List of Algeria international footballers born outside Algeria

Algeria national football team in 2014, most of them were born in France before participating in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
From Left to Right:
Standing : ZemmamoucheSlimaniBelkalemMandiHallicheMesbah
Crouching Lacen (C) – MahrezGuediouraGhilasBrahimi.

This is a list of foreign players who have played international football for the Algerian national football team.

The following players:

  1. have played at least one game for the full Algeria international team.
  2. have not been born inside Algeria and qualify through the FIFA grand parent rules,

16 of the Algeria players selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad had been born in France.[1] This followed rule changes by FIFA which allowed players to switch nationality, so long as they had not played in a competitive senior international match.[2] Eight players in the 2014 Algeria squad had played for France youth teams.[2]

Key

* Current internationals. Statistics are correct as of 10 September 2024.
Caps Appearances
Pos Positions
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward

List of players

As of 14 November 2024
Place of birth Player Pos Caps Goals First cap Last cap Notes
 France (Ostricourt) Noureddine Kourichi DF 30 2 1980 1986
 France (Lyon) Fathi Chebal MF 1 0 1981 1981
 France (Nancy) Rachid Maâtar MF 9 1 1985 1988
 France (Lyon) Halim Benmabrouk MF 3 0 1986 1986
 France (Lens) Chérif Oudjani FW 21 2 1986 1992
 England (Chelsea) Rachid Harkouk FW 4 0 1986 1986 Born to an English mother
 France (Mulhouse) Ali Bouafia MF 7 0 1987 1992
 France (Montreuil-sous-Bois) Liazid Sandjak MF 1 0 1992 1992
 France (Arles) Youssef Salimi DF 1 0 1997 1997
 France (Marseille) Salem Harchèche DF 13 0 1997 2001
 France (Givors) Karim Kerkar MF 4 0 1998 2004
 France (Thionville) Nasreddine Kraouche MF 37 3 1999 2005
 France (Tours) Maamar Mamouni MF 29 2 1999 2005
 France (Champigny-sur-Marne) Djamel Belmadi MF 20 5 2000 2004
 France (Metz) Mehdi Méniri DF 22 2 2000 2008
 France (Saint-Denis) Hakim Saci FW 2 0 2000 2002
 France (Revin) Yazid Mansouri MF 67 0 2001 2010
 France (Besançon) Rachid Djebaili FW 2 0 2001 2001
 France (Troyes) Mohamed Bradja DF 5 0 2001 2002
 France (Rognac) Sabri Tabet FW 2 0 2002 2002
 France (Mulhouse) Malek Aït Alia DF 2 0 2003 2004
 France (Marseille) Salim Arrache MF 13 1 2003 2008
 France (Sèvres) Karim Ziani MF 62 5 2003 2011 Born to a French mother
 France (Bondy) Fadel Brahami MF 16 0 2003 2006
 France (Le Creusot) Mansour Boutabout FW 22 6 2003 2008
 France (La Tronche) Abdelmalek Cherrad FW 18 7 2003 2007
 France (Paris) Mohamed Benhamou GK 7 0 2004 2004
 France (Forbach) Abdelnasser Ouadah DF 1 0 2004 2004
 France (Lille) Karim Benounes MF 1 0 2004 2004
 France (Rouen) Salah Bakour DF 1 0 2004 2004
 France (Mulhouse) Antar Yahia DF 53 6 2004 2012
 France (Saint-Claude) Nadir Belhadj DF 55 4 2004 2012
 France (Longvic) Madjid Bougherra DF 70 4 2004 2015
 France (Melun) Samir Beloufa DF 9 0 2004 2006
 Morocco (Casablanca) Ahmed Reda Madouni DF 2 0 2005 2005
 Netherlands (Amsterdam) Karim Bridji MF 1 0 2006 2006
 France (Lyon) Yacine Hima MF 2 0 2006 2006
 France (Lyon) Khaled Kharroubi MF 1 0 2006 2006
 France (Antibes) Kamel Larbi MF 1 0 2006 2006
 France (Saint-Avold) Chadli Amri FW 10 0 2006 2010
 France (Grenoble) Rafik Djebbour FW 33 5 2006 2014
 France (Strasbourg) Karim Matmour MF 31 2 2007 2012
 France (Évry) Hameur Bouazza MF 21 3 2007 2013
 France (Nancy) Ismaël Bouzid DF 12 0 2007 2012
 France (Marseille) Kamel Ghilas FW 19 3 2007 2012
 France (Oullins) Féthi Harek DF 1 0 2008 2008
 France (Colombes) Brahim Hemdani MF 2 0 2008 2009
 France (Décines-Charpieu) Abdelkader Ghezzal FW 28 3 2008 2012
 France (Givors) Khaled Lemmouchia MF 27 0 2008 2013
 France (Saint-Maurice) Hassan Yebda MF 26 2 2009 2014
 France (Paris) Mourad Meghni MF 9 0 2009 2010 Born to an Algerian father and a Portuguese mother
 France (Lyon) Carl Medjani DF 62 4 2010 2018 Born to a French mother
 France (Paris) Medhi Lacen MF 46 0 2010 2015 Born to an Italian mother
 France (Dijon) Mehdi Mostefa MF 25 0 2010 2014 Born to a French mother
 France (Martigues) Foued Kadir MF 25 2 2010 2015
 France (Bobigny) Habib Bellaïd DF 1 0 2010 2010 Born to a Tunisian father and an Algerian mother
 France (Colmar) Ryad Boudebouz MF 25 2 2010 2018
 France (Trappes) Walid Mesloub MF 7 0 2010 2016
 France (Amiens) Zahir Zerdab MF 1 0 2010 2010
 East Germany (Dresden) Karim Benyamina FW 2 0 2010 2010 Born to a German mother
 France (Montreuil) Djamel Abdoun MF 11 0 2010 2010
 France (Montreuil-sous-Bois) Mohamed Chalali FW 1 0 2012 2012
 France (Roanne) Cédric Si Mohamed GK 1 0 2012 2012 Born to a French mother
 France (Toulouse) Liassine Cadamuro DF 15 1 2012 2017 Born to Italian father and an Algerian mother
 France (Marseille) Nabil Ghilas FW 8 2 2013 2014
 France (Amnéville) Amir Karaoui MF 1 0 2013 2013
 France (Castres) Saphir Taïder MF 46 5 2013 2018 Born to a Tunisian father and an Algerian mother
 France (Saint-Priest-en-Jarez) Faouzi Ghoulam DF 37 5 2013 2018
 France (Langres) Laurent Agouazi MF 2 0 2013 2013 Born to a French mother
 France (Lille) Nabil Bentaleb MF 52 5 2014 2024
 France (Aubervilliers) Ahmed Kashi MF 1 0 2015 2015
 France (Ivry-sur-Seine) Sofiane Hanni MF 12 4 2016 2018
 France (Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf) Yassine Benzia FW 12 4 2016 2024*
 France (Valence) Idriss Saadi FW 2 0 2017 2017
 France (Cholet) Ilias Hassani DF 3 0 2017 2019
 France (Décines-Charpieu) Rachid Ghezzal MF 22 2 2015 2022*
 France (Chambray-lès-Tours) Adam Ounas MF 24 5 2017 2022*
 France (Meudon) Mehdi Tahrat MF 15 0 2015 2020
 France (Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon) Mehdi Zeffane DF 19 1 2014 2021
 France (Paris) Yacine Brahimi MF 74 18 2013 2024*
 France (La Roche-sur-Yon) Adlène Guedioura MF 63 2 2010 2022 Born to a Spanish mother
 France (Paris) Raïs M'Bolhi GK 96 0 2010 2022 Born to a Congolese father and an Algerian mother
 France (Levallois-Perret) Sofiane Feghouli MF 82 20 2012 2024
 France (Châlons-en-Champagne) Aïssa Mandi DF 101 5 2014 2024*
 France (Sarcelles) Riyad Mahrez MF 98 31 2014 2024*
 France (Montreuil) Mehdi Abeid MF 19 1 2015 2021
 France (Arles) Ismaël Bennacer MF 50 2 2016 2024* Born to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother
 France (Nevers) Alexandre Oukidja GK 7 0 2019 2024* Born to a French mother
 France (Aubervilliers) Mohamed Fares DF 12 0 2017 2021
 France (Sète) Andy Delort FW 15 2 2019 2023* Born to a French father and an Algerian mother
 France (La Courneuve) Haris Belkebla MF 11 0 2019 2023
 France (Vitrolles) Farid Boulaya MF 8 1 2020 2022
 France (Marseille) Abdel Medioub DF 1 0 2020 2020
 France (Clermont-Ferrand) Mehdi Zerkane DF 1 0 2020 2020
 Netherlands (Amsterdam) Ramiz Zerrouki MF 41 3 2021 2024*
 France (Roubaix) Ahmed Touba DF 13 1 2021 2024*
 France (Grasse) Anthony Mandrea GK 20 0 2022 2024* Born to a French father and Algerian mother
 France (Paris) Jaouen Hadjam DF 6 0 2023 2024*
 France (Montreuil) Rayan Aït-Nouri DF 16 0 2023 2024*
 Canada (Montreal) Mohamed Farsi DF 3 0 2024 2024*
 France (Lyon) Houssem Aouar MF 14 5 2023 2024*
 France (Bourgoin-Jallieu) Amine Gouiri FW 11 4 2023 2024*
 France (Paris) Anis Hadj Moussa FW 3 0 2024 2024*
 France (Maubeuge) Kevin Van Den Kerkhof DF 5 0 2023 2024*
 France (Lyon) Farès Chaïbi MF 10 2 2023 2023*
 France (Montivilliers) Himad Abdelli MF 3 0 2023 2023*
 France (Fécamp) Victor Lekhal MF 1 0 2019 2019
 France (Lille) Badredine Bouanani FW 5 0 2023 2023*
 Germany (Berlin) Ibrahim Maza FW 1 0 2024 2024* Born to an algerian father and vietnamese mother
 Denmark (Copenhagen) Amin Chiakha FW 1 0 2024 2024* Born to an algerian father and a Danish mother

By country of birth

Country Total
 France 100
 Netherlands 2
 Morocco 1
 England 1
 East Germany 1
 Canada 1
 Germany 1
 Denmark 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "At the World Cup, there are more French-born players playing against France than for it". www.pri.org. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b Ross, Tony (6 June 2014). "'The other French team': Soccer and independence in Algeria". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

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