Rayan Aït-Nouri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rayan Aït-Nouri[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreuil, France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | AS Val de Fontenay | ||
| 2012–2014 | ASF Le Perreux 94 | ||
| 2014–2016 | Paris FC | ||
| 2016–2018 | Angers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Angers II | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Angers | 23 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2021– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | France U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019– | France U21 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:02, 9 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2020 | |||
Rayan Aït-Nouri (born 6 June 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He is a France U21 international.
Club career[]
Angers[]
Aït-Nouri is a graduate of the Angers youth academy, which he joined from Paris FC in July 2016, despite interest from Southampton,[citation needed] in return for covering Aït-Nouri's tuition fees of €5,000.[2] He signed his professional contract aged 16 in February 2018[3] and made his first team debut as a substitute in a 1–3 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 25 August 2018.[4]
After making three appearances in the 2018–19 season, he became the team's first choice left-back in the following season until breaking his jaw in a game against Nice in January 2020.[5] At the conclusion of the French league season, which was ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic, he signed a new contract that was due to keep him at Angers until 2023.[6]
Wolverhampton Wanderers[]
On 4 October 2020, Aït-Nouri moved on a season-long loan deal to Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the club having an option of a permanent purchase.[7]
On 30 October 2020, Aït-Nouri scored his first goal for Wolves, which was also his first goal in professional football, on his league debut in a 2–0 home win over Crystal Palace.[8]
On 9 July 2021, it was announced that Aït-Nouri had made a permanent move to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £9.8 million on a 5 year deal with an option for a further year.
International career[]
Born in France, Aït-Nouri is of Algerian descent. He is a youth international for France, but is also eligible to represent Algeria internationally.[9]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 24 August 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Angers II | 2017–18[11] | Championnat National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[11] | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Angers | 2018–19[11] | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[11] | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[11] | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 2020–21[12] | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2021–22[13] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Wolves total | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
References[]
- ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Rayan Aït-Nouri, la révélation d'Angers à 5000 euros" (in French). Le Parisien. 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Rayan Ait Nouri passe professionnel à Angers" (in French). L'Equipe. 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Angers". BBC Sport. 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Angers: Rayan Aït-Nouri absent plusieurs mois" (in French). L'Equipe. 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Rayan Aït-Nouri prolonge jusqu'en 2023 !ois" (in French). Angers SCO. 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Wolves complete signing of Aït-Nouri". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Crystal Palace: Teenager Rayan Ait-Nouri scores on debut". BBC Sport. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Algérie-France : Rayan Aït Nouri aurait fait son choix". 17 April 2020.
- ^ Rayan Aït-Nouri at Soccerbase
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Ratan Aït-Nouri Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
External links[]
- Rayan Aït-Nouri at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Rayan Aït-Nouri at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Rayan Aït-Nouri at Soccerbase
- Angers profile
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- 2001 births
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- Sportspeople from Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Angers SCO players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
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