# Alexandre Oukidja

Alexandre Roger Oukidja (Arabic: الكسندر روجر أوكيجا; born 19 July 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Metz. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

## Club career

Oukidja made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season in Ligue 2 for Gueugnon, coming on as a half-time substitute for Pierre Bouysse in a 1–3 defeat away at Montpellier. He joined Lille in the summer of 2006 and over the following seasons, he established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper for the reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur. On 27 January 2012, Oukidja joined Championnat National side Aviron Bayonnais on a six-month loan deal.

## International career

Oukidja made his debut for the Algeria national team on 26 March 2019 in a 1–0 friendly win against Tunisia. He was also member of the Algerian squad which won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 15 June 2023, Oukidja officially announced his international retirement after playing only six matches with the national team. In August 2024, he came out of the retirement and was included in the squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.

## Personal life

Oukidja was born in France to an Algerian father from Tizi Ouzou and a French mother. He holds both French and Algerian nationalities.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 2 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gueugnon | 2005–06 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Lille B | 2006–07 | Championnat de France Amateur | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Lille B | 2007–08 | Championnat de France Amateur | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Lille B | 2008–09 | Championnat de France Amateur | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Lille B | 2009–10 | Championnat de France Amateur | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Lille B | 2010–11 | Championnat de France Amateur | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Lille B | 2011–12 | Championnat de France Amateur | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Lille B | Total | Total | 84 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 0 |
| Aviron Bayonnais (loan) | 2011–12 | Championnat National | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Mouscron (loan) | 2012–13 | Belgian Second Division | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Mouscron (loan) | 2013–14 | Belgian Second Division | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Mouscron (loan) | Total | Total | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| Strasbourg | 2014–15 | Championnat National | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Strasbourg | 2015–16 | Championnat National | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 |
| Strasbourg | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Strasbourg | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Strasbourg | Total | Total | 109 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| Metz | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Metz | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Metz | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Metz | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Metz | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 |
| Metz | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Metz | Total | Total | 188 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 459 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 485 | 0 |
* 1 2 Appearances in the Belgian Second Division play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

### International

    As of match played 12 November 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Algeria | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Algeria | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Algeria | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Algeria | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Algeria | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Algeria | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 0 |

## Honours

Algeria
* Africa Cup of Nations: 2019