List of Algerian football players in foreign leagues

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This is a complete list of Algerian football players in foreign leagues, i.e. association football players who have played in foreign leagues.

Algeria national football team in 2014
From Left to Right:
Standing : Zemmamouche (USM Alger) – Slimani (Sporting CP) – Belkalem (Watford) – Mandi (Stade Reims) – Halliche (Académica Coimbra) – Mesbah (Livorno)
Crouching Lacen (Getafe) (C) – Mahrez (Leicester City) – Guedioura (Crystal Palace) – Ghilas (Porto) – Brahimi (Granada).
Algeria national football team in 2015
From Left to Right:
Standing : Medjani (Trabzonspor) – Ghoulam (Napoli) – Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur) – Mandi (Stade Reims) – M'Bolhi (Philadelphia Union) – Bougherra (Al-Fujairah) (C)
Crouching Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb) – Feghouli (Valencia) – Mahrez (Leicester City) – Taïder (Sassuolo) – Brahimi (Porto).

For most of the twentieth century, most Algeria internationals played in the native Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1; however, the national team has included some players based abroad from the beginning. While some in the 1960s and 1970s played for Algerian clubs, for example Hacène Lalmas and Mokhtar Khalem at CR Belcourt, others played in France, such as Sadek Boukhalfa with Nantes or Mustapha Zitouni with AS Monaco. Seven players of the squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup came from a foreign club: Abdelmajid Bourebbou (Stade Lavallois), Mustapha Dahleb (Paris SG), Djamel Tlemcani (Stade de Reims), Djamel Zidane (KV Kortrijk), Karim Maroc (FC Tours), Faouzi Mansouri (Montpellier HSC) and Nourredine Kourichi (Girondins Bordeaux). By the time of the 1986 World Cup that number had increased to 11 (50% of the squad), and at the 2010 and 2014 tournaments almost all were playing abroad (there were three and two home-based players respectively in the 23-man squads).

The history of Algerian players in Europe

Main article: the National Liberation Front football team
Founded in conditions of secrecy in 1958 during the French colonial period in Algeria, all of the members of the FLN team were professionals in France
From Left to Right:
Standing A.Sellami – Doudou – Zouba – Rouaï – Amara – Zitouni – M. Soukhane – Bouricha – Oudjani – Boubekeur
Crouching Mazouz – Kerroum – Benfadah – Bouchouk – A. Soukhane – Kermali – Mekhloufi – Oualiken.

A large number of Algerian players have played in Europe as especially in France, the former colonial ruler of Algeria. The first Algerian player in Europe and first North African to play in France was Ali Benouna who joined Sète in 1930.[1][2] He is the first Algerian player to win a European title, having won the French league and Coupe de France of the 1933–34 season with Sète. Benouna paved the way for more Algerians to soon taste the success of the French championship. This was done by Abdelkader Ben Bouali in the colors of Olympique de Marseille in the 1936–37 season, then Mohamed Firoud and Abdelaziz Ben Tifour on two consecutive occasions with Nice in 1950–51 and 1951–52, in addition to Rachid Mekhloufi in 1956–57 with Saint Etienne and Mohamed Maouche in the next season with Stade de Reims; all these titles came in the colonial era. As for the first player to win a title outside France, Mekhloufi holds that accolade for winning the Swiss League in 1962.

In relation to statistics, the most prominent of these are Rachid Mekhloufi, star of AS Saint-Étienne who scored 150 goals and won the league title four times.[3][4] There is also Mustapha Dahleb, former star for Paris Saint-Germain where he achieved two Coupe de France victories and is one of the most popular players in the history of the club (310 matches and 98 goals in 10 seasons).[5] Rabah Madjer was perhaps the best Algerian player to turn professional in Europe; he claimed ten trophies with FC Porto: three League, two Cup and two Super Cup on the domestic level and two continental titles on the level, including the European Cup in 1987[6] becoming the first Algerian and an African player to achieve this feat, and the Intercontinental Cup in Japan against Peñarol from Uruguay in which he scored the winning goal.[7][8] In the 1970s and 1980s, Algerian players were generally not allowed to play professionally until they were over 28 years old which deprived many of the stars of the Algerian team at the time of a top-level career, especially after the 1982 FIFA World Cup, including Mehdi Cerbah, Hocine Yahi, Chaabane Merzekane, Fodil Megharia, Hacène Lalmas, Mahmoud Guendouz, Ali Bencheikh, Ali Fergani, Lakhdar Belloumi, Djamel Menad, Tedj Bensaoula and Omar Betrouni; some of them did play professionally but did not achieve much success because of their advancing age. There were some players allowed to move abroad even though they had not reached the age of 28: Djamel Zidane, Rabah Madjer and Salah Assad.

Several other players have achieved prominent titles: Rafik Djebbour won eight titles, four League and 4 in the cu, followed by El Arbi Hillel Soudani with 7 titles including three league and three cup, then Madjid Bougherra who won six trophies with Glasgow Rangers. Ahmed Reda Madouni was the first Algerian Bundesliga champion in the colours of Borussia Dortmund in the 2001–02 season (subsequently his career involved a strange fluctuation). in Eastern Europe, Selim Bouadla was crowned Hungarian league winner with Debrecen twice in the 2011–12 and 2013–14 season, noting that La Liga and Serie A has not tasted the taste of any Algerian player so far and the nearest thing was the Runner-up in Serie A by Djamel Mesbah in 2012 and Faouzi Ghoulam in 2016. The English Premier League, was won by Riyad Mahrez with Leicester City. The 2012–13 season is considered the best for Algerian players, when they won 12 titles including three league, seven cups, three Super Cup and one league cup achieved by seven players are Djebbour, Soudani, Abdoun, Ghoulam, Rani, Sayoud and Benzia, In 2018–19, Riyad Mahrez achieved the English treble with Manchester City as the first Algerian to achieve this achievement.[9] In the 2017–18 season, 161 Algerian players (including those of the diaspora who represent the national team) featured across all the leagues in Europe, and were present in 31 of the 55 leagues.

At the level of individual titles Mahrez won the 2016 PFA Players' Player of the Year award.[10] He was the first African to earn the accolade.[11] There is also Ali Benarbia achieved the best player award in the French league with Girondins de Bordeaux. Sofiane Hanni also won the best player award.[12] in the Belgian league with Mechelen as the first Algerian player achieves this award, El Arabi Hillel Soudani also with Dinamo Zagreb he won his first trophy in Croatia as the best player in the Prva liga after a vote of all the captains of the Prva liga Croatian clubs.[13] as for at the level scorers, there are only two Algerian players have achieved the title of top scorer of the league is in Europe, namely Ahmed Oudjani in the French league and Jabbour in Greek league and there are also Madjer, who won the title top scorer in the European Cup 1987–88 season. as for Makhloufi is considered the best Algerian scorer in Europe with 170 goal, including 156 in the league, followed by Djebbour 132 goal which 110 in the league comes after Dahleb 115 goal, including 102 in the league. as for more than play games just in the leagues there Rachid Mekhloufi with 360 games, Abdelkader Ferhaoui 343, Ryad Boudebouz by 328, Mustapha Dahleb by 321 and finally Mohamed Salem 308 games. on the other hand more than hat-tricks record is Makhloufi 9 all hat-tricks with Saint-Étienne then Madjer by 5 and finally Ahmed Oudjani and El Arbi Hillel Soudani by 4 hat-tricks.

At the level of countries have made Algerians players 61 title in France which is sixteen league, twenty-five cup, nine Coupe de la Ligue and eleven Trophée des Champions after that Luxembourg twenty title, fourteen League and six cups and finally Scotland thirteen title, five Premiership, four Cup and four League Cup. Other countries where the Algerians players at least won one title is the 17th state in the following figure Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, England, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Czechoslovak and Turkey. the beginning of sparkling Algeria national team in 2009 began Algerian players Shares rise in Europe, such as El Arbi Hillel Soudani, who moved from ASO Chlef to Vitória Guimarães from Portugal.[14] There are also Islam Slimani from CR Belouizdad to Sporting CP and then moved to Leicester City as the most expensive transfer deal for Algerian player in the history, The transfer fee paid to Sporting was reported as £28 million, a club record for Leicester.[15][16] also there is the Paradou AC/JMG "El Ankaoui" Academy, which graduated many players to Europe and they are Ramy Bensebaini, Youcef Attal, Haithem Loucif, Farid El Mellali and Hicham Boudaoui who became the most expensive Algerian player has moved from an Algerian club to Europe with 4,000,000 euros.[17]

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Algerian descent players played for other national teams

Zidane's parents' house in the village of Aguemoune Ath Slimane in Algeria.

Due to Algeria's historic ties with France, there have been a number of Algerian players playing professionally in the French leagues, while the France national team has included players of Algerian heritage, most notably Zinedine Zidane, Karim Benzema and Samir Nasri.[18]

  • Zinedine Yazid Zidane (Arabic: زين الدين يزيد زيدان) was born on 23 June 1972 in La Castellane, Marseille, in Southern France. Zidane is of Algerian Kabyle descent.[19][20] His parents, Smaïl and Malika, emigrated to Paris from the village of Aguemoune in the Berber-speaking region of Kabylie in northern Algeria in 1953 before the start of the Algerian War. The family, which had settled in the city's tough northern districts of Barbès and Saint-Denis, found little work in the region
  • Karim Benzema was born in the city of Lyon, France, to French nationals of Algerian descent.[21][22] As a practicing Muslim, he observes fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.[23] His grandfather, Da Lakehal Benzema, lived in the village of Tigzirt, located in the northern town of Beni Djellil in Algeria before migrating to Lyon, where he eventually settled in the 1950s.[24] Benzema's father, Hafid, was born in Tigzirt, while his mother, Wahida Djebbara, was born and raised in Lyon; her family originated from Oran. Benzema is the third youngest in the family and grew up with eight other siblings in Bron, an eastern suburb of Lyon.[24] His younger brothers Gressy and Sabri are also footballers.[25] The former currently plies his trade at the amateur level with Vaulx-le-Velin in the Division d'Honneur, the sixth division of French football, while the latter plays in the youth academy of a club in the family's hometown of Bron.[26][27]
  • Samir Nasri (Arabic: سمير نصري) was born in Septèmes-les-Vallons, a northern suburb of Marseille, to French nationals of Algerian descent.[28][29] His mother, Ouassila Ben Saïd, and father, Abdelhafid Nasri, were both born in France; his father being born and raised in Marseille, while his mother being from nearby Salon-de-Provence.[29][30] Nasri's grandparents emigrated to France from Algeria.[31] His mother is a housewife and his father previously worked as a bus driver before becoming his son's personal manager. At the start of his football career, Nasri initially played under his mother's surname, Ben Saïd, before switching to Nasri, his father's surname, following his selection to the France under-16 team.[32] He is the eldest of four children and is a non-practising Muslim.[33]
  • Nabil Fekir Having earned one cap at under-21 level for his native France, Fekir had been named in his ancestral Algeria's squad for friendlies against Oman and Qatar in March 2015. However, he withdrew to take part in the French squad for friendlies against Brazil and Denmark.[34] He made his debut on 26 March against the former at the Stade de France, replacing Antoine Griezmann for the final 16 minutes of a 1–3 defeat.[35] He scored his first goal on 7 June, concluding a 3–4 home friendly defeat to Belgium.[36] On 4 September, in a 1–0 away friendly win over Portugal, he ruptured three ligaments in his right knee, putting him out for an estimated six months.[37]
  • Karim Boudiaf (Arabic: كريم بوضياف) was born in France, and is of Moroccan-Algerian descent. On December 22, 2009, Boudiaf was called up to the Algeria Under-23 national team for a training camp in Algiers.[38] Boudiaf acquired Qatari nationality and was called up to the Qatar national football team on November 13, 2013.[39] He was capped in an unofficial friendly exhibition match against Saudi club Al Hilal.[40] He made his official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.[41]
  • Boualem Khoukhi (Arabic: بوعلام خوخي) was born and raised in Algeria. On November 9, 2010, Khoukhi was called up for the first time to the Algeria under–23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Tunisia.[42] The Qatar Football Association attempted to naturalize Khoukhi shortly after he arrived in Qatar, however, he refused and claimed that he would not be naturalized for any amount of money. He stated his desire was to play with the senior Algeria national team.[43] Subsequently, he received Qatari citizenship in order to assist in his club's foreign player quota. Despite his call up to Algeria's olympic team, he was called up to the Qatar B team on November 13, 2013, by compatriot Djamel Belmadi.[44] When questioned about Khoukhi's call-up to the squad, Belmadi claimed that Khoukhi was naturalized prior to his call-up in order for his team, Al Arabi, to overcome the foreign player quota.[45] Belmadi stated he was surprised when the QFA revealed Khoukhi was eligible to be called up to the Qatar national team. He made his official debut for the team on December 25 in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.[46]
  • Houssem Aouar (Arabic: حسام عوار) is eligible to feature for Algeria despite playing for the French youth teams at the U17 and U21 levels. In 2018, he was reported considering to represent Algeria at international level following a talk with former Lyon and current Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema.[47] In January 2019, manager of Algeria Djamel Belmadi confirmed that he would visit Aouar and present the vision and project of the Desert Foxes in hope of convincing him to play in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.[48] On 26 August 2020, Aouar received his first call-up for France to prepare for 2020–21 UEFA Nations League matches against Sweden and Croatia in early September.[49] He made his debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Ukraine.[50] After years of back and forth rumours on his nationality change. In March 2023, Aouar switched his international allegiance from his birth country of France to the country of his parents, Algeria. In an interview with the Algerian Football Federation, he said, "the president held out his hand to me and it seemed like it was just meant to be. I had a second chance and I jumped on it." He also added that he "regretted" having played for France, saying that he felt he "hadn't made the best choice".[51][52]

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List of Algerian players with 200 or more appearances in European League top leval
R. Player European Club(s) Apps[a]
1 Ryad Boudebouz France Sochaux (164) – Bastia (66) – Montpellier (71) – Saint-Étienne (68) – Betis (35) – Spain Celta (11) 415
2 Sofiane Feghouli France Grenoble (31) – Spain Almería (9) – Valencia (149) – England West Ham United (21) – Turkey Galatasaray (126) – Karagümrük (34) 370
3 Rachid Mekhloufi France AS Saint-Étienne (274) – SC Bastia (67) – Switzerland Servette FC (19) 360
4 Aïssa Mandi France Stade de Reims (123) – Lille (24) – Spain Real Betis (152) – Villarreal CF (54) 356
5 Abdelkader Ferhaoui France Montpellier HSC (229) – AS Cannes (94) – AS Saint-Étienne (20) 343
6 Mustapha Dahleb France CS Sedan (30) – Paris SG (291) 321
7 Mohamed Salem France CS Sedan (237) – Belgium Daring de Bruxelles (71) 308
8 Abdel Djaadaoui France FC Sochaux (307) 307
9 Riyad Mahrez England Leicester City (139) – Manchester City (145) 284
10 Rachid Ghezzal France Lyon (87) – Monaco (26) – England Leicester (19) – Italy Fiorentina (19) – Turkey Beşiktaş (104) – Çaykur Rizespor (23) 278
11 Medhi Lacen Spain Deportivo Alavés (19) – Racing Santander (100) – Getafe CF (139) – Malaga CF (15) 273
12 Faouzi Ghoulam France Saint-Étienne (87) – Angers (7) – Italy Napoli (168)} – Turkey Hatayspor (21) 272
13 Andy Delort France Ajaccio (23) – Caen (36) – Toulouse (47) – Montpellier (104) – OGC Nice (46) – Nantes (12) 268
14 Ramy Bensebaini Belgium Lierse (23) – France Montpellier (22) – Rennes (79) – Germany Mönchengladbach (95) – Borussia Dortmund (48) 267
15 Rafik Saïfi France Troyes AC (110) – FC Istres (35) – AC Ajaccio (26) – FC Lorient (95) 266
16 Karim Soltani Netherlands VVV-Venlo (28) – ADO Den Haag (59) – Greece Iraklis (23) – Aris (15) – Skoda Xanthi (113) – PAS Giannina (15) 253
17 Islam Slimani Portugal Sporting CP (91) – England Leicester City (35) – Newcastle United (4) – Turkey Fenerbahçe (15) – France Monaco (18) – Olympique Lyonnais (30) – Brest (16) – Belgium Anderlecht (10) – Mechelen (13) – Westerlo (18) 250
18 Yacine Brahimi France Stade rennais (39) – Spain Granada CF (62) – Portugal FC Porto (148) 249
19 Rafik Djebbour Greece Louviéroise (21) – Atromitos (14) – Panionios (41) – AEK Athens (80) – Olympiacos (56) – Turkey Sivasspor (10) – Cyprus APOEL (26) 248
20 Hillel Soudani Portugal Vitória de Guimarães (37) – Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (132) – Greece Olympiacos (24) – Slovenia Maribor (54) 247
21 Brahim Hemdani France AS Cannes (20) – RC Strasbourg (53) – Olympique de Marseille (95) – Scotland Rangers (67) 246
= Abdelaziz Ben Tifour France OGC Nice (129) – Troyes AC (31) – AS Monaco (86) 246
23 Ali Benarbia France FC Martigues (65) – AS Monaco (90) – Girondins de Bordeaux (25) – Paris SG (42) – England Manchester City (33) 245
24 Ishak Belfodil France Lyon (10) – Italy Bologna (8) – Parma (56) – Inter (8) – Livorno (17) – Belgium Liège (28) – Germany Bremen (26) – Hoffenheim (47) – Hertha (26) – Azerbaijan Sabah (18) 244
25 Mahi Khennane France Stade Rennais (164) – Toulouse FC (61) – Nîmes Olympique (15) 240
26 Nourredine Kourichi France US Valenciennes (109) – Girondins de Bordeaux (22) – Lille OSC (94) 225
27 Ali Bouafia France Olympique de Marseille (12) – Olympique Lyonnais (94) – RC Strasbourg (92) – FC Lorient (25) 223
28 Antar Yahia France SC Bastia (77) – OGC Nice (30) – Germany VfL Bochum (91) – 1. FC Kaiserslautern (11) – Greece Platanias (11) 220
29 Chérif Oudjani France RC Lens (100) – Stade Lavallois (31) – FC Sochaux (69) – RC Paris (18) 218
30 Carl Medjani France Metz (22) – Lorient (9) – Ajaccio (54) – Valenciennes (16) – Greece Olympiacos (4) – Turkey Trabzonspor (50) – Sivasspor (37) – Spain Levante (14) – Leganés (8) 214
31 Ahmed Rani Luxembourg Avenir Beggen (10) – Union Luxembourg (63) – Fola Esch (86) – Mondorf-les-Bains (15) – Esch (21) – Blue Boys Muhlenbach (17) 212
= Moussa Saïb France AJ Auxerre (170) – AS Monaco (7) – FC Lorient (8) – England Tottenham Hotspur (13) – Spain Valencia CF (14) 212
33 Karim Maroc France Olympique Lyonnais (54) – Angers SCO (32) – Tours FC (32) – Stade Brestois (88) 211
34 Mehdi Mostefa France Ajaccio (101) – Lorient (24) – Bastia (56) – Pafos (26) 207
35 Djamel Mesbah Switzerland Servette (11) – Basel (11) – Aarau (60) – Luzern (6) – Lausanne (4) – Italy Lecce (46) – Milan (9) – Parma (10) – Livorno (14) – Sampdoria (23) – Crotone (10) 204
36 Billel Omrani France Marseille (6) – Romania CFR Cluj (164) – FCSB (22) – Petrolul Ploiești (5) – FC Politehnica Iași (3) – Poland Wisła Kraków (2) 202
37 Fadel Brahami France Le Havre AC (12) – Belgium Louviéroise (47) – Mons (86) – Greece AEP Paphos FC (14) – Bulgaria Minyor Pernik (42) 201
= Mehdi Abeid Scotland St Johnstone (12) – Greece Panathinaikos (61) – England Newcastle United (13) – France Dijon (73) – Nantes (43) 201
= Aymen Tahar Romania Gaz Metan Mediaș (104) – Steaua București (15) – Portugal Boavista (30) – Greece Panetolikos (51) 200
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1 Rachid Mekhloufi France AS Saint-Étienne (123) – SC Bastia (20) – Switzerland Servette FC (13) 156
2 Rafik Djebbour Belgium Louviéroise (6) – Greece Atromitos (6) – Panionios (19) – AEK Athens (24) – Olympiacos (39) – Turkey Sivasspor (2) – Cyprus APOEL (14) 110
3 Hillel Soudani Portugal Vitória de Guimarães (13) – Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (68) – Greece Olympiacos (9) – Slovenia Maribor (25) 115
4 Mohamed Salem France CS Sedan (83) – Belgium Daring de Bruxelles (21) 104
5 Mustapha Dahleb France CS Sedan (17) – Paris SG (85) 102
6 Mahi Khennane France Stade Rennais (61) – Toulouse FC (31) – Nîmes Olympique (6) 98
7 Ahmed Oudjani France RC Lens (94) – CS Sedan (1) 95
8 Islam Slimani Portugal Sporting (52) – England Leicester (8) – Turkey Fenerbahçe (1) – France Monaco (9) – Lyon (4) – Brest (1) – Belgium Anderlecht (8) – Mechelen (3) – Westerlo (2) 88
9 Andy Delort France Ajaccio (1) – Caen (12) – Toulouse (10) – Montpellier (40) – OGC Nice (22) 85
10 Riyad Mahrez England Leicester City (39) – Manchester City (43) 82
11 Chérif Oudjani France RC Lens (39) – Stade Lavallois (14) – FC Sochaux (13) – RC Paris (7) 73
12 Rabah Madjer France Racing Paris (3) – Tours FC (2) – Portugal FC Porto (50) – Spain Valencia CF (4) 59
13 Abdelaziz Ben Tifour France OGC Nice (34) – Troyes AC (9) – AS Monaco (13) 56
14 Ryad Boudebouz France FC Sochaux (24) – SC Bastia (8) – Montpellier HSC (13) – Saint-Étienne (4) – Betis (2) – Spain Celta (1) 52
15 Sofiane Feghouli Spain Almería (2) – Valencia (20) – England West Ham United (3) – Turkey Galatasaray (25) – Fatih Karagümrük (2) 52
= Yacine Brahimi France Stade rennais (6) – Spain Granada CF (3) – Portugal FC Porto (41) 50
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Algerian players and European Competitions

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List of Algerian players with 25 or more appearances in European competitions
# Name Games Date of debut Debut against Date of
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 C3 SC TOTAL
1 Sofiane Feghouli 31 – 35 – 66 7 Dec 2010 Manchester United 10 Mar 2022 FC Barcelona
2 Riyad Mahrez 55 – – – 55 14 Sep 2016 Club Brugge 10 Jun 2023 Inter Milan
3 Hillel Soudani 36 1 16 – 53 25 Aug 2011 Atlético Madrid 11 Jul 2023 Botev Plovdiv
4 Brahim Hemdani 22 – 28 – 50 13 Aug 2003 Austria Wien 14 May 2008 Zenit Saint Petersburg
5 Faouzi Ghoulam 16 – 29 – 45 27 Feb 2014 Swansea City 24 Feb 2022 FC Barcelona
6 Yacine Brahimi 37 – 7 – 44 28 Jul 2011 Metalurgi Rustavi 17 Apr 2019 Liverpool
7 Houssem Aouar 15 – 28 – 43 16 Feb 2017 AZ 11 Apr 2024 AC Milan
8 Islam Slimani 15 6 19 – 40 17 Sep 2014 NK Maribor 20 Apr 2023 AZ
9 Billel Omrani 15 4 18 – 37 23 Aug 2012 Sheriff Tiraspol 9 Dec 2021 Jablonec
10 Yassine Benzia 10 2 23 – 35 4 Oct 2012 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 14 March 2024 Bayer Leverkusen
11 Rafik Djebbour 18 – 17 – 35 20 Sep 2007 FC Sochaux 24 Nov 2014 FC Barcelona
12 Rachid Ghezzal 18 2 12 – 32 4 Oct 2012 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 26 Oct 2023 Bodø/Glimt
13 Ismaël Bennacer 16 – 14 – 30 7 Dec 2021 Liverpool 18 Apr 2024 AS Roma
14 Ali Benarbia 16 – 14 – 30 24 Sep 1996 Hutnik Kraków 13 Mar 2001 Galatasaray
= Saïd Benrahma – 13 17 – 30 30 Sep 2021 Rapid Wien 30 Nov 2023 FK TSC
16 Sofiane Hanni 8 – 20 – 28 26 Jul 2016 Rostov 13 Dec 2018 Villarreal
17 Nabil Bentaleb 6 – 21 – 27 20 Feb 2014 FC Dnipro 12 Mar 2019 Manchester City
18 Ramy Bensebaini 10 – 15 – 25 20 Sep 2018 Jablonec 13 Dec 2023 Paris Saint-Germain
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List All-time top goalscorers for the Algerian players in european Competitions

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List of Algerian players with 10 or more goals in European competitions
# Name Goals Date of debut Debut against Date of
last goal		 Final goal
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C1 C21
 C3 SC TOTAL
1 Riyad Mahrez 20 – – – 20 14 Sep 2016 Club Brugge 22 Feb 2023 RB Leipzig
2 Sofiane Feghouli 7 – 8 – 15 7 Nov 2012 BATE Borisov 25 Nov 2021 Marseille
3 Rabah Madjer 12 – 2 – 14 17 Sep 1986 Rabat Ajax 3 Oct 1990 Portadown
4 Hillel Soudani 7 – 6 – 13 16 Jul 2013 Fola Esch 24 Aug 2016 Red Bull Salzburg
5 Billel Omrani 8 – 4 – 12 16 Aug 2018 Alashkert 10 Aug 2021 Young Boys
= Islam Slimani 4 1 7 – 12 5 Nov 2014 Schalke 04 16 Mar 2023 Villarreal
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List of Algerian players hat-tricks in european League

Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward; 4 – Player scored four goals; 6 – Player scored six goals; * – The home team

Riyad Mahrez the first Algerian to score a Premier League hat-trick.[54] against Swansea City.
Yacine Brahimi the first Algerian player to score a hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League in its new version.[55]
El Arabi Hillel Soudani the first Algerian to score a hat-trick in the UEFA Europa League he also has three hat-trick in the Prva HNL with Dinamo Zagreb.
Ishak Belfodil the first Algerian to score a hat-trick in Bundesliga.
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PlayerPositionForAgainstResultDateLeagueRef
Rachid MekloufiFWAS Saint-ÉtienneBordeaux*3–41 May 1956Ligue 1[56]
Rachid MekloufiFWAS Saint-Étienne*Marseille6–326 August 1956Ligue 1[57]
Rachid MekloufiFWAS Saint-ÉtienneStade de Reims*5–430 September 1956Ligue 1[58]
Abdelhamid BouchoukFWToulouse FC*Stade Rennais6–018 November 1956Ligue 1[59]
Rachid MekloufiFWAS Saint-Étienne*FC Sochaux6–025 November 1956Ligue 1[60]
Rachid MekloufiFWAS Saint-ÉtienneMarseille*3–417 March 1957Ligue 1[61]
Abdelhamid KermaliFWOlympique LyonnaisRC Paris*4–229 December 1957Ligue 1[62]
Mahi KhennaneFWStade Rennais*CS Sedan3–126 April 1959Ligue 1[63]
Ahmed OudjaniFWRC Lens*Bordeaux3–17 February 1960Ligue 1[64]
Mohamed SalemFWCS Sedan*FC Rouen4–027 August 1960Ligue 1[65]
Mohamed SalemFWCS Sedan*FC Grenoble3–027 November 1960Ligue 1[66]
Ahmed OudjaniFWRC LensMarseille*3–314 October 1962Ligue 1[67]
Rachid MekloufiFWAS Saint-Étienne*US Boulogne4–310 February 1963Ligue 1[68]
Mohamed SalemFWCS SedanRC Strasbourg*5–124 March 1963Ligue 1[69]
Rachid MekloufiFWAS Saint-ÉtienneCA Paris*4–07 April 1963Ligue 1[70]
Rachid MekloufiFWAS Saint-Étienne*SC Toulon3–121 April 1963Ligue 1[71]
Salah Djebaïli4MFNîmes Olympique*OGC Nice6–321 April 1963Ligue 1[72]
Ahmed OudjaniFWRC Lens*Marseille8–128 April 1963Ligue 1[73]
Mahi KhennaneFWToulouse FC*US Valenciennes5–125 May 1963Ligue 1[74]
Ahmed Oudjani6FWRC Lens*RC Paris10–28 December 1963Ligue 1[75]
Salah DjebaïliMFNîmes Olympique*Stade rennais3–115 March 1964Ligue 1[76]
Rachid MekloufiFWAS Saint-Étienne*Lille OSC7–424 October 1965Ligue 1[77]
Mohamed LekkakFWFC RouenCS Sedan*4–411 November 1965Ligue 1[78]
Mohamed LekkakFWOlympique lyonnais*FC Nantes3–112 October 1968Ligue 1[79]
Mustapha DahlebMFCS Sedan*AS Troyes4–325 May 1974Ligue 1[80]
Mustapha DahlebMFParis Saint-GermainAS Nancy*4–28 November 1975Ligue 1[81]
Mustapha DahlebMFParis Saint-Germain*AS Saint-Étienne4–19 November 1977Ligue 1[82]
Karim MarocFWOlympique Lyonnais*Angers SCO5–111 October 1980Ligue 1[83]
Chérif OudjaniFWRC Lens*FC Tours6–12 November 1984Ligue 1[84]
Chérif OudjaniFWStade lavallois*Toulouse FC3–211 October 1985Ligue 1[85]
Rabah MadjerMFPorto*Marítimo4–21 December 1985Primeira Liga[citation needed]
Rabah MadjerMFPorto*Belenenses7–126 August 1987Primeira Liga[citation needed]
Rabah MadjerFWPortoFeirense*1–419 November 1989Primeira Liga[citation needed]
Rabah MadjerMFPorto*Feirense3–01 April 1989Primeira Liga[citation needed]
Farid GhaziFWHJK Helsinki*FC Inter5–03 August 2006Veikkausliiga[86]
Idir OualiFWMouscron*Gent4–213 September 2008Belgian First Division[87]
Fouad BouguerraFWNyíregyháza*Szombathelyi3–319 May 2010Nemzeti Bajnokság I[88]
Fouad BouguerraFWNyíregyházaZalaegerszegi*3–422 May 2010Nemzeti Bajnokság I[89]
Samir LouadjMFGrevenmacherSwift Hesperange*3–22 October 2010National Division[90]
Hillel SoudaniFWDinamo Zagreb*Slaven Koprivnica3–03 May 2014Croatian First League[91]
Islam SlimaniFWSporting CP*Vitória de Guimarães5–14 October 2015Primeira Liga[92]
Riyad MahrezMFLeicester CitySwansea City*3–05 December 2015Premier League[93]
Okacha HamzaouiFWNacionalFeirense*3–024 September 2016Primeira Liga[citation needed]
Nabil GhilasFWGaziantepsporKayserispor*4–318 March 2017Süper Lig[94]
Hillel SoudaniFWDinamo Zagreb*Rijeka5–227 May 2017Croatian First League[95]
Hillel SoudaniFWDinamo ZagrebLokomotiva*3–027 August 2017Croatian First League[96]
Sofiane HanniMFAnderlechtStandard Liège*3–328 January 2018Belgian First Division[97]
Sofiane FeghouliMFGalatasarayKasımpaşa*4–117 February 2019Süper Lig[98]
Ishak BelfodilFW1899 HoffenheimFC Augsburg*4–07 April 2019Bundesliga[99]
Youcef AtalDFNice*Guingamp3–028 April 2019Ligue 1[100]
Riyad MahrezMFManchester City*Burnley5–028 November 2020Premier League[101]
Andy DelortFWNiceReims*3–221 May 2022Ligue 1[102]
Amine GouiriFWRennaisAjaccio*5–021 May 2023Ligue 1[103]
Yassine BenziaFWQarabağ FK*Kapaz PFK7–14 November 2023Azerbaijan Premier League[104]
Amine GouiriFWMarseille*Brest4–127 April 2025Ligue 1[105]
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List of Algerian players hat-tricks in UEFA competitions
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PlayerPositionForAgainstResultDateLeagueRef
Rabah Madjer4MFPortoPortadown*8–13 October 1990European Cup[106]
Yacine BrahimiMFPorto*BATE Borisov6–017 September 2014Champions League[107]
El Arbi Hillel SoudaniFWDinamo Zagreb*Astra Giurgiu5–118 September 2014Europa League[108]
Billel OmraniFWCFR Cluj*Astana3–117 July 2019Champions League[109]
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List All-time top goalscorers in All european Competitions

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List of Algerian players with 100 or more goals[a]
R. Player League Cup LC SC Europe TOTAL
Goals
1 Rachid Mekhloufi 156 9 – 1 4 170
2 Rafik Djebbour 110 15 – – 7 132
3 Riyad Mahrez 82 11 10 – 20 123
4 Mustapha Dahleb 102 13 – – – 115
5 Mohamed Salem 103 11 – – – 114
6 Hillel Soudani 91 9 – – 13 113
7 Islam Slimani 83 8 4 – 12 107
8 Mahi Khennane 98 7 – – – 105
9 Ahmed Oudjani 95 8 – – – 103
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  1. [a]
    Goals scored in the Cup, League Cup and the Super Cup, and players with second leval clubs are not counted.

Algerian players Titles in European clubs

This statistics of Algerian players who won titles in Europe where the player must be Algerian whether he played for the Algeria national football team or from an Algerian father and mother. He has never been represent another country, but if he plays for another national team and then plays for the Algeria team he is considered an Algerian player, and the same thing if he played with teams Under-23, Under-20 and Under-17.

Bold Still playing competitive football in Europe

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# Name League Cup Others Europe TOTAL
1 Riyad Mahrez England 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 England 2019, 2023 England 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Europe 2023 12
2 Hillel Soudani Croatia 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
Greece 2020		 Portugal 2013 Croatia 2015, 2016, 2018
Greece 2020		 Croatia 2013 11
3 Rafik Djebbour Greece 2011, 2012, 2013 Cyprus 2015 Greece 2012, 2013, 2016 Cyprus 2015 8
= Rachid Mekloufi France 1957, 1964, 1967, 1968
Switzerland 1962		 France 1968 France 1957, 1967 8
5 Billel Omrani Romania 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 France 2012 Romania 2018, 2020 8
= Rabah Madjer Portugal 1986, 1990 Portugal 1991 Portugal 1986, 1990 Europe 1987, 1987[a] 7
6 Madjid Bougherra Scotland 2009, 2010, 2011 Scotland 2009 Scotland 2010, 2011 6
= Moussa Saïb France 1996 France 1994, 1996, 2002 England 1999 5
= Yassine Benzia Azerbaijan 2023, 2024, 2025 Azerbaijan 2024 France 2012 5
8 Samir Louadj Luxembourg 2008, 2009, 2014 Luxembourg 2009 4
= Djamel Abdoun Greece 2012, 2013 Greece 2012, 2013 4
= Sofiane Feghouli Turkey 2018, 2019 Turkey 2019 Turkey 2019 4
= Brahim Hemdani Scotland 2009 Scotland 2008, 2009 Scotland 2008 4
= Faouzi Ghoulam Italy 2014, 2020 France 2013 Italy 2014 4
= Bark Seghiri Cyprus 2007, 2009 Cyprus 2008 Cyprus 2008 4
= Samir Louadj Luxembourg 2008, 2009, 2014 Luxembourg 2009 4
17 Abdelaziz Ben Tifour France 1951, 1952 France 1952 3
= Mohamed Firoud France 1951, 1952 France 1952 3
= Ali Benarbia France 1997, 1999 France 1997 3
= Rachid Ghezzal Turkey 2021 Turkey 2021, 2024 3
= Abdallah Liegeon France 1982 France 1985 France 1985 3
= Walid Hamidi North Macedonia 2022, Kosovo 2024 Kosovo 2024 3
= Mehdi Kirch Luxembourg 2013, 2015, 2022 3
= Ismaël Bennacer Italy 2022 , Croatia 2026 Italy 2025 3
# Name League Cup Others Europe TOTAL
24 Abdelhafid Tasfaout France 1996 France 1996 2
= Karim Groune Luxembourg 2003 Luxembourg 2003 2
= Mohamed Maouche France 1958 France 1958 2
= Amin Chiakha Denmark 2025 Denmark 2025 2
= Sadek Boukhalfa France 1965 France 1965 2
= Yacine Brahimi Portugal 2018 Portugal 2018 2
= Sofiane Hanni Belgium 2017 Belgium 2017 2
= Mohamed Amoura Switzerland 2022 Belgium 2024 2
= Mustapha Dahleb France 1982, 1983 2
= Naçer Bouiche Hungary 1991, 1994 2
= Islam Slimani Portugal 2015 Portugal 2015 2
= Jugurtha Hamroun France 2009 Romania 2016 2
= Hocine Bouchache France 1959 France 1959 2
= Mourad Meghni Italy 2009 Italy 2009 2
= Amir Sayoud Bulgaria 2013 Bulgaria 2013 2
= Ramiz Zerrouki Netherlands 2024 Netherlands 2024 2
= Kader Ferhaoui France 1990 France 1992 2
= Rayan Aït-Nouri England 2026 England 2026 2
= Akim Zedadka Azerbaijan 2026 Azerbaijan 2026 2
= Zinédine Ould Khaled Azerbaijan 2026 Azerbaijan 2026 2
# Name League Cup Others Europe TOTAL
39 Yacine Hima Azerbaijan 2011 1
= Karim Zedadka Italy 2023 1
= Jaouen Hadjam Switzerland 2024 1
= Abdeljalil Medioub Cyprus 2023 1
= Kevin Van Den Kerkhof Luxembourg 2022 1
= Toufik Zeghdane Luxembourg 2023 1
= Mehdi Terki Luxembourg 2023 1
= El Hedi Belameiri Luxembourg 2023 1
= Rachid Bouhenna Romania 2022 1
= Djamel Mesbah Switzerland 2005 1
= Ismaël Bouzid Turkey 2008 1
= Ahmed Reda Madouni Germany 2002 1
= Salim Kerkar Scotland 2011 1
= Karim Belhocine Belgium 2015 1
= Ahmed Touba Belgium 2018 1
= Youssef Haraoui Czechoslovakia 1992 1
= Ahmed Rani Luxembourg 2013 1
= Idir Boutrif Luxembourg 2021 1
= Mehdi Boudjemaa Hungary 2023 1
= Akram Bouras Bulgaria 2026 1
= Monsef Bakrar Croatia 2026 1
= Nadhir Benbouali Hungary 2026 1
= Sofyane Cherfa Cyprus 2012 1
= Mehdi Abeid Greece 2014 1
= Mehdi Zeffane France 2019 1
= Anis Hadj Moussa Netherlands 2024 1
= Ramy Bensebaini France 2019 1
= Farès Chaïbi France 2023 1
= Billal Zouani Finland 2001 1
= Farid Ghazi Finland 2006 1
= Mohamed Medjoudj Finland 2006 1
= Mohamed Boumezrag France 1941 1
= Rachid Belaid France 1954 1
= Saïd Brahimi France 1957 1
= Abdelhamid Bouchouk France 1957 1
= Mohamed Salem France 1961 1
= Fathi Chebel France 1978 1
= Radhouane Abbes France 1990 1
= Youssef Salimi France 1997 1
= Rafik Mezriche France 2001 1
= Karim Ziani France 2007 1
= Mehdi Guerrouad Belgium 2003 1
= Mourad Boukellal Luxembourg 2005 1
= Mehdi Léris Italy 2017 1
= Yassin Maouche Switzerland 2018 1
= Mohamed Mezghrani Hungary 2020 1
= Mohamed Brahimi Bulgaria 2024 1
= Adem Zorgane Belgium 2026 1
= Hassan Yebda Portugal 2009 1
= Nabil Ghilas Portugal 2013 1
= Abdelmajid Bourebbou France 1982 1
= Djamel Belmadi France 1995 1
= Rachid Benayen France 2000 1
= Salim Arrache France 2005 1
= Habib Bellaïd France 2005 1
= Nadir Belhadj France 2007 1
= Aymen Tahar Romania 2016 1
= Saïd Benrahma Europe 2023 1
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Summary UEFA

List by League UEFA

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R. League Titles Winning Years
1France Ligue 1151951 x2, 1952 x2, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1996 x2, 1997, 1999
2Luxembourg National Division102003, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023 x3
3Romania Liga I72016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 x2
4Greece Super League62011, 2012 x2, 2013 x2, 2020
5England Premier League52016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
6Croatia First League42014, 2015, 2016, 2018
=Turkey Süper Lig42008, 2018, 2019, 2021
=Scotland Premiership42009 x2, 2010, 2011
=Cyprus Cyta Championship42007, 2009, 2015, 2023
=Azerbaijan Premier League42011, 2023, 2024, 2025
10Portugal Primeira Liga31986, 1991, 2018
=Switzerland Super League31962, 2005, 2024
=Belgium Pro League32015, 2017, 2018
12Italy Serie A22022, 2023
16Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak League ¤[m]11992
=Germany Bundesliga12002
=North Macedonia First League12022
=Kosovo Superliga e Kosovës12024
=Denmark Danish Superliga12025
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List by Cup UEFA

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R. Cup Titles Winning Years
1France Coupe de France271941, 1952 x2, 1954, 1957 x2, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1990 x2, 1994, 1996 x2, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2019 x2, 2023
2Greece Kypello Elladas72012 x2, 2013 x2, 2014, 2016, 2020
3Hungary Magyar Kupa31991, 1994, 2020
=Italy Coppa Italia32009, 2014, 2020
=Portugal Taça de Portugal31991, 2013, 2015
=Croatia Hrvatski kup32015, 2016, 2018
=Scotland Scottish Cup32008, 2009 x2
=Turkey Türkiye Kupası32019, 2021, 2024
=Finland Finnish Cup32001, 2006 x2
10Cyprus Cypriot Cup22012, 2015
=Luxembourg Luxembourg Cup22003, 2009
=England FA Cup22019, 2023
12Bulgaria Kupa na Bulgaria12013
=Netherlands KNVB Cup12024
=Belgium Belgian Cup12024
=Azerbaijan Azərbaycan Kuboku12024
=Kosovo Kupa e Kosovës12024
=Switzerland Swiss Cup12022
=Denmark Danish Cup12025
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R. League Cup Titles Winning Years
1France Coupe de la Ligue (defunct)91965, 1982, 1992, 2000, 2005 x2, 2012 x2, 2013
2England Football League Cup41999, 2019, 2020, 2021
3Scotland Scottish League Cup32008, 2010, 2011
4Romania Cupa Ligii (defunct)12016
=Portugal Taça da Liga12009
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List by Super Cup UEFA

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R. Super Cup Titles Winning Years
1France Trophée des Champions81957, 1959, 1967, 1985, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2012
2Portugal Supertaça51986, 1990, 2013, 2015, 2018
3Romania Supercupa României22018, 2020
=Italy Supercoppa Italiana22009, 2014
=Netherlands Johan Cruyff Shield22024 x2
6Croatia Croatian Super Cup12013
=England FA Community Shield12018
=Bulgaria Bulgarian Supercup12013
=Belgium Belgian Super Cup12017
=Turkey Turkish Super Cup12019
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List by intercontinental Cup UEFA

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R. Intercontinental Cup Titles Winning Years
1UEFA Champions League21987, 2023
2UEFA Europa Conference League12023
=Intercontinental Cup (defunct)11987
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Most expensive transfers in the history of Algerian players

Riyad Mahrez owner of the most expensive transfer deal for African footballer and most expensive transfer deal for Manchester City until 2019 for 67.8 million euros.

Mustapha Dahleb arrived in Paris Saint Germain in 1974, coached by Just Fontaine, the president of the club Daniel Hechter recruited him for 1.35 million francs, record amount for a transfer to France at the time. there is also Moussa Saïb who moved from Auxerre to Valencia with 3,600,000 euros in 1997 in a historic deal for an Algerian player then. In 1998, he joined struggling English club Tottenham for £2.3 million, thus becoming the first Algerian to play in the Premier League.[110] In 2016, Islam Slimani moved into a historic deal for English Premier League champions Leicester City for 28 million pounds to become the most expensive player in the history of Algeria.[16] two years later Riyad Mahrez become the most expensive transfer deal for an Algerian player moved to English Premier League champions Manchester City for 60 million pounds.[111][112] and also become the most expensive African footballer after he broke the record for Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with £56.1 in 2018 winter transfer window. in the same time most expensive transfer deal for Manchester City and a record transfer fee received by Leicester City. On 19 July 2023, it was reported by the BBC that Manchester City agreed a deal for Riyad Mahrez to join Saudi Pro League club Al Ahli for a transfer fee of £30 million, as the most expensive deal for an Algerian player who moves to a non-European club.[113]

As of 4 August 2019; during the 2019 summer transfer window.
  Fee broke the Algerian record at the time of the transfer
  Fee broke the national club record
  Fee broke the record for an African
  Fee broke the record for an Algerian teenager at the time of the transfer (at most at the age of 21 years old)
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List of Most expensive transfers in the history of Algerian players with more than 15 Million Euro.
R. Player Fee
(M €)		 From To Position Year Ref
1 Riyad Mahrez[a] €67.8 England Leicester City England Manchester City Midfielder 2018 [111][112]
2 Rayan Aït-Nouri £31.8[b] England Wolverhampton England Manchester City Defender 2025 [114][115]
3 Riyad Mahrez €35 England Manchester City Saudi Arabia Al Ahli Midfielder 2023 [113][116]
4 Saïd Benrahma €30 England Brentford England West Ham United Forward 2021 [117]
= Islam Slimani[c] €30 Portugal Sporting CP England Leicester City Forward 2016 [15][16]
6 Nabil Bentaleb €20 England Tottenham Hotspur Germany Schalke 04 Midfielder 2017 [118][119]
= Badredine Bouanani €20 France Nice Germany Stuttgart Midfielder 2025 [120][121][122]
8 Mohamed Amoura €18 Belgium Union SG Germany VfL Wolfsburg Striker 2024 [123][124][125]
9 Ismaël Bennacer €16 Italy Empoli Italy Milan Midfielder 2019 [126][127]
10 Rachid Ghezzal €15 France Monaco England Leicester City Midfielder 2018 [128][129][130]
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  1. [a]
    Fee broke the Algerian record and fee broke the national club record in the same time.
  2. [b]
    Converted to Euro 37,75 million, with potential £5.2 million in bonuses.
  3. [c]
    Fee broke the Algerian record at the time of the transfer.

History of Algerian players in the rest of the world Leagues

Nadir Belhadj the best Algerian professional player outside of Europe.

Algerian players have played in all continents, most of them in Arab leagues in Africa and Asia, especially in the Persian Gulf, and Nadir Belhadj is the most successful player. played 214 matches in six seasons with the Qatari club Al-Sadd, and 43 matches in two seasons with Al-Sailiya. during which he won 5 titles including the AFC Champions League and participated in the FIFA Club World Cup.[131] the first Algerian to Participates in this competition is Moussa Saïb with Al-Nassr in 2000 and scored one goal, At the level of titles Algerian players won 90 titles in twelve countries, namely Bahrain, Canada, Egypt, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Tunisia the country where Algerian players have won the highest number of titles with 36, followed by Qatar with 23 titles. and more player won titles is Baghdad Bounedjah with seven, On the level of local league, Youcef Belaïli won with Espérance ST four league championships more than any other Algerian player. in 2010 witnessed the achievement of four Algerian players S.League and League Cup in Singapore, they are Khaled Kharroubi, Karim Boudjema, Nordine Talhi and Mansour Lakehal which has never happened before, The two brothers Mustapha and Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, first who won title outside Algeria by winning the Tunisian Cup twice in 1947 and 1948.

At the level of continental titles and start in Africa, where the Algerian players won eight titles in CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup and CAF Super Cup, mostly with Tunisian clubs and the first to win the continental title is the international goalkeeper Nacerdine Drid with Moroccan club Raja Casablanca in 1989 led by Algerian coach Rabah Saâdane. On 9 November 2018, Twenty-two years later, Youcef Belaïli won the CAF Champions League and for the first time in its new version after winning the final against Al-Ahly, he is the fourth Algerian player to win this title.[132] On the level of Asia, Nadir Belhadj won the AFC Champions League title for the first time for an Algerian player in 2011 and scored the decisive penalty kick.[131]

The transfers of Algerian players in the rest of the world Leagues and the most prominent, Khaled Kharroubi is the first Algerian to play in South America and exactly in Brazil with Vitória where he played for one season. Aymen Tahar is the first Algerian to play in the J1 League, but has played only one match.[133] also Karim Matmour is the first Algerian to play in Australia A-League where he joined to Adelaide United,[134] but he left in December 2017, terminating his contract early after playing 11 games.[135] Raïs M'Bolhi is also the first Algerian to play in Major League Soccer with a club Philadelphia Union.[136] After playing in only 9 matches in the 2015 season, head coach, Jim Curtin said that M'Bolhi would never play again for Philadelphia.[137] M'Bohli is rated as one of the worst signings in club history.,[138] On 22 January 2018, Saphir Taïder signed a three-year deal at Major League Soccer franchise Montreal Impact, starting with a two-year loan and the option of a fourth year.[139] He joined as a Designated Player.[140] and the first goal for an Algerian player in MLS was against Atlanta United FC in a 4–1 defeat away.[141] in Africa, Farès Hachi is the first Algerian to play in South Africa when he joined African champion Mamelodi Sundowns.[142] but played only 21 game in the Premier Soccer League in a season and a half and then left South Africa.[143]

Youcef Belaïli achieved CAF Champions League two consecutive times and four league tournaments more than any other Algerian player.

Also there is the French-born Chaher Zarour who spent the Vietnam League 1 with Sanna Khánh Hòa as the first Algerian player to play there.[144] The first player to play in South Asia was Hamid Berguiga, when he joined Brunei DPMM in Brunei, who plays in the Singapore league and won the League Cup in 2009 first in this region for an Algerian player. In North America, Andy Delort became the first Algerian to win a title there with Mexican club Tigres UANL where Delort won Liga MX Apertura in 2016, although he did not have Algerian citizenship until 2019.[145] Also his transfer deal was the highest for an Algerian player outside Europe where he signed a four-year contract while the transfer fee paid to Caen was reported as €8 million.[146] Three years after Saphir Taïder achieved the Canadian Championship with Montreal Impact after winning against Toronto FC in the final first for an Algerian player.[147][148]

On the level of statistics and awards, Algerian players won the top scorer in eight times, most notably Bounedjah four times one in Tunisia with Etoile du Sahel and three with Al-Sadd and is considered the same player the most recorded hat-tricks with thirteen. Bounedjah also won the CAF Confederation Cup top scorer with Etoile du Sahel in 2015.[149] On 12 August 2018, Bounedjah broke the Qatar Stars League single-game goal record, scoring 7 goals in a 10–1 win against Al Arabi.,[150] Bounedjah continued his success at the individual level by winning the top scorer of the 2018 AFC Champions League with 13 goals to become the first Algerian and the first player from a Qatari club to achieve this award, The Al-Sadd forward matched the all-time single tournament record held by Muriqui who netted the same tally by the conclusion of Guangzhou Evergrande's 2013 campaign.[151][152] On 7 December 2018, Bounedjah beats Qatar goal record with 28 goals after just 14 matches, He broke the record held by Brazilian striker Clemerson de Araújo, who scored 27 goals in 2007–08.[153] On 23 February 2019, Bounedjah scored in the Qatari classico against Al-Rayyan his 100 goal in all leagues competitions to become the first Algerian player to reach him With one club outside Europe.[154] After changing the laws in Tunisia and considering the players from North Africa local a large number of Algerian players Join the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[155][156][157]

Rest of the world Leagues

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List of Algerian players with 100 or more appearances
R. Player Rest of the world Club(s) Apps
1 Baghdad Bounedjah Tunisia Étoile du Sahel (49) – Qatar Al Sadd (157) – Al-Shamal (21) 227
2 Nadir Belhadj Qatar Al-Sadd (137) – Al-Sailiya (85) 222
3 Mohamed Benyettou Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab (57) – United Arab Emirates Al-Fujairah (24) – Qatar Al-Wakrah (102) 183
4 Farouk Chafaï Saudi Arabia Damac (149) 149
5 Sofiane Bendebka Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh (145) 145
6 Amir Sayoud Egypt Al Ahly (12) – Ismaily (1) – Kuwait Al Arabi (6) – Tunisia CS Sfaxien (12) – Saudi Arabia Al-Tai (48) – Al-Raed (51) 130
7 Moustapha Zeghba Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda (11) – Damac (111) 122
8 Abdelkader Bedrane Tunisia Espérance de Tunis (44) – Saudi Arabia Damac (76) 120
9 Mohamed Farsi Canada Cavalry (36) – United States Columbus Crew (83) 119
10 Ibrahim Chenihi Tunisia Club Africain (52) – Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh (38) – Damac (25) 115
11 Raïs M'Bolhi United States Philadelphia Union (9) – Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq (104) 113
12 Yacine Brahimi Qatar Al-Rayyan (56) – Al-Gharafa (57) 113
13 Youcef Belaïli Tunisia Espérance de Tunis (74) – Saudi Arabia Al Ahli Saudi (13) – Qatar Qatar SC (22) 109
14 Azzedine Doukha Saudi Arabia Ohod Club (26) – Al-Raed (82) 108
15 Walid Bencherifa Morocco Olympique Khouribga (55) – IR Tanger (48) 103
16 Sofiane Hanni Qatar Al-Gharafa (61) – Al-Ahli (18) – Al-Khor (22) 101
17 Djamel Benlamri Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab (67) – Khaleej FC (9) – Qatar Qatar SC (16) – United Arab Emirates Al Wasl (9) 101
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List of Algerian players with 50 or more goals
R. Player Rest of the world Club(s) Goals
1 Baghdad Bounedjah Tunisia Étoile du Sahel (26) – Qatar Al Sadd (150) – Al-Shamal (18) 194
2 Mohamed Benyettou Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab (22) – United Arab Emirates Al-Fujairah (14) – Qatar Al-Wakrah (51) 87
3 Yacine Brahimi Qatar Al-Rayyan (25) – Al-Gharafa (35) 60
4 Farid Kerkar Réunion SS Dynamo (16) – USS Tamponnaise (12) – US Possession (19) – FC Avirons (9) – SS Gauloise (1) 57
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Algerian players in the rest of the world intercontinental Competitions

Bold Still playing competitive football in the rest of the world

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List of Algerian players with 20 or more appearances in the rest of the world intercontinental competitions
# Name Games Date of debut Debut against Date of
last match		 Final match
against
C11
 C32
 C43
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1 Baghdad Bounedjah 45 21 3 69 3 Aug 2013 Ethiopia Saint George 4 Dec 2023 Uzbekistan Nasaf
2 Youcef Belaïli 43 – 3 46 20 Jul 2012 Algeria ASO Chlef 17 Feb 2020 Iran Esteghlal
3 Mohamed Amine Tougai 33 2 – 44 13 Feb 2021 Senegal Teungueth 20 Apr 2024 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
4 Nadir Belhadj 36 – 3 39 12 Feb 2011 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 28 Jan 2020 Iran Shahr Khodro
5 Ilyes Chetti 25 – 3 28 15 Sep 2019 Chad Elect-Sport 2 Mar 2024 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
6 Abdelkader Bedrane 26 – 2 28 15 Sep 2019 Chad Elect-Sport 22 Apr 2022 Algeria ES Sétif
7 Raouf Benguit 24 – 3 27 15 Sep 2019 Chad Elect-Sport 7 March 2023 Guinea Horoya AC
8 Madjid Bougherra 21 – – 21 7 Mar 2012 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli FC 22 Apr 2014 Iran Tractor Sazi
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List of Algerian players with 5 or more goals in the rest of the world intercontinental competitions
# Name Goals Date of debut Debut against Date of
last goal		 Final goal
against
C11
 C32
 C43
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1 Baghdad Bounedjah 27 13 3 43 3 Aug 2013 Ethiopia Saint George 4 Dec 2023 Uzbekistan Nasaf
2 Youcef Belaïli 12 – 2 14 3 Aug 2013 Cameroon Coton Sport 28 Jan 2020 Tajikistan Istiklol
3 Riyad Mahrez 12 – – 12 30 Sep 2024 United Arab Emirates Al Wasl 4 Nov 2025 Qatar Al Sadd SC
3 Karim Aribi 11 1 – 12 23 Apr 2019 Sudan Al-Hilal 7 Mar 2020 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
4 Abdelmalek Ziaya 7 – – 7 9 Mar 2010 Iran Zob Ahan 24 May 2011 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
5 Ibrahim Chenihi 1 5 – 6 12 Mar 2016 Algeria MO Béjaïa 2 Jun 2017 Morocco FUS Rabat
5 Raouf Benguit 5 – 1 6 27 Sep 2019 Chad Elect-Sport 22 May 2021 Algeria CR Belouizdad
7 Nadir Belhadj 5 – – 5 26 Feb 2014 Iran Sepahan 17 Mar 2015 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent
8 Billel Bensaha 2 – 3 5 6 Mar 2020 Egypt Zamalek 27 Nov 2023 Lebanon Al Ahed
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1 Includes the CAF Champions League, African Football League, CONCACAF Champions League and AFC Champions League. 2 Includes the CAF Confederation Cup and AFC Cup. 3 Includes the CAF Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

As of 26 April 2024

List of Algerian players hat-tricks in the rest of the world Leagues

Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward; 4 – Player scored four goals; 5 – Player scored five goals; 7 – Player scored seven goals; * – The home team

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Farid Kerkar4FWStade Tamponnaise*Jeanne d'Arc6–125 March 2001Réunion Premier League[158]
Farid KerkarFWStade Tamponnaise*SS Dynamo3–16 May 2001Réunion Premier League[159]
Rachid AmraneFWAl-IttihadAl-Arabi*3–125 April 2002Qatar Stars League[160]
Hadj BouguècheFWAl-QadisiyahAl-Fateh*6–114 October 2011Saudi Professional League[161]
Mansour BoutaboutFWAS Excelsior*US Bénédictine4–022 October 2011Réunion Premier League[162]
Ismaël BenahmedFWTanjong Pagar UnitedYoung Lions*4–017 April 2013S.League[163]
Baghdad BounedjahFWÉtoile Sportive du SahelEGS Gafsa*3–025 September 2014Tunisian Ligue 1[164]
Mohamed BenyettouFWAl-Shabab*Al-Ahli3–218 September 2016Saudi Professional League[165]
Baghdad BounedjahFWAl SaddAl-Rayyan*5–07 December 2016Qatar Stars League[166]
Baghdad Bounedjah5FWAl Sadd*Al-Arabi7–016 February 2017Qatar Stars League[167]
Baghdad Bounedjah4FWAl Sadd*Al-Ahli5–025 February 2018Qatar Stars League[168]
Baghdad BounedjahFWAl SaddAl-Kharaitiyat*6–05 August 2018Qatar Stars League[169]
Baghdad Bounedjah7FWAl Sadd*Al-Arabi10–112 August 2018Qatar Stars League[170]
Baghdad BounedjahFWAl Sadd*Al-Kharaitiyat7–18 November 2018Qatar Stars League[171]
Baghdad BounedjahFWAl SaddAl-Gharafa*8–12 December 2018Qatar Stars League[172]
Baghdad BounedjahFWAl Sadd*Qatar8–128 February 2019Qatar Stars League[173]
Baghdad BounedjahFWAl Sadd*Al-Ahli7–24 April 2019Qatar Stars League[174]
Mohamed BenyettouFWAl-FujairahAl Dhafra*5–110 May 2019UAE Pro-League[175]
Baghdad Bounedjah4FWAl SaddAl-Shahania*7–131 August 2019Qatar Stars League[176]
Yacine BrahimiMFAl-RayyanUmm Salal*4–03 January 2020Qatar Stars League[177]
Youcef BelaïliFWQatar SCAl-Ahli*4–123 December 2020Qatar Stars League[178]
Baghdad Bounedjah4FWAl Sadd*Al-Sailiya8–07 January 2021Qatar Stars League[179]
Baghdad BounedjahFWAl Sadd*Al-Duhail3–112 January 2021Qatar Stars League[180]
Farouk ChafaïDFDamacAbha*4–321 March 2021Saudi Professional League[181]
Tayeb MezianiFWÉtoile Sportive du SahelUS Tataouine*3–121 March 2021Tunisian Ligue 1[182]
Andy DelortFWUmm SalalMuaither*3–12 November 2023Qatar Stars League[183]
Baghdad BounedjahFWAl Sadd*Al-Rayyan4–09 December 2023Qatar Stars League[184]
Yousri BouzokFWRaja CA*IR Tanger6–128 December 2023Botola[185]
Yacine BrahimiMFAl-GharafaAl-Duhail*4–11 March 2024Qatar Stars League[186]
Baghdad BounedjahFWAl SaddAl-Ahli*9–117 April 2024Qatar Stars League[187]
Baghdad BounedjahFWAl-Shamal*Al-Arabi5–219 October 2024Qatar Stars League[188]
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List of Algerian players hat-tricks in intercontinental competitions
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PlayerPositionForAgainstResultDateLeagueRef
Ibrahim Chenihi4MFClub Africain*RSLAF FC9–112 March 2017CAF Confederation Cup[189]
Karim Aribi4FWÉtoile Sportive du Sahel*Hafia7–124 August 2019CAF Champions League[190]
Baghdad BounedjahFWAl Sadd*Al-Faisaly6–023 October 2023AFC Champions League[191]
Youcef BelaïliFWEspérance de Tunis*Dekedaha FC8–021 September 2024CAF Champions League[192]
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List All-time top goalscorers in All the rest of the world Competitions

Baghdad Bounedjah best Algerian scorer in all competitions in the rest of the world with 284 goals.
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List of Algerian players with 50 or more goals
R. Player League Cup Other Continental TOTAL
1Baghdad Bounedjah194312039284
2Mohamed Benyettou87619–112
3Yacine Brahimi6095478
4Youcef Belaïli37812167
5Farid Kerkar573–262
6Sofiane Hanni32214351
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As of 1 June 2025

Algerian players' titles in the rest of the world clubs

Bold Still playing competitive football In the rest of the world League

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List by League

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R. League Titles Winning Years
1Tunisia Ligue 1341954, 1955, 1956 x2, 1990, 1992, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2015 x2, 2017, 2018, 2019 x2, 2020 x6, 2021 x5, 2022 x3, 2023, 2024 x2, 2025 x2
2Qatar Qatar Stars League112002, 2005, 2008 x2, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
3Kuwait Premier League22003, 2012
=Saudi Arabia Saudi Professional League22014, 2025
=Bahrain Bahraini Premier League22023, 2024
=Egypt Premier League22011, 2023
=Morocco Botola22024 x2
8Singapore S.League12010
=Mexico Liga MX12016
=United States MLS Cup12023
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List by Cup

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R. Cup Titles Winning Years
1Tunisia Tunisian Cup221947 x2, 1948 x2, 1954, 1955, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 x2, 2018 x2, 2019, 2021 x2, 2025 x2
2Qatar Emir of Qatar Cup102002, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017 x2, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
3Kuwait Kuwait Emir Cup42003, 2012, 2022 x2
4Morocco Coupe du Trône31998, 2024 x2
5Saudi Arabia King Cup of Champions22010, 2025
6United Arab Emirates UAE President's Cup12010
=Canada Canadian Championship12019
=Egypt Egypt Cup12022
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List by League Cup

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R. Cups Titles Winning Years
1Qatar Qatar Crown Prince Cup82007, 2013, 2017 x2, 2020, 2021, 2025 x2
2Singapore Singapore League Cup22009, 2010
=Kuwait Kuwait Crown Prince Cup22022, 2023
4Saudi Arabia Saudi Crown Prince Cup (defunct)12014
=Tunisia Tunisian Coupe de la Ligue (defunct)12002
=Thailand Thai League Cup12014
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List by Super Cup

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R. Super Cup Titles Winning Years
1Tunisia Tunisian Super Cup162019 x2, 2020 x6, 2021, 2021 x3, 2024 x2, 2025 x2
2Qatar Qatari Super Cup32014, 2017 x2
3United Arab Emirates Arabian Gulf Super Cup22010 x2
4Iraq Iraqi Super Cup12021
=Bahrain Bahraini Super Cup12022
=Kuwait Kuwait Super Cup12022
=Egypt Egyptian Super Cup12022
=Saudi Arabia Saudi Super Cup12025
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List by intercontinental Cup in rest of the world

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R. Intercontinental Cup Titles Winning Years
1CAF Champions League71989, 1991, 1996, 2018, 2019 x2, 2023
2CAF Super Cup21997, 1998
=Arab Club Champions Cup21997, 2019
=AFC Champions League22011, 2025
3CAF Confederation Cup12015
=Afro-Asian Championship (defunct)11992
=Arab Cup Winners' Cup(defunct)1 2001
=Leagues Cup12024
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List of top Algerian goalscorers in the rest of the world

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Rank player Titles League Top goalscorers Years
1Baghdad Bounedjah3Tunisia 2014 (14 goals), (Etoile du Sahel), Qatar 2019 (39 goals), 2021 (21 goals), (Al Sadd)
2Rachid Amrane1Qatar 2002 (16 goals), (Al Ittihad Doha)
=Farid Kerkar1Réunion 2002 (19 goals), (US Possession)
=Abdelmoumene Djabou1Tunisia 2013 (8 goals), (Club Africain)
=Yacine Brahimi1Qatar 2020 (15 goals), (Al Rayyan)
=Yousri Bouzok1Morocco 2024 (14 goals), (Raja CA)
=Rabah Madjer1Qatar 1992 (8 goals), (Qatar)
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