Rafik Belghali

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Rafik Belghali
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Leuven, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Fullback, winger
Team information
Current team
Hellas Verona
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2010 Sint-Truiden
2010–2011 PSV
2011–2013 Lierse
2013–2018 Zulte Waregem
2019–2020 Lommel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Lommel 44 (7)
2023–2025 Mechelen 48 (3)
2025– Hellas Verona 0 (0)
International career
2022– Algeria U23 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:00, 26 September 2022 (EST)

Rafik Belghali (born 7 June 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona. Born in Belgium, he represents Algeria at under-23 international level.

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Club career

On 28 June 2023, Belghali signed a three-season contract with Mechelen. [1]

On 19 August 2025, Belghali moved to Hellas Verona in Italy with a four-season contract. [2]

International career

In March 2022, Belghali was called up by Noureddine Ould Ali to the Algeria under-23 national team for the first time for a pair of friendlies against Mauritania. [3]

Personal life

Belghali was born in Belgium to Algerian parents. [4]

References

  1. "Rafik Belghali is tweede zomertransfer" [Rafik Belghali is second summer transfer] (in Dutch). Mechelen. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. "Benvenuto Rafik! Belghali è un nuovo difensore gialloblù" [Welcome Rafik! Belghali is a new Gialloblu defender.] (in Italian). Hellas Verona FC. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  3. FAF.dz (19 March 2022). "EQUIPE NATIONALE U23 : OULD ALI CONVOQUE 23 JOUEURS POUR LA MAURITANIE" (in French). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. Walid Ziani (13 March 2021). "Belgique : Ishak Boussouf dans le groupe de Lommel" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 22 March 2021.