![]() Aït-Nouri playing for Algeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rayan Aït-Nouri [1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 June 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Montreuil, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back, left wing-back | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | France U18 | 10 | (0) |
2018 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
2019–2020 | France U21 | 5 | (0) |
2023– | Algeria | 18 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:31, 31 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:03, 11 June 2025 (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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Angers II | 2017–18 [25] | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 [25] | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Angers | 2018–19 [25] | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2019–20 [25] | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2020–21 [25] | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 2020–21 [26] | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2021–22 [27] | Premier League | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
2022–23 [28] | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
2023–24 [29] | Premier League | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
2024–25 [30] | Premier League | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 5 | |||
Total | 135 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 157 | 12 | ||||
Manchester City | 2024–25 [31] | Premier League | — | — | — | — | 3 [c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2025–26 [32] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 171 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 12 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Algeria | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
2024 | 11 | 0 | |
2025 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 0 |
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