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Riyad Mahrez, Algeria footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Mahrez
Algeria
21 February 1991
winger
Riyad Mahrez is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Al-Ahli. Born in France, he captains the Algeria national team. He is regarded as one of the best African players of all time.

Mahrez began his career as a youth player for French club AAS Sarcelles. He turned professional in 2009 with Quimper, where he played for only one season before moving to Le Havre, spending a total of three years with them, initially playing for their reserve team and then becoming a first-team regular. In January 2014, Mahrez signed for English side Leicester City, helping them win the Championship and promotion to the Premier League at the end of his first season. In the 2015–16 season, he was the Algerian Footballer of the Year, the PFA Players' Player of the Year, and was a member of the Premier League PFA Team of the Year as he helped Leicester City win the Premier League. Mahrez signed for Manchester City in 2018, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup in his first season. He went on to win a further four league titles, one FA Cup, two EFL Cups and a UEFA Champions League in 2022–23 as part of a continental treble whilst at City. On July 2023, he joined the Saudi side Al-Ahli, winning the AFC Champions League Elite and Saudi Super Cup two years later.

Born in France, Mahrez made his international debut for Algeria in 2014, representing the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup as well as the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025, winning the 2019 tournament. In 2016, he was named CAF's African Footballer of the Year.

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: Mahrez with Algeria in 2021
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Riyad Karim Mahrez
Date of birth: (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth: Sarcelles, France
Height: 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position: Right winger
⚽ Team information:
Current team: Al-Ahli
Number: 7
⚽ Youth career:
2004–2009: AAS Sarcelles
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010: Quimper 27 (1)
2010–2013: Le Havre II 60 (24)
2011–2014: Le Havre 60 (6)
2014–2018: Leicester City 158 (42)
2018–2023: Manchester City 145 (43)
2023–: Al-Ahli 84 (23)
⚽ International career‡:
2014–: Algeria 111 (37)

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