List of leading goalscorers for the Algeria national football team
This List of leading goalscorers for the Algeria national football team contains football players who have played for the Algeria national team and is listed according to their number of goals scored. The Algeria national football team (French: Equipe d'Algérie) represents the nation of Algeria in international football. It is fielded by the Algerian Football Federation (French: Fédération algérienne de football) and competes as a member of Confederation of African Football.
Players[]
- Goals and appearances are composed of FIFA World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players marked in bold are still active and eligible (meaning they have not retired) to play for the national team.
Statistics correct as of game against Ghana on 5 Janvier 2022.
Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
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Islam Slimani is Algeria's top scorer after two goals against Niger and has 39.
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Abdelhafid Tasfaout was the all-time leading goalscorer of the national team, with 36 goals but was overtaken by slimani with 39 goals.
Rank | Player | Position | National team career |
Goals | Caps | Average |
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1 | Islam Slimani | FW | 2012– | 39 | 80 | 0.48 |
2 | Abdelhafid Tasfaout | MF | 1990–2002 | 36 | 87 | 0.41 |
3 | Rabah Madjer | FW | 1978–1992 | 28 | 87 | 0.33 |
Lakhdar Belloumi | MF | 1978–1989 | 28 | 101 | 0.28 | |
5 | Riyad Mahrez | MF | 2014– | 26 | 69 | 0.38 |
6 | Djamel Menad | FW | 1980–1995 | 25 | 81 | 0.27 |
7 | Baghdad Bounedjah | FW | 2014– | 24 | 54 | 0.44 |
Hillal Soudani | FW | 2011– | 24 | 54 | 0.44 | |
9 | Tedj Bensaoula | FW | 1979–1986 | 20 | 52 | 0.38 |
10 | Sofiane Feghouli | MF | 2012– | 19 | 73 | 0.26 |
11 | Rafik Saifi | FW | 1998–2010 | 18 | 64 | 0.28 |
12 | Salah Assad | MF | 1977–1989 | 15 | 73 | 0.23 |
13 | Hacène Lalmas | MF | 1963–1974 | 14 | 43 | 0.33 |
Yacine Brahimi | MF | 2013– | 14 | 62 | 0.22 | |
15 | Ali Meçabih | FW | 1995–2003 | 10 | 24 | 0.41 |
16 | MF | 1969–1975 | 9 | 17 | 0.52 | |
Billel Dziri | MF | 1992–2005 | 9 | 81 | 0.11 | |
18 | Mokhtar Khalem | FW | 1965–1972 | 8 | 17 | 0.47 |
Youcef Belaïli | MF | 2015– | 8 | 32 | 0.25 | |
Omar Betrouni | MF | 1968–1978 | 8 | 48 | 0.17 | |
Hocine Yahi | MF | 1982–1988 | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | |
22 | Abdelmalek Cherrad | FW | 2000–2007 | 7 | 20 | 0.35 |
Ali Fergani | MF | 1973–1986 | 7 | 65 | 0.10 |
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- (in French) web.archive.org
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