This is a list of foreign players who have played international football for the Algerian national football team.
The following players:
16 of the Algeria players selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad had been born in France.[1] This followed rule changes by FIFA which allowed players to switch nationality, so long as they had not played in a competitive senior international match.[2] Eight players in the 2014 Algeria squad had played for France youth teams.[2]
* | Current internationals. Statistics are correct as of 11 June 2021. |
Caps | Appearances |
Pos | Positions |
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GK | Goalkeeper |
DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
Place of birth | Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | First cap | Last cap | Notes |
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France (Ostricourt) | Noureddine Kourichi | DF | 30 | 2 | 1980 | 1986 | |
France (Lyon) | Fathi Chebal | MF | 1 | 0 | 1981 | 1981 | |
France (Nancy) | Rachid Maâtar | MF | 9 | 1 | 1985 | 1988 | |
France (Lyon) | Halim Benmabrouk | MF | 3 | 0 | 1986 | 1986 | |
France (Lens) | Chérif Oudjani | FW | 21 | 2 | 1986 | 1992 | |
England (Chelsea) | Rachid Harkouk | FW | 4 | 0 | 1986 | 1986 | Born to an English mother |
France (Mulhouse) | Ali Bouafia | MF | 7 | 0 | 1987 | 1992 | |
France (Montreuil-sous-Bois) | Liazid Sandjak | MF | 1 | 0 | 1992 | 1992 | |
France (Arles) | Youssef Salimi | DF | 1 | 0 | 1997 | 1997 | |
France (Marseille) | Salem Harchèche | DF | 13 | 0 | 1997 | 2001 | |
France (Givors) | Karim Kerkar | MF | 4 | 0 | 1998 | 2004 | |
France (Thionville) | Nasreddine Kraouche | MF | 37 | 3 | 1999 | 2005 | |
France (Tours) | Maamar Mamouni | MF | 29 | 2 | 1999 | 2005 | |
France (Champigny-sur-Marne) | Djamel Belmadi | MF | 20 | 5 | 2000 | 2004 | |
France (Metz) | Mehdi Méniri | DF | 22 | 2 | 2000 | 2008 | |
France (Saint-Denis) | Hakim Saci | FW | 2 | 0 | 2000 | 2002 | |
France (Revin) | Yazid Mansouri | MF | 67 | 0 | 2001 | 2010 | |
France (Besançon) | Rachid Djebaili | FW | 2 | 0 | 2001 | 2001 | |
France (Troyes) | Mohamed Bradja | DF | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 2002 | |
France (Rognac) | Sabri Tabet | FW | 2 | 0 | 2002 | 2002 | |
France (Mulhouse) | Malek Aït Alia | DF | 2 | 0 | 2003 | 2004 | |
France (Marseille) | Salim Arrache | MF | 13 | 1 | 2003 | 2008 | |
France (Sèvres) | Karim Ziani | MF | 62 | 5 | 2003 | 2011 | Born to a French mother |
France (Bondy) | Fadel Brahami | MF | 16 | 0 | 2003 | 2006 | |
France (Le Creusot) | Mansour Boutabout | FW | 22 | 6 | 2003 | 2008 | |
France (La Tronche) | Abdelmalek Cherrad | FW | 18 | 7 | 2003 | 2007 | |
France (Paris) | Mohamed Benhamou | GK | 7 | 0 | 2004 | 2004 | |
France (Forbach) | Abdelnasser Ouadah | DF | 1 | 0 | 2004 | 2004 | |
France (Lille) | Karim Benounes | MF | 1 | 0 | 2004 | 2004 | |
France (Rouen) | Salah Bakour | DF | 1 | 0 | 2004 | 2004 | |
France (Mulhouse) | Antar Yahia | DF | 53 | 6 | 2004 | 2012 | |
France (Saint-Claude) | Nadir Belhadj | DF | 55 | 4 | 2004 | 2012 | |
France (Longvic) | Madjid Bougherra | DF | 70 | 4 | 2004 | 2015 | |
France (Melun) | Samir Beloufa | DF | 9 | 0 | 2004 | 2006 | |
Morocco (Casablanca) | Ahmed Reda Madouni | DF | 2 | 0 | 2005 | 2005 | |
Netherlands (Amsterdam) | Karim Bridji | MF | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | |
France (Lyon) | Yacine Hima | MF | 2 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | |
France (Lyon) | Khaled Kharroubi | MF | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | |
France (Antibes) | Kamel Larbi | MF | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | |
France (Saint-Avold) | Chadli Amri | FW | 10 | 0 | 2006 | 2010 | |
France (Grenoble) | Rafik Djebbour | FW | 33 | 5 | 2006 | 2014 | |
France (Strasbourg) | Karim Matmour | MF | 31 | 2 | 2007 | 2012 | |
France (Évry) | Hameur Bouazza | MF | 21 | 3 | 2007 | 2013 | |
France (Nancy) | Ismaël Bouzid | DF | 12 | 0 | 2007 | 2012 | |
France (Marseille) | Kamel Ghilas | FW | 19 | 3 | 2007 | 2012 | |
France (Oullins) | Féthi Harek | DF | 1 | 0 | 2008 | 2008 | |
France (Colombes) | Brahim Hemdani | MF | 2 | 0 | 2008 | 2009 | |
France (Décines-Charpieu) | Abdelkader Ghezzal | FW | 28 | 3 | 2008 | 2012 | |
France (Givors) | Khaled Lemmouchia | MF | 27 | 0 | 2008 | 2013 | |
France (Saint-Maurice) | Hassan Yebda | MF | 26 | 2 | 2009 | 2014 | |
France (Paris) | Mourad Meghni | MF | 9 | 0 | 2009 | 2010 | Born to an Algerian father and a Portuguese mother |
France (Lyon) | Carl Medjani | DF | 62 | 4 | 2010 | 2018 | Born to a French mother |
France (Paris) | Medhi Lacen | MF | 46 | 0 | 2010 | 2015 | Born to an Italian mother |
France (Dijon) | Mehdi Mostefa | MF | 25 | 0 | 2010 | 2014 | Born to a French mother |
France (Martigues) | Foued Kadir | MF | 25 | 2 | 2010 | 2015 | |
France (Bobigny) | Habib Bellaïd | DF | 1 | 0 | 2010 | 2010 | Born to a Tunisian father and an Algerian mother |
France (Colmar) | Ryad Boudebouz | MF | 25 | 2 | 2010 | 2018 | |
France (Trappes) | Walid Mesloub | MF | 7 | 0 | 2010 | 2016 | |
France (Amiens) | Zahir Zerdab | MF | 1 | 0 | 2010 | 2010 | |
East Germany (Dresden) | Karim Benyamina | FW | 2 | 0 | 2010 | 2010 | Born to a German mother |
France (Montreuil) | Djamel Abdoun | MF | 11 | 0 | 2010 | 2010 | |
France (Montreuil-sous-Bois) | Mohamed Chalali | FW | 1 | 0 | 2012 | 2012 | |
France (Roanne) | Cédric Si Mohamed | GK | 1 | 0 | 2012 | 2012 | Born to a French mother |
France (Toulouse) | Liassine Cadamuro | DF | 15 | 1 | 2012 | 2017 | Born to Italian father and an Algerian mother |
France (Marseille) | Nabil Ghilas | FW | 8 | 2 | 2013 | 2014 | |
France (Amnéville) | Amir Karaoui | MF | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 2013 | |
France (Castres) | Saphir Taïder | MF | 46 | 5 | 2013 | 2018 | Born to a Tunisian father and an Algerian mother |
France (Saint-Priest-en-Jarez) | Faouzi Ghoulam | DF | 37 | 5 | 2013 | 2018 | |
France (Langres) | Laurent Agouazi | MF | 2 | 0 | 2013 | 2013 | Born to a French mother |
France (Lille) | Nabil Bentaleb | MF | 35 | 5 | 2014 | 2018 | |
France (Aubervilliers) | Ahmed Kashi | MF | 1 | 0 | 2015 | 2015 | |
France (Ivry-sur-Seine) | Sofiane Hanni | MF | 12 | 4 | 2016 | 2018 | |
France (Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf) | Yassine Benzia | FW | 4 | 1 | 2016 | 2018 | |
France (Valence) | Idriss Saadi | FW | 2 | 0 | 2017 | 2017 | |
France (Cholet) | Ilias Hassani | DF | 3 | 0 | 2017 | 2019* | |
France (Décines-Charpieu) | Rachid Ghezzal | MF | 16 | 2 | 2015 | 2021* | |
France (Chambray-lès-Tours) | Adam Ounas | MF | 14 | 3 | 2017 | 2021* | |
France (Meudon) | Mehdi Tahrat | MF | 13 | 0 | 2015 | 2020* | |
France (Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon) | Mehdi Zeffane | DF | 17 | 0 | 2014 | 2021* | |
France (Paris) | Yacine Brahimi | MF | 56 | 11 | 2013 | 2020* | |
France (La Roche-sur-Yon) | Adlène Guedioura | MF | 61 | 2 | 2010 | 2021* | Born to a Spanish mother |
France (Paris) | Raïs M'Bolhi | GK | 78 | 0 | 2010 | 2021* | Born to a Congolese father and an Algerian mother |
France (Levallois-Perret) | Sofiane Feghouli | MF | 68 | 16 | 2012 | 2021* | |
France (Châlons-en-Champagne) | Aïssa Mandi | DF | 62 | 2 | 2014 | 2021* | |
France (Sarcelles) | Riyad Mahrez | MF | 64 | 20 | 2014 | 2021* | |
France (Montreuil) | Mehdi Abeid | MF | 19 | 1 | 2015 | 2021* | |
France (Arles) | Ismaël Bennacer | MF | 25 | 0 | 2016 | 2021* | Born to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother |
France (Nevers) | Alexandre Oukidja | GK | 5 | 0 | 2019 | 2021* | Born to a French mother |
France (Aubervilliers) | Mohamed Fares | DF | 10 | 0 | 2017 | 2020* | |
France (Sète) | Andy Delort | FW | 10 | 2 | 2019 | 2020* | Born to a French father and an Algerian mother |
France (La Courneuve) | Haris Belkebla | MF | 8 | 0 | 2019 | 2021* | |
France (Vitrolles) | Farid Boulaya | MF | 4 | 1 | 2020 | 2021* | |
France (Marseille) | Abdel Medioub | DF | 1 | 0 | 2020 | 2020* | |
France (Clermont-Ferrand) | Mehdi Zerkane | DF | 1 | 0 | 2020 | 2020* | |
Netherlands (Amsterdam) | Ramiz Zerrouki | MF | 4 | 0 | 2021 | 2021* | |
France (Roubaix) | Ahmed Touba | DF | 1 | 0 | 2021 | 2021* |
Country | Total |
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France | 89 |
Netherlands | 2 |
Morocco | 1 |
England | 1 |
East Germany | 1 |