Walid Ould-Chikh

Walid Ould-Chikh
Ould-Chikh in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Roosendaal, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Arabi
(on loan from Heracles Almelo)
Number 73
Youth career
RSC Alliance
Feyenoord
RBC Roosendaal
–2014 Twente
2015–2016 PEC Zwolle
2017–2018 DHSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 USV Hercules 18 (12)
2019–2020 De Graafschap 0 (0)
2020–2021 Jong Volendam 10 (1)
2021–2024 Volendam 53 (3)
2023–2024 → Roda JC (loan) 37 (12)
2024–2026 Eintracht Braunschweig 7 (0)
2025–2026 → Heracles Almelo (loan) 24 (1)
2026– Heracles Almelo 0 (0)
2026– → Al-Arabi (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2026

Walid Ould-Chikh (born 6 November 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kuwait Premier League club Al-Arabi, on loan from Heracles Almelo.

Club career

Career

Early years

Ould-Chikh played youth football for RSC Alliance, Feyenoord, RBC, Twente, PEC Zwolle, and DHSC. During the 2018–19 season, he played for USV Hercules in the fourth-tier Derde Divisie, after which he spent a year playing for De Graafschap's under-21s. In 2020, he moved to Volendam, signing a contract until 2022.

Loan to Roda JC

On 7 July 2023, Ould-Chikh was sent on a season-long loan to Eerste Divisie club Roda JC. He made his debut for De Koempels on 11 August 2023, scoring a goal in a 4–1 home victory over Helmond Sport on the opening day of the 2023–24 season. The goal was the first goal of the season. In the following league game, on 18 August, he scored again, helping lead Roda past ADO Den Haag in a 3–0 away win. He had an impressive start to his loan, netting four goals and providing two assists in his initial six appearances. He ended the season with 12 goals and eight assists in 40 appearances, and was named Player of the Season in the Eerste Divisie on 15 May 2024.

Eintracht Braunschweig

Ould-Chikh moved to 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig in July 2024, having agreed a contract until 2027. He struggled with a back injury early on, mostly leaving him sidelined for most of the season.

Heracles Almelo

On 1 September 2025, Ould-Chikh was loaned by Heracles Almelo, with an option to buy. At the end of the loan, Heracles exercised their option to buy and signed a three-year contract with Ould-Chikh.

Al-Arabi (loan)

On 15 September 2026, Ould-Chikh joined Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi on a season-long loan from Heracles Almelo, with an option to buy.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Ould-Chikh is of Moroccan descent. His older brother Bilal is also a footballer. Ould-Chikh is Muslim.

Career statistics

As of match played 1 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
USV Hercules 2018–19 Derde Divisie 181210—1912
Jong Volendam 2021–22 Tweede Divisie 101——101
Volendam 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 26200—262
2022–23 Eredivisie 27120—291
Total 53320—553
Roda JC (loan) 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 371210204012
Eintracht Braunschweig 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 4010—50
Career total 12228502012928
  1. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Walid Ould-Chikh at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Bakker, Rik (31 August 2018). "Walid Ould-Chikh rekent op basisplaats bij Hercules". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Bos, Stan (9 May 2019). "Walid Ould-Chikh verruilt Hercules voor De Graafschap". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Walid Ould-Chikh maakt indruk en sluit aan bij Jong FC Volendam". FC Volendam (Press release) (in Dutch). 26 May 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "RODA JC HUURT WALID OULD-CHIKH VAN FC VOLENDAM" (in Dutch). Roda JC. 7 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Schreurs, Joost (11 August 2023). "Nieuwkomers bezorgen Roda JC verdiende zege". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Kas, Dennis (11 August 2023). "Geweldig begin voor broers Ould-Chikh uit Roosendaal: eerste goal in de KKD en eerste assist in de eredivisie". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Lemmens, Sjors (18 August 2023). "Roda JC wint ook bij ADO Den Haag met ruime cijfers". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Meijden, Frank van der (16 September 2023). "Walid Ould-Chikh rijgt goals aaneen bij Roda JC: "Krijg hetzelfde te eten als in Volendam"". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  10. 1 2 Kingma, Martijn (15 May 2024). "Ould-Chikh gekozen tot beste speler KKD, ook awards voor Sibum, 'T Zand en Smits". Soccernews.nl (in Netherlands Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Volop interesse voor Walid Ould-Chikh uit Eredivisie en buitenland". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 12 June 2024. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  12. ↑ ""Spielintelligenz, Dynamik und Torgefahr": Braunschweig verpflichtet Ould-Chikh" ["Game intelligence, dynamism and goal threat": Braunschweig sign Ould-Chikh]. Kicker (in German). 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sidney Raebiger zieht sich Muskelverletzung zu". Eintracht Braunschweig (in German). 18 September 2024. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  14. ↑ Rücker, Lars (15 November 2024). ""Ich bin bereit": Wie Ould-Chikh bei Eintracht durchstarten will". Braunschweiger Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Heracles Almelo versterkt zich met Walid Ould-Chikh" [Heracles Almelo strengthens itself with Walid Ould-Chikh] (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Walid Ould-Chikh voor 3 jaar vastgelegd" [Walid Ould-Chikh signed for 3 years] (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Heracles winger leaves Dutch second tier to join Kuwait side Al-Arabi SC". Yahoo Sports. 16 September 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
  18. ↑ "Walid Ould-Chikh". Sofascore. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
  19. ↑ "'Veel belangstelling voor voormalig toptalent Ould-Chikh na halfjaar Volendam'". VoetbalNieuws.nl (in Netherlands Dutch). 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  20. ↑ "Winterversterking: Bilal Ould-Chikh tekent bij FC Volendam" (Press release) (in Dutch). Volendam. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  21. ↑ Walraven, Richard (26 September 2023). "'Dankbaar zijn voor wat God je geeft'; Walid Ould-Chikh put als voetballer kracht uit het geloof". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 November 2023.