List of Algeria international footballers born outside Algeria

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 27 March 2018.
Caps Appearances
Pos Positions
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward

List of players

As of 27 March 2018
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 60 3 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 (La Roche-sur-Yon) Adlène Guedioura MF 40 2 2010 2017
 France (Paris) Raïs M'Bolhi GK 55 0 2010 2018* Born to a Congolese father and Algerian mother
 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 (Levallois-Perret) Sofiane Feghouli MF 45 11 2012 2018*
 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 (Paris) Yacine Brahimi MF 40 11 2013 2018*
 France (Marseille) Nabil Ghilas FW 8 2 2013 2014
 France (Amnéville) Amir Karaoui MF 1 0 2013 2013
 France (Castres) Saphir Taïder MF 42 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 (Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon) Mehdi Zeffane DF 11 0 2014 2016
 France (Lille) Nabil Bentaleb MF 30 5 2014 2018*
 France (Châlons-en-Champagne) Aïssa Mandi DF 38 1 2014 2018*
 France (Sarcelles) Riyad Mahrez MF 37 8 2014 2018*
 France (Montreuil) Mehdi Abeid MF 5 0 2015 2017
 France (Décines-Charpieu) Rachid Ghezzal MF 13 1 2015 2017
 France (Meudon) Mehdi Tahrat MF 2 0 2015 2015
 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 2 1 2016 2016
 France (Arles) Ismaël Bennacer MF 5 0 2016 2018* Born to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother
 France (Cholet) Ilias Hassani DF 1 0 2017 2017*
 France (Valence) Idriss Saadi FW 2 0 2017 2017
 France (Chambray-lès-Tours) Adam Ounas MF 1 0 2017 2017
 France (Aubervilliers) Mohamed Salim Fares DF 1 0 2017 2017

By country of birth

Country Total
 France 82
 Morocco 1
 England 1
 Netherlands 1
 East Germany 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. 1 2 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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