Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 June 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Leuven, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Fullback, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mechelen | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2010 | Sint-Truiden | ||
2010–2011 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
2011–2013 | Lierse | ||
2013–2018 | Zulte Waregem | ||
2019–2020 | Lommel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Lommel | 44 | (7) |
2023– | Mechelen | 7 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Algeria U23 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:00, 26 September 2022 (EST) |
Rafik Belghali (born 7 June 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Mechelen. Born in Belgium, he represents Algeria at under-23 international level.
On 28 June 2023, Belghali signed a three-season contract with Mechelen. [1]
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. [2]
Belghali was born in Belgium to Algerian parents. [3]
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