Badredine Bouanani (born 8 December 2004) is a French footballer currently playing as a forward for Nice II.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 17) | ||
| Place of birth | Lille, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nice II | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | US Ronchin | ||
| 2011–2021 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Lille II | 8 | (2) |
| 2022– | Nice II | 4 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2019–2020 | France U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | France U18 | 12 | (3) |
| 2022– | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Lille, France, Bouanani started his career with local side US Ronchin before joining LOSC Lille in 2011.[1] Having progressed through the youth ranks, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2004 worldwide in October 2021.[2] During his time with Lille, he was seen as the best player to come through their academy since Eden Hazard.[3]
In April 2022, it was rumoured that Bouanani would sign for Nice when his contract with Lille expired.[4] In July of the same year, he made the switch to Nice.[5]
Bouanani has represented France at under-16, under-18 and under-19 level.[1]
He is of Algerian descent and, after scoring for the France under-18 team in a 3–2 win over Algeria, he caused controversy by stating "Je suis Algérien" (I am Algerian), despite deciding to represent France at international level.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille II | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 8 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Nice II | 2022–23 | 4 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | ||