# Billal Brahimi

Billal Brahimi (Arabic: بلال براهيمي; born 14 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Sint-Truiden on loan from Nice. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

## Club career
### Middlesbrough

Brahimi is a youth product of Cergy Pontoise, Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône and Leixões. He signed for Middlesbrough from Leixões in 2017. He made his debut for the club on 28 August 2018 in a 2–1 win over Rochdale in the EFL Cup, coming on as a substitute for Muhamed Bešić at the Riverside Stadium.

### Reims

On 25 July 2019, Brahimi moved to Ligue 1 club Reims on a free transfer, with Middlesbrough receiving compensation for the departure. Brahimi cited a desire to move closer to his family in France as the motivation behind the move. In August 2020, he joined Le Mans in the Championnat National on loan for the 2020–21 season.

### Angers

On 8 September 2021, Brahimi signed for Ligue 1 side Angers on a contract until June 2024.

### Nice

On 28 January 2022, Brahimi joined Nice for a reported fee of €10 million.
On 6 September 2024, Brahimi moved on loan to Sint-Truiden in Belgium, with an option to buy. Brahimi scored the winner on his STVV debut against Oud-Heverlee Leuven in new coach Felice Mazzu's first game in charge.

## International career

Born in France, Brahimi holds French and Algerian nationalities. He was called up to the Algeria national team in May 2022. He debuted with Algeria in a 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Uganda on 4 June 2022.

## Style of play

Brahimi can play anywhere along the forward line, but has appeared most frequently for Middlesbrough's academy sides as a left-winger.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 25 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| 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 |
| Middlesbrough U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reims B | 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 5 |
| Le Mans (loan) | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 12 |
| Angers B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Angers | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Nice | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Nice | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 5 |
| Nice | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Nice | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Nice | Total | Total | 41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 56 | 5 |
| Brest (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 123 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 22 |
* ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearance in the EFL Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

## Honours

Nice
* Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22