Ryad Boudebouz

Ryad Boudebouz

Boudebouz playing for Algeria in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Ryad Boudebouz[1]
Date of birth	(1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth	Colmar, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Saint-Étienne
Number	7
Youth career
2000–2004	Colmar
2004–2008	Sochaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2013	Sochaux	164	(24)
2013–2015	Bastia	66	(8)
2015–2017	Montpellier	71	(13)
2017–2019	Betis	36	(2)
2019	→ Celta (loan)	11	(1)
2019–	Saint-Étienne	23	(1)
National team‡
2006	France U17	2	(0)
2008–2009	France U19	10	(1)
2010–	Algeria	25	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:32, 5 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2016

Ryad Boudebouz (Arabic: رياض بودبوز‎; born 19 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Saint-Étienne and the Algeria national team.^[2] Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a right winger.

A former French youth international, Boudebouz switched his allegiance to Algeria in 2010. He represented the nation at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career[]

Born in Colmar to Algerian parents, Boudebouz grew up in the 'Europe' district of the city. At age 10, he joined the junior ranks of local side SR Colmar where he stayed until age 14 when he joined the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Academy. Boudebouz made his debut for the club's reserve side at the age of 16. On 15 May 2008, Boudebouz signed his first professional contract with the club agreeing to a three-year deal tying him to the club until 2011.^[3]

On 4 October 2008, Boudebouz made his first team debut for Sochaux, starting in a league match against Nice.^[4] On 8 November 2008, he scored his first career goal, the winner in a 2–1 victory against Le Mans.^[5]

On 2 September 2013 - the last day of the 2013–14 summer transfer window - Boudebouz signed a three-year contract with Corsica-based club SC Bastia, for a reported fee of €1 million.^[6]

After two seasons in Corsica, Boudebouz joined Montpellier HSC with a four-year contract, as part of a deal that saw Yassine Jebbour join the Corsican team.^[7][8]

In January 2019, he was loaned to Celta from Betis.^[9]

On 27 July 2019, he signed a three-year deal to join Ligue 1 side AS Saint-Etienne which was reportedly worth €4 million. On 6 March 2020, he scored a stoppage time winner for Saint-Etienne in the Coupe de France semi-final to send the club into their first French Cup final in nearly 40 years.^[10][11]

International career[]

Boudebouz received a surprise call-up to the France under-21 squad, who were looking to start fresh after their elimination from the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, for a friendly against Denmark. However, Ryad decided to pass on the offer instead opting to play with the under-19 team who were in the process of qualifying for the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, in which they later progressed.

On 4 May 2010, Boudebouz was named to the Algeria national team 2010 World Cup preliminary squad. Boudebouz had been in the process of acquiring a passport to represent the nation of his parents since 2009. On 28 May 2010, Boudebouz made his debut for Algeria in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland. Starting the game on the bench, he was substituted in at the 65th minute.^[12] He was included in the final 23-man squad for the World Cup.^[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 1 July 2019^[14]

International[]

As of 5 November 2019^[15]

National team Season Apps Goals Algeria 2010 6 0 2011 3 1 2012 5 0 2013 2 0 2014 0 0 2015 3 0 2016 5 1 2017 1 0 Total 25 2 International goals[] Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.[15] No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 12 November 2011 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria  Tunisia 1–0 1–0 Friendly 2. 4 September 2016 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria  Lesotho 5–0 6–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J References[] ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Vigo" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2019. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) ^ Boudeboux et butin passent pro ^ Nice v. Sochaux Match Report Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine ^ Sochaux v. Le Mans Match Report ^ "Ryad Boudebouz à Bastia !" [Ryad Boudebouz in Bastia !] (in French). sc-bastia.net. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013. ^ "Ryad Boudebouz officiellement Pailladin" (in French). mhscfoot.com. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015. ^ "Yassine Jebbour pour 3 ans" (in French). sc-bastia.net. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015. ^ "El RC Celta perfecciona su ataque con la calidad de Ryad Boudebouz". RC Celta de Vigo. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019. ^ "St Étienne sign Ryad Boudebouz from Real Betis in €4m deal". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. ^ "Last-Minute Goal Send Saint-Etienne In Coupe De France Final". haitiantimes.com. 6 March 2020. ^ "République d'Irlande 3–0 Algérie". DZFoot. 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012. ^ Richard Farley (1 June 2010). "Bougherra, Belhadj, Ziani Highlight Algeria's Final, 23-Man World Cup Roster". SB Nation. Retrieved 2 April 2012. ^ "R. Boudebouz". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2017. ^ Jump up to: a b "Boudebouz, Ryad رياض بودبوز". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2018. External links[] Ryad Boudebouz at BDFutbol Ryad Boudebouz – French league stats at LFP – also available in French Ryad Boudebouz at DZFoot.com (in French)