Ahmed Touba

Ahmed Touba (أحمد توبة; born 13 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Lecce, on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national football team.

Club career
Touba is a youth exponent from Brugge. He made his senior debut on 1 May 2017 in the Belgian Pro League against SV Zulte Waregem. He replaced José Izquierdo after 80 minutes.

On 30 June 2022, Touba signed for İstanbul Başakşehir on a 3-year contract with an additional optional year.

International career
Born in France, Touba is Algerian by descent. He moved to Belgium at a young age, and was a youth international for Belgium. He represented the Algeria national team in a friendly 4–1 win over Mauritania on 3 June 2021.

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.