Badredine Bouanani

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Badredine Bouanani
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Lille, France [1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Nice
Number 19
Youth career
2010–2011 US Ronchin
2011–2021 Lille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Lille B 8 (2)
2022 Nice B 5 (4)
2023– Nice 29 (0)
2024Lorient (loan) 11 (1)
International career
2019–2020 France U16 8 (0)
2021 France U18 12 (3)
2022 France U19 3 (0)
2023– Algeria 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:05, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Badredine Bouanani (born 8 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nice. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

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Club career

Born in Lille, France, Bouanani started his career with local side US Ronchin before joining Lille in 2011. [1] Having progressed through the youth ranks, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2004 worldwide in October 2021. [2] During his time with Lille, he was seen as the best player to come through their academy since Eden Hazard. [3]

In April 2022, it was rumoured that Bouanani would sign for Nice when his contract with Lille expired. [4] In July of the same year, he made the switch to Nice. [5] On 31 January 2024, Bouanani signed for Lorient until the end of the season. [6]

International career

Bouanani has represented France at under-16, under-18 and under-19 level. [1]

He is Algerian by descent and, after scoring for the France under-18 team in a 3–2 win over Algeria, he caused controversy by stating "Je suis Algérien" (I am Algerian), despite deciding to represent France at youth level. Since this remark, he has opted to choose the Algerian national team and was called up to the main team in March 2023 [7]

He made his full debut for Algeria on 23 March 2023, and provided the assist for Riyad Mahrez’s winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Niger. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 September 2024 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coupe de France EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B 2021–22 Championnat National 3 8282
Nice B 2022–23 Championnat National 35454
Nice 2022–23 Ligue 1 190101 [lower-alpha 1] 0210
2023–24 Ligue 1701080
2024–25 Ligue 130000030
Total2902010320
Lorient (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1111111
Career total5372010567
Notes

International

As of match played 12 October 2023 [10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 202350
Total50

Honours

France U18

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