Sofiane Bekkouche: France-Algeria winger completes free transfer to AS Pagny from US Hostert

France-Algeria right winger Sofiane Bekkouche has completed a permanent move from Luxembourg side US Hostert to French club AS Pagny-sur-Moselle on a free transfer, with his contract running from 2026-07-03 to 2027-06-30. The 30-year-old arrives with a current market valuation of 100k and returns to French football after a spell in the BGL Ligue.

The deal, registered as a free transfer, sees AS Pagny secure an experienced wide attacker without paying a fee, despite his six-figure market value. The move also formalises Bekkouches status at the club listed as his current team, ending his stint at Hostert and removing any immediate prospect of him becoming a free agent this summer.

Bekkouche, born on 02 May 1996 and standing at 1.85m, is a right-footed specialist on the right flank, categorised primarily as an attacking right winger. He holds dual nationality with France and Algeria, and now returns to competition in France with AS Pagny, who are currently not listed within a specific national league structure, recorded simply as N/A in the competition data.

The switch marks another cross-border step in a career that has alternated between France and Luxembourg. Before joining Hostert, Bekkouche played for US Mondorf-Les-Bains, also in Luxembourg, having signed there from French side SC Schiltigheim. Prior to that, he represented CS Sedan-Ardennes, Olympique Saint-Quentin and ASM Belfort in France, as well as reserve teams at Racing Strasbourg B and AS Nancy-Lorraine B earlier in his career.

His market value trajectory underlines how much experience he brings to AS Pagny. Valued at 25,000 euros in his early Mondorf days, his price rose as high as 150,000 during a later spell with the Luxembourg club. More recently, his valuation dipped to 75,000 before recovering to 100,000 at Hostert, the figure attached to him shortly before this transfer was completed.

The move also shifts Bekkouches professional base back from the BGL Ligue in Luxembourg to domestic football in France, where his new clubs competition level is currently unclassified. That status means the winger could find himself operating in a less widely profiled environment than his previous league, but still within a familiar football culture and closer to the French system in which he developed.

No recent match data, goals, assists or appearance statistics are listed in the available records for his time at Hostert, but the decision to sign him on a free transfer suggests AS Pagny value his senior experience and versatility on the right side of attack. Given his age and cross-border background, his presence also offers the club a player used to adapting to different tactical demands and competitive levels.

With the transfer finalised and his contract dates confirmed, Bekkouche now enters a phase that could be decisive for how the latter part of his career is viewed. A strong spell at AS Pagny in France, after several years in Luxembourg, would reinforce his reputation as a reliable, mobile wide player capable of delivering across borders and maintaining a solid market value into his thirties.