Rayan Aït-Nouri

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Rayan Aït-Nouri
Rayan Ait-Nouri playing for Algeria in 2024.jpg
Aït-Nouri playing for Algeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Rayan Aït-Nouri [1]
Date of birth (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 21
Youth career
2009–2012 AS Val de Fontenay
2012–2014 ASF Le Perreux 94
2014–2016 Paris FC
2016–2018 Angers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Angers II 11 (0)
2018–2021 Angers 23 (0)
2020–2021 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 21 (1)
2021–2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers 114 (8)
2025– Manchester City 7 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 France U18 10 (0)
2018 France U19 2 (0)
2019–2020 France U21 5 (0)
2023– Algeria 25 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:53, 1 February 2026 (CET)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:26, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

Rayan Aït-Nouri (Arabic : رَيَّان آيَت نُورِيّ; born 6 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left wing-back for Premier League club Manchester City. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

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Early life

Aït-Nouri was born in Montreuil, in the eastern suburbs of Paris. He grew up in Fontenay-sous-Bois, in the Val-de-Marne department. [3]

Club career

Angers

Aït-Nouri is a graduate of the Angers youth academy, which he joined from Paris FC in July 2016 in return for covering Aït-Nouri's tuition fees of €5,000. [4] He signed his professional contract aged 16 in February 2018 [5] and made his first team debut as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 25 August 2018. [6]

After making three appearances in the 2018–19 season, he became the team's first choice left-back in the following season until breaking his jaw in a game against Nice in January 2020. [7] At the conclusion of the French league season, which was ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic, he signed a new contract that was due to keep him at Angers until 2023. [8]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 4 October 2020, Aït-Nouri moved on a season-long loan deal to Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the club having an option of a permanent purchase. [9] Twenty-six days later, he scored his first goal in professional football, on his league debut in a 2–0 home win over Crystal Palace. [10]

On 9 July 2021, Aït-Nouri made a permanent move to Wolves for £9.8 million, on a five-year deal with an option for a further year. He scored his second goal for Wolves in his 50th appearance for the club, on 15 May 2022, in a 1–1 home Premier League draw with Norwich City. [11]

On 26 December 2022, Aït-Nouri scored the winning Wolves goal in Julen Lopetegui's first Premier League game as Wolves' new head coach away at Everton; this was Aït-Nouri's first (and only) league goal of the 2022–23 season. [12]

Aït-Nouri made his 100th competitive appearance for Wolves in a 4–2 away win against Chelsea in the Premier League on 4 February 2024. [13] Aït-Nouri was the author of Wolves' second goal of the game, his shot being deflected into the Chelsea goal by Axel Disasi. [13]

Manchester City

On 9 June 2025, Aït-Nouri made a permanent move to fellow Premier League side Manchester City on a five-year deal running till summer of 2030 for a reported initial fee of £31.8 million with potential £5.2 million in bonuses. [14] [15] Aït-Nouri made his City debut on 22 June in the FIFA Club World Cup, starting in a 6–0 group stage win over Al Ain. [16] On 16 August, he made his Premier League debut for City in their opening game of the season, a 4–0 away victory over his former club Wolverhampton Wanderers. [17]

International career

Aït-Nouri holds French and Algerian nationalities. [18] [19] He was a youth international for France, having represented the French under-18 and under-21 teams. [20] In January 2023, he switched to represent Algeria internationally. [21] He made his debut with the Algerian national team in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Niger, in Nelson Mandela Stadium, on 23 March 2023. [22]

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 February 2026 [24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Angers II 2017–18 [25] Championnat National 3 40————40
2018–19 [25] Championnat National 360————60
Total100————100
Angers 2018–19 [25] Ligue 1 300000——30
2019–20 [25] Ligue 11700000——170
2020–21 [25] Ligue 13000———30
Total2300000——230
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2020–21 [26] Premier League 2113000——241
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2021–22 [27] Premier League2312020——271
2022–23 [28] Premier League2112041——272
2023–24 [29] Premier League3323120——383
2024–25 [30] Premier League3743110——415
Wolves total135913291——15712
Manchester City 2024–25 [31] Premier League————3 [c] 030
2025–26 [32] Premier League7000304 [d] 0—140
Total7000304030170
Career total1759132121403020712
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 10 January 2026 [33] [34]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 202340
2024110
202580
202620
Total250

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Manchester City (ENG)" (PDF). FIFA. 16 June 2025. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Rayan Aït-Nouri". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "EXCLU – Rayan Aït-Nouri : " Je ne me compare à personne, j'ai ma propre identité "". Onze Mondial (in French). 23 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rayan Aït-Nouri, la révélation d'Angers à 5000 euros". Le Parisien (in French). 5 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Rayan Ait Nouri passe professionnel à Angers". L'Équipe (in French). 14 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Angers". BBC Sport. 25 August 2018. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Angers: Rayan Aït-Nouri absent plusieurs mois" (in French). L'Equipe. 12 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Rayan Aït-Nouri prolonge jusqu'en 2023 !ois" (in French). Angers SCO. 12 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Wolves complete signing of Aït-Nouri". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Poole, Harry (30 October 2020). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Crystal Palace: Teenager Rayan Ait-Nouri scores on debut". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. ↑ de Cosemo, Harry (15 May 2022). "Wolves 1–1 Norwich: Canaries hold Wolves to drab draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Sutcliffe, Steve (26 December 2022). "Everton 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Dramatic late winner for visitors". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  13. 1 2 Poole, Harry (4 February 2024). "Chelsea 2–4 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  14. ↑ Cox, Sam (9 June 2025). "City seal Ait-Nouri signature". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  15. ↑ Lee, Sam; Campbell, Jordan (9 June 2025). "Manchester City confirm signing of Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolves". The Athletic. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (22 June 2025). "Club World Cup 2025: Man City 6-0 Al Ain - Gundogan, Echeverri, Haaland, Bobb, Cherki score". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "Super City make blistering Premier League start at Wolves". Manchester City F.C. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Rayan AIT NOURI". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Football : Rayan Ait Nouri aurait choisi de jouer pour l'Algérie" [Football: Rayan Ait Nouri reportedly chooses to play for Algeria]. Le Figaro (in French). 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Algérie-France : Rayan Aït Nouri aurait fait son choix". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  21. ↑ "Rayan Aït-Nouri a choisi la sélection d'Algérie" [Rayan Aït-Nouri chose Algeria]. L'Équipe (in French). 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  22. ↑ "Ait-Nouri makes Algeria debut | Men's First-Team | News". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  23. ↑ "CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?" (in French). Algérie-Focus. 30 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  24. ↑ Rayan Aït-Nouri at Soccerbase
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ratan Aït-Nouri". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  33. ↑ "Rayan Aït Nouri: Internationals". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  34. ↑ Rayan Aït-Nouri at National-Football-Teams.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  35. ↑ "Rayan Aït-Nouri crowned Player of the Month". Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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