Riyad Mahrez
 Mahrez representing Algeria in May 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Riyad Mahrez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarcelles, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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– | Leicester City | 45 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Algeria | 14 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:12, 30 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Riyad Mahrez (born 21 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for English club Leicester City, as a winger.
Born in France, Mahrez represents Algeria at international level. He was a member of the Algerian team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Early and personal life
Mahrez was born in Sarcelles, France, and possesses French, Algerian, and Moroccan citizenships.[3]
Club career
Early career
In 2009, Mahrez joined CFA side Quimper from AAS Sarcelles, making 22 appearances and scoring 2 goals in his first season with the club.[4]
He joined Le Havre in 2010, initially playing for second team, Le Havre II, before going on to play 60 times and score 6 goals for the first team in the French Ligue 2 from 2011 until leaving in January 2014.[5][6]
Leicester City
He moved to English Football League Championship club, Leicester City on 11 January 2014, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[7][8] Mahrez made his debut on 25 January 2014, coming on in the 79th minute as a substitute replacing fellow winger Lloyd Dyer, in the 2–0 win against Middlesbrough.[9] After making four substitute appearances for Leicester, including scoring his first goal for the club, an 82nd minute equaliser against local rivals Nottingham Forest, manager Nigel Pearson announced in February 2014 that he thought Mahrez was ready to start games.[10]
He made his Premier League debut on 16 August 2014, and scored his first Premier League goal on 4 October 2014.[11][12]
International career
In November 2013 Mahrez expressed his desire to represent Algeria internationally.[13] He was called up to the provisional Algerian squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[14] On 31 May 2014, Mahrez made his international debut for the Desert Foxes as a starter in a pre-World Cup friendly match against Armenia, and he was subsequently called up to the full-squad for the tournament on 2 June.[15] On 15 October 2014, Mahrez scored his first international goal, as well as setting up Islam Slimani in Algeria's 3–0, Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi.[16] In December 2014 he was announced as being part of Algeria's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[17]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Quimper | 2009–10 | 27 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 1 |
| Le Havre II | 2010–11 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 |
| 2011–12 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 24 | |
| Le Havre | 2011–12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
| 2013–14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| Total | 60 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10 | |
| Leicester City | 2013–14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 2014–15 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | |
| Career total | 192 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 40 | |
International
- As of 11 February 2015[2]
| Algeria | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 9 | 2 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 3 |
Honours
Club
- Leicester City
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 10. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Riyad Mahrez". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Comment la FAF a chipé Mahrez au Maroc" (in French). Le Buteur. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "QUIMPER 17e CFA Groupe D" (in French). Stat2foot.com. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Riyad Mahrez profile at Soccerway
- ↑ Riyad Mahrez French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
- ↑ "Riyad Mahrez Signs For Leicester City". Leicester City F.C. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ "Transfer window: Riyad Mahrez joins Leicester from Le Havre". BBC Sport. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ "Leicester 2 – 0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Riyad Mahrez: Nigel Pearson says winger ready to start games". BBC Sport. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Riyad Mahrez career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ "'Unknown' Riyad Mahrez making impressive strides, says Nigel Pearson". Leicester Mercury. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Riyad Mahrez "Je sais que je peux jouer en EN"" (in French). DZFoot. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ "World Cup 2014: Nabil Bentaleb in Algeria's 30-man squad". BBC Sport. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ "World Cup Beckons For Mahrez". Leicester City F.C. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Mahrez Stars In Algeria Win". Leicester City F.C. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "Nations Cup 2015: Newcastle's Mehdi Abeid in Algeria squad". BBC Sport. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
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