversaries before being brothers"]. Le Berry Républicain (in French). Le Berry (Groupe Centre-France). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "Auxerre - Berrichonne : le match d'une vie pour Hamza Sakhi" [Auxerre - Berrichonne : le match d'une vie pour Hamza Sakhi] (in French). Le Nouvelle Republique. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
External links
- Ilyas Chouaref at Soccerway
- Ilyas Chouaref at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Ilyas Chouaref at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)