Rafik Messali
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 Messali with Toulouse in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toulouse | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Miral | ||
| 2010–2011 | US Ramonville | ||
| 2011–2013 | Castanet-Tolosan | ||
| 2013–2024 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Toulouse II | 28 | (0) |
| 2024– | Toulouse | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Algeria U20 | 12 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:54, 31 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Rafik Messali (born 28 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays for Toulouse as a right-back. Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.
Messali is a product of the youth academies of Miral, US Ramonville and Castanet-Tolosan before joining Toulouse's youth side in 2013.[2] He was promoted to their reserves in 2021. On 12 September 2024, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[3] He made his senior and professional debut for Toulouse as a substitute in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Rennes on 10 November 2024.[1]