JS Bordj Ménaïel Chaouchi began his career playing for his hometown club
JS Bordj Ménaïel. He was the captain of the team during the 2005/06 season. His good form that season, conceding just seven goals in 32 games, had begun to create interest from other clubs.
JS Kabylie Chaouchi signed for
JS Kabylie from
Inter-Régions club JS Bordj Ménaïel in 2006. It was confirmed that the goalkeeper was joining after agreeing terms and signing a three-year contract. He was pleased to be joining such a club {{cquote|"It's a childhood dream come true, especially since I have been very well received by the players of JS Kabylie". He won the
Algerian Championnat National in 2008, which was his greatest achievement as well as the highlight of his three-season spell at the club from 2006 to 2009. He is also remembered by the canary fans for scoring a penalty against
Cotonsport Garoua in the
CAF Champions League with a powerful shot. He was nicknamed “The Canary” by the supporters of the club and is fondly remembered. Whilst at JS Kabylie, Chaouchi was rumoured to be leaving the club at the end of the season and had talks with various clubs such as
Lille OSC,
ES Sétif and
MC Alger. Chaouchi had a string of discipline problems with manager's and the team president since replacing Gaouaoui in the starting line up in the 2007–08 season.
ES Sétif Chaouchi signed for ES Sétif in June 2009, after the club won the race to recruit the goalkeeper who was known for his outstanding performances at JS Kabylie, where he had shown his abilities and his dramatic shot stopping. He was also known for his extrovert humour prior to making his move to ES Sétif. In December 2009, Chaouchi helped his side win the North African Cup of Champions tournament by beating
ES Tunis in the final, after a penalty shoot-out. Chaouchi was selected as the best goalkeeper in the tournament. On 1 May 2010, Chaouchi played in the final of the
Algerian Cup (coupe d'Algerie) against
CA Batna by winning 3–0 and helping the club lift the Algerian Cup for the first time in twenty years and the seventh in their history, with the last being in 1989. The Algerian president
Abdelaziz Bouteflika presented the trophy with the head of state presenting the medals. In 2009, a number of European clubs had shown an interest in Chaouchi, predominantly
Olympique de Marseille. In 2010, during an interview a few days after the win against CA Batna in the Algerian Cup final he was asked if he had received any new offers from clubs abroad, he replied by confirming that his agent had been informed that representatives from Marseille would be attending the friendly between the
Republic of Ireland and
Algeria in Dublin on 28 May 2010 to have another look at him. whilst also confirming that he is still in contact with French club
Le Mans since the previous transfer window. He also confirmed he had just received a proposal from a club in the gulf, but didn't want to mention the club as he had no interest in joining any Arabian clubs as he wanted to join an ambitious club based in Europe. On 17 October 2010, there were reports that Chaouchi was involved in a car accident. These reports were verified, stating that Chaouchi was involved in a minor car accident whilst visiting family and friends in his home-town Bordj Ménaïel. According to the reports he did not sustain any serious injuries, but the car was damaged beyond repair. On 30 November, the Ligue National de football disciplinary committee decided to give a one match ban to Chaouchi, and a fine of 20.000,00
Algerian dinars along with
Khaled Lemmouchia for contesting the decision of the penalty against
AS Khroub, which ended 3–3. He was suspended for the game against
MC Oran.
MC Alger On 19 July 2011, Chaouchi joined MC Alger, signing a one-year contract with the club. In June 2012, Chaouchi flew to Turkey to negotiate contract offers with newly promoted
Süper Lig clubs
Elazığspor and
Kasımpaşa S.K. ==International career==