Riyad Mahrez

Riyad Karim Mahrez (; 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

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsQuimper2009–10CFA27100———271Le Havre II2010–11CFA32130000——32132011–12CFA25110000——25112012–13CFA300000——30Total60240000——6024Le Havre2011–12Ligue 2900000——902012–13Ligue 23444110——3952013–14Ligue 21720023——195Total6064133——6710Leicester City2013–14Championship1930000——1932014–15Premier League3041010——3242015–16Premier League37170021——39182016–17Premier League3662000941048102017–18Premier League36123021——4113Total158426052941017948Manchester City2018–19Premier League2775252611044122019–20Premier League33115051710050132020–21Premier League2794051124—48142021–22Premier League281144221271047242022–23Premier League305552293104715Total14543231119846163023678Al-Ahli2023–24Saudi Pro League27911———2810Career total47712534132713552040597171

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAlgeria201492201513220165220178220188220191452020432021982022922023102202441Total9331

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mahrez goal

+ List of international goals scored by Riyad MahrezNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  15 October 2014  Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria   2–0 3–0  2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2  15 November 2014  Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria   2–1 3–1  2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification3  27 January 2015  Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea   1–0 2–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations4  17 November 2015  Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria   3–0 7–0  2018 FIFA World Cup qualification5 4 September 2016  Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria  2–0 6–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification6 6–07 15 January 2017 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  1–0 2–2 2017 Africa Cup of Nations8 2–29 18 November 2018 Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo  1–0 4–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification10 3–011  23 June 2019  30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  2–02–0  2019 Africa Cup of Nations12  7 July 2019  30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  2–0 3–0  2019 Africa Cup of Nations13  14 July 2019  Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt   2–1 2–1  2019 Africa Cup of Nations14 15 October 2019 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France  2–0 3–0  Friendly15 3–016  13 October 2020  Cars Jeans Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands   2–2 2–2  Friendly17  12 November 2020  Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria   3–0 3–1  2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification18  16 November 2020  National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe   2–0 2–2  2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification19  29 March 2021  Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria   3–0 5–0  2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification20  6 June 2021  Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria   1–0 1–0  Friendly21  11 June 2021  Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia   2–0 2–0  Friendly22  2 September 2021  Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria   7–0 8–0  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification23 8 October 2021 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria  1–0 6–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification24 3–1 25  12 October 2021  Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger   1–0 4–0  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification26  16 November 2021  Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria   1–0 2–2  2022 FIFA World Cup qualification27  27 September 2022  Olympic Stadium, Oran, Algeria   1–1 2–1 Friendly28  16 November 2022  Olympic Stadium, Oran, Algeria   1–0 1–1 Friendly29  23 March 2023  Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria   2–1 2–1  2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification30  20 June 2023  19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria   1–1 1–1  Friendly31  9 January 2024  Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo   2–0 4–0  Friendly

Honours
Leicester City
Premier League: 2015–16
Football League Championship: 2013–14

Manchester City
Premier League: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
FA Cup: 2018–19, 2022–23
EFL Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
FA Community Shield: 2018
UEFA Champions League: 2022–23; runner-up: 2020–21

Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations: 2019

Individual

CAF African Footballer of the Year: 2016
BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2016
Algerian Footballer of the Year: 2015, 2016
PFA Team of the Year: 2015–16 Premier League
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2015–16
PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2015–16
Leicester City Player of the Year: 2015–16
El Heddaf Arab Footballer of the Year: 2016
Lion d'Or African Footballer of the Year: 2016
CAF Team of the Year: 2016, 2018, 2019
CAF Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2019
African Goal of the Year: 2019
IFFHS CAF Men Team of The Year: 2020
IFFHS CAF Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020
Manchester City Player of the Month: October 2018, September 2019, December 2019, February 2021, February 2022, December 2022 January 2023
PFA Fans' Player of the Month: March 2021 January 2023
Alan Hardaker Trophy: 2021
IFFHS CAF World's Best Playmaker: 2021

References

Other websites

 Riyad Mahrez at ESPN

Category:1991 births
Category:Living people
Category:Algerian footballers
Category:Footballers from Île-de-France
Category:People from Val-d'Oise
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Leicester City F.C. players
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:Premier League players
Category:2014 FIFA World Cup players