Riyad Mahrez

Riyad Mahrez
Mahrez 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(s) 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 27 (9)
International career‡
2014– Algeria 93 (31)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:22, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Riyad Karim Mahrez (Arabic: رياض كريم محرز, romanized: Riyāḍ Karīm Maḥraz; born 21 February 1991) is an Algerian professional football player who captains the Algerian national football team. He also plays as a right-winger for the Saudi Pro League team Al-Ahli.

Mahrez made his international debut for Algeria in 2014 and represented them at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021. His team won the 2019 African Cup of Nations. It was only the second time that Algeria has won the African Cup of Nations ever.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Quimper 2009–10 CFA 27100———271
Le Havre II 2010–11 CFA 32130000——3213
2011–12 CFA 25110000——2511
2012–13 CFA 300000——30
Total 60240000——6024
Le Havre 2011–12 Ligue 2 900000——90
2012–13 Ligue 2 3444110——395
2013–14 Ligue 2 1720023——195
Total 6064133——6710
Leicester City 2013–14 Championship 1930000——193
2014–15 Premier League 3041010——324
2015–16 Premier League 37170021——3918
2016–17 Premier League 366200094104810
2017–18 Premier League 36123021——4113
Total 158426052941017948
Manchester City 2018–19 Premier League 277525261104412
2019–20 Premier League 3311505171005013
2020–21 Premier League 2794051124—4814
2021–22 Premier League 28114422127104724
2022–23 Premier League 305552293104715
Total 14543231119846163023678
Al-Ahli 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 27911———2810
Career total 47712534132713552040597171

International

As of match played 23 January 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 201492
2015132
201652
201782
201882
2019145
202043
202198
202292
2023102
202441
Total9331
As of match played 9 January 2024
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mahrez goal
List of international goals scored by Riyad Mahrez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
115 October 2014Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Malawi2–03–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
215 November 2014Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Ethiopia2–13–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
327 January 2015Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Senegal1–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations
417 November 2015Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Tanzania3–07–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
54 September 2016Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Lesotho2–06–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
66–0
715 January 2017Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon Zimbabwe1–02–22017 Africa Cup of Nations
82–2
918 November 2018Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo Togo1–04–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
103–0
1123 June 201930 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Kenya2–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations
127 July 201930 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Guinea2–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations
1314 July 2019Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Nigeria2–12–12019 Africa Cup of Nations
1415 October 2019Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France Colombia2–03–0Friendly
153–0
1613 October 2020Cars Jeans Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands Mexico2–22–2Friendly
1712 November 2020Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria Zimbabwe3–03–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1816 November 2020National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe2–02–22021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
1929 March 2021Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Botswana3–05–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
206 June 2021Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Mali1–01–0Friendly
2111 June 2021Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Tunisia2–02–0Friendly
222 September 2021Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Djibouti7–08–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
238 October 2021Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Niger1–06–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
243–1
2512 October 2021Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger Niger1–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2616 November 2021Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Burkina Faso1–02–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2727 September 2022Olympic Stadium, Oran, Algeria Nigeria1–12–1Friendly
2816 November 2022Olympic Stadium, Oran, Algeria Mali1–01–1Friendly
2923 March 2023Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria Niger2–12–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3020 June 202319 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria Tunisia1–11–1Friendly
319 January 2024Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Burundi2–04–0Friendly

Honours

Leicester City

Manchester City

Algeria

Individual

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