# Aymen Mahious

Aymen Mahious (Arabic: أَيمَن مَحيُوص; born September 15, 1997) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Algerian club CR Belouizdad, on loan from Yverdon-Sport and the Algeria national team.

## Club career
### USM Alger

On May 31, Mahious joined USM Alger for three seasons, coming from CA Batna for 3,000,000 DA. He made his debut for the team in the CAF Confederation Cup during a win against Rayon Sports, later in the Arab Club Champions Cup Mahious scored the winning goal against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya his first goal with the club. On August 14, He made his debut in the Ligue 1 against DRB Tadjenanet as a substitute and made an assist for Zakaria Benchaâ in 3–1 victory. On September 21, and in the first game as a starter Mahious managed to score his first goal in the Ligue 1 against AS Ain M'lila in 3–0 victory. On July 1, Mahious returned to USM Alger after 6 months on loan to AS Ain M'lila, due to the financial crisis Mahious became an important player in the team On 25 August 2019, scoring his first goal in CAF Champions League against AS Sonidep in a 3–1 home win. Then he led USM Alger to victory against Gor Mahia outside the home by scoring a double.
   Today, I bid farewell to my first home USM Alger, after 5 years I spent in this ancient team, this team that gave me everything, thanks to God, and thanks to our dear team, I joined the U-23 and Algeria A' teams and the Algeria national football team. Love and appreciation especially in the difficult times that I lived through after my injury after the final of the CHAN and in the death of my mother, thanks to the players with whom I spent unforgettable days.
— A message of thanks and farewell from Aymen Mahious on Instagram.
On 5 January 2020, in the Algerian Cup Mahious scored his first hat-trick in his career and made an assist for Billel Benhammouda against USM Khenchela in 6–1 victory. Before the start of the 2020–21 season, Mahious received an official offer from Mamelodi Sundowns, but the sports director Antar Yahya refused to release the player to any team. Aymen Mahious the demand has become high from several clubs, including Umm Salal of Qatar and Zamalek of Egypt, especially since his contract expires at the end of the season. On June 3, 2023, Mahious won the first title in his football career by winning the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup after defeating Young Africans of Tanzania.

### Yverdon-Sport

On August 9, 2023, Aymen Mahious joined the newly promoted club in the Swiss Super League Yverdon-Sport for three seasons. On 11 August 2024, Mahious joined Algerian club CR Belouizdad on loan for the season.

## International career

On 26 March 2019, Mahious scored his first goals with Algeria under-23 national team at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification against Equatorial Guinea in 3–1 victory. But Algeria failed to qualify for the finals after the elimination against Ghana. in 2019 Mahious calls for the first time for the Algeria A' national team in the 2020 CHAN qualification against Morocco. and participated as a substitute in the place of Lamine Abid. On January 2, 2023, Mahious was selected for the 28-man squad to participate in the 2022 African Nations Championship. Mahious became the first player to score in Nelson Mandela Stadium in the opening of the CHAN 2022 against Libya A'.
In the final Mahious missed a decisive penalty shootout which was the reason for losing the title, Mahious was criticized for the way he takes penalties, and he apologized to the Algerian people but he said that he would continue to take penalty kicks in that way. Mahious won the Golden Boot Award at the end of the tournament and was included in the squad for Best XI. May 30, 2023 the FAF publish the list of Djamel Belmadi for the two matches of the month of June, Where is called Mahious for the first time and his first match was against Uganda in the Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 27 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| CA Batna | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 11 |
| USM Alger | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| USM Alger | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 32 | 12 |
| USM Alger | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| USM Alger | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 8 |
| USM Alger | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 31 | 11 |
| Total | Total | Total | 106 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 141 | 48 |
| → AS Aïn M'lila (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Yverdon Sport | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 10 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 136 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 172 | 60 |
* 1 2 All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
* ↑ All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
* ↑ All appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
* ↑ All appearances in Algerian Super Cup

### International goals
#### With Algeria U23

| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 26 March 2019 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Equatorial Guinea U23 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification |

#### With Algeria A'

| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 23 September 2022 | Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine, Algeria | Nigeria | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 29 September 2022 | Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran, Algeria | Sudan | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 29 octobre 2022 | La Cigale sports Tabarka, Tabarka, Tunisia | Mali | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 17 December 2022 | 19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria | Senegal | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 5. | 13 January 2023 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | Libya | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 African Nations Championship |
| 6. | 17 January 2023 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 African Nations Championship |
| 7. | 27 January 2023 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 African Nations Championship |
| 8. | 31 January 2023 | Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran, Algeria | Niger | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2022 African Nations Championship |
| 9. | 31 January 2023 | Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran, Algeria | Niger | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2022 African Nations Championship |

## Honours

USM Alger
* CAF Confederation Cup: 2022–23
Individual
* African Nations Championship Best XI: 2022
* African Nations Championship Golden Boot Award: 2022