Billal Brahimi (Arabic: بلال براهيمي; born 14 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nice. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
![]() Brahimi with Nice in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 22)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Beaumont-sur-Oise, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2017 | Leixões | ||
2017–2019 | Middlesbrough | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Reims B | 20 | (5) |
2020–2021 | → Le Mans (loan) | 34 | (12) |
2021 | Angers B | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Angers | 9 | (0) |
2022– | Nice | 16 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Algeria | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:46, 11 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 13 June 2022 (UTC) |
Brahimi signed for Middlesbrough from Portuguese LigaPro side Leixões, having previously spent time in various amateur Parisian sides.[1] He made his debut for the club on 28 August 2018 in a 2–1 win over Rochdale in the EFL Cup, coming on as a substitute for Muhamed Bešić at the Riverside Stadium.[3]
On 25 July 2019, Brahimi moved to Ligue 1 club Reims on a free transfer, with Middlesbrough receiving compensation for the departure.[4][5] Brahimi cited a desire to move closer to his family in France as the motivation behind the move.[6] In August 2020, he joined Le Mans in the Championnat National on loan for the 2020–21 season.[7]
On 8 September 2021, Brahimi signed for Ligue 1 side Angers on a contract until June 2024.[8]
On 28 January 2022, Brahimi joined Nice for a reported fee of €10 million.[9]
Born in France, Brahimi is of Algerian descent.[10] He was called up to the Algeria national team in May 2022.[11] He debuted with Algeria in a 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Uganda on 4 June 2022.[12]
Brahimi can play anywhere along the forward line, but has appeared most frequently for Middlesbrough's academy sides as a left-winger.[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Middlesbrough U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Middlesbrough | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Reims B | 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
Le Mans (loan) | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 12 | ||
Angers B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Angers | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Nice | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
Career total | 80 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 17 |
Nice
OGC Nice – current squad | |
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