Ilyas Chouaref

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.

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Personal life His elder brother Hamza Sakhi is also a footballer.