Billal Brahimi (Arabic: بلال براهيمي; born 14 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Sint-Truiden on loan from Nice. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
_7.jpg) Brahimi with Nice in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Beaumont-sur-Oise, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sint-Truiden | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Cergy Pontoise | ||
| 2015–2016 | Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône | ||
| 2016–2017 | Leixões | ||
| 2017–2018 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | 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 | 41 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Brest (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Algeria | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:04, 25 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:21, 10 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMiddlesbrough
editBrahimi is a youth product of Cergy Pontoise, Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône and Leixões. He signed for Middlesbrough from Leixões in 2017.[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]
Reims
editOn 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]
Angers
editOn 8 September 2021, Brahimi signed for Ligue 1 side Angers on a contract until June 2024.[8]
Nice
editOn 28 January 2022, Brahimi joined Nice for a reported fee of €10 million.[9]
On 6 September 2024, Brahimi moved on loan to Sint-Truiden in Belgium, with an option to buy.[10] Brahimi scored the winner on his STVV debut against Oud-Heverlee Leuven in new coach Felice Mazzu's first game in charge.[11]
International career
editBorn in France, Brahimi holds French and Algerian nationalities.[12][13] He was called up to the Algeria national team in May 2022.[14] He debuted with Algeria in a 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Uganda on 4 June 2022.[15]
Style of play
editBrahimi can play anywhere along the forward line, but has appeared most frequently for Middlesbrough's academy sides as a left-winger.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 25 August 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 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 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10[c] | 2 | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 56 | 5 | |||
| Brest (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 22 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editNice
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22[17]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Billal Brahimi". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Billal Brahimi". OGC Nice. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 2–1 Rochdale". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Bilal Brahimi Gets Wish". gazettelive.co.uk. Gazette Live. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Bilal Brahimi: «Impatient de montrer ce que je peux apporter à Reims» footmercato.net
- ^ "Bilal Brahimi Returns To France". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Bilal Brahimi rejoint Le Mans FC en prêt depuis le Stade de Reims" (in French). francebleu.fr. 8 August 2020.
- ^ Castanheira, Julien (8 September 2021). "Mercato Angers : Le SCO annonce l'arrivée de Billal Brahimi (officiel)" [Angers transfer market: The SCO announces the arrival of Billal Brahimi (official)]. MadeInFOOT (in French). Ouest-France. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Billal Brahimi, a new Aiglon". www.ogcnice.com/en. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Billal Brahimi is laatste zomeraanwinst van STVV" [Billal Brahimi is STVV's latest summer signing] (in Dutch). Sint-Truiden. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Meteen Mazzu-effect: late goal bezorgt STVV eerste zege en doorbreekt ongeslagen status OHL" [Immediate Mazzu effect: late goal gives STVV first win and breaks OHL's unbeaten status] (in Dutch). Sporza. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Bilal Brahimi : Le Franco-Algérien signe au Stade de Reims". 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Bilal BRAHIMI -".
- ^ "Algérie : la liste avec 7 nouveaux dont Omrani et Zedadka !". Afrik-Foot. 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Algeria vs. Uganda - 4 June 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Billal Brahimi at Soccerway
- ^ "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
External links
edit
- Profile at the OGC Nice website
- Billal Brahimi at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Billal Brahimi – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Billal Brahimi – UEFA competition record (archive)
