Rachid Ghezzal, Algeria footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Rachid Ghezzal is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lyon. Born in France, he represents the Algeria national football team.

He began his career at Lyon, where he made his debut in October 2012. He played 119 games and scored 13 goals for them across all competitions. In August 2017, he moved to Monaco on a free transfer. After a season at Monaco, he was sold to Leicester as a replacement for Riyad Mahrez. Ghezzal failed to nail down a first-team spot at Leicester in his first season, leading him to go on loan to Fiorentina in his second season and Besiktas in his third. He signed permanently for Besiktas in 2021. In December 2023, he was excluded from the first-team at Besiktas.

Ghezzal represented France at under-20 level. He made his senior debut for Algeria in 2015 and was part of their squad at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.