Aurélien Joachim

Aurélien Joachim
Personal information
Full name Aurélien Joachim
Date of birth (1986-08-10) 10 August 1986
Place of birth Luxembourg
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Lierse
Number 13
Youth career
Rossignol
Lorrain Arlon
Virton
Mouscron
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 R.E. Virton 32 (1)
2006 VfL Bochum II 17 (0)
2007 Alemannia Aachen II 1 (0)
2008–2011 FC Differdange 03 84 (37)
2011–2013 F91 Dudelange 25 (19)
2012–2013Willem II (loan) 25 (6)
2013–2014 RKC Waalwijk 31 (6)
2014–2015 CSKA Sofia 20 (5)
2015–2016 Burton Albion 7 (0)
2016 White Star Bruxelles 10 (8)
2016– Lierse 8 (5)
National team
2005– Luxembourg 64 (11)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:37, 11 October 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2016

Aurélien Joachim (born 10 August 1986) is a Luxembourgian professional footballer, who plays in the Belgian First Division B for Lierse S.K. and the Luxembourg national football team as a striker. He is the younger brother of former cyclist Benoît Joachim.

Club career

Joachim spent his time in the youth teams of Belgian clubs Virton and Mouscron, before making his senior debut for Virton in the 2004–2005 season. He then played for the reserve teams of German Bundesliga sides VfL Bochum and Alemannia Aachen before making his debut in the Luxembourg National Division in the second half of the 2007–2008 season.

Joachim was transferred to F91 Dudelange in May 2011. He has been a key figure in Dudelange's Champions League run in 2012–13, scoring 4 goals over 2 legs against SP Tre Penne of San Marino,[1] and scoring in each leg of Dudelange's famous 4–4 aggregate draw with Red Bull Salzburg,[2] helping his side through via the away goals rule to face NK Maribor in the third qualifying round, the furthest Dudelange have ever gone in the Champions League.

On 29 August 2012, Joachim was loaned to Willem II until the end of the season. In July 2013, he signed a two-year deal with RKC Waalwijk after he had permanently left Dudelange as a free agent.

Before the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Joachim signed with Bulgarian club CSKA (Sofia). He made his official debut for the side in a Europa League qualifier against Zimbru Chișinău on 17 July 2014. He played his last match for the "redmen" in April 2015, as he had to return to Luxembourg in order to undergo a meniscus operation.[3]

International career

Joachim made his debut for Luxembourg in a September 2005 World Cup qualification match against Liechtenstein, at just 19 years of age. He played in 5 World Cup qualification matches.[4] As of 10 November 2016, he had earned a record 65 caps, scoring 11 goals.

International goals

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 February 2007Stade Alphonse Theis, Hesperange, Luxembourg Gambia1–12–1Friendly match
26 September 2011Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Albania2–12–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
315 August 2012 Stade Municipal, Differdange, Luxembourg Georgia1–21–2Friendly match
414 August 2013Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Lithuania1–12–1Friendly match
56 September 2013Central Stadium Kazan, Russia Russia1–31–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification
610 September 2013Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Northern Ireland1–13–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
726 May 2014Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium  Belgium 1–1 1–5 Friendly
813 November 2015Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Greece 1–0 1–0 Friendly
96 September 2016Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria 1–1 3–4 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 2–1
11.10 October 2016Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus  Belarus 1–1 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 11 October 2016[5]

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