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The 33 of Algeria.
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01
RM
Rabah Madjer 87 caps (Algeria) · 28 goals · NA Hussein Dey, Racing Club de FranceVienna, 77th minute of the 1987 European Cup final: Juary pulled the ball back, Madjer let it run behind his standing leg and flicked it in with his heel, and Porto beat Bayern 2-1.
SS1978–1992
02
Riyad Mahrez 120 caps (Algeria) · 40 goals · Leicester City, Manchester CityNigeria built a wall and laid a man on the grass behind it in the fifth minute of stoppage time in the 2019 semi-final, and Mahrez curled the free kick over both into the top corner.
RM2014–2026
Riyad Mahrez 120 caps (Algeria) · 40 goals · Leicester City, Manchester CityNigeria built a wall and laid a man on the grass behind it in the fifth minute of stoppage time in the 2019 semi-final, and Mahrez curled the free kick over both into the top corner.
RM2014–2026
04
MD
Mustapha Dahleb CS Sedan Ardennes, Paris Saint-GermainParis called him le prince du Parc through ten seasons at PSG, and the 85 first-division goals he left behind in 1984 stood as the club record for more than thirty years until Zlatan Ibrahimović passed him.
CAM1971–1983
05
HL
Hacène Lalmas 43 caps (Algeria) · 14 goals · OMR El Annasser, CR BelouizdadOn 22 October 1962 Lalmas scored fourteen goals in one match, an 18-0 win over Birtouta, and no Algerian bettered that single-game figure until 2007; the terraces called him El Kebch, the Ram.
CM1963–1974
06
Ismaël Bennacer AC Arles, ArsenalInside the opening two minutes of the 2019 final against Senegal, Bennacer played the pass that Baghdad Bounedjah turned into the only goal, one of three assists he provided in Egypt at the age of twenty-one.
CM2016–
Ismaël Bennacer AC Arles, ArsenalInside the opening two minutes of the 2019 final against Senegal, Bennacer played the pass that Baghdad Bounedjah turned into the only goal, one of three assists he provided in Egypt at the age of twenty-one.
CM2016–
08
MB
Madjid Bougherra 70 caps (Algeria) · FC Gueugnon, RangersPFA Scotland handed him goal of the season on 3 May 2010 for a centre-half's strike in Rangers' 7-1 win over Dundee United, and four years later he wore the armband as Algeria took Germany to extra time in Porto Alegre.
CB2004–2015
09
Islam Slimani 104 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Algeria) · 45 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · JSM Chéraga, CR BelouizdadHis header against Russia in Curitiba on 26 June 2014 rescued a 1-1 draw and carried Algeria into a World Cup knockout round for the first time.
ST2012–
Islam Slimani 104 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Algeria) · 45 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · JSM Chéraga, CR BelouizdadHis header against Russia in Curitiba on 26 June 2014 rescued a 1-1 draw and carried Algeria into a World Cup knockout round for the first time.
ST2012–
12
AT
Abdelhafid Tasfaout 87 caps (Algeria) · 36 goals · Mouloudia Club of Oran, AJ Auxerre
SS1990–2002
13
AB
Ali Bencheikh 63 caps (Algeria) · 7 goals · MC Algiers, JH DjazaïrThe terraces called him Alilou, and he was in the MC Alger side that lost the 1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs final 3-0 in Conakry, then won the return 3-0 in Algiers on 12 December and took the shootout.
CM1976–1985
14
DM
Djamel Menad 81 caps (Algeria) · 25 goals · JS El Biar, Nîmes OlympiqueTwo goals in three minutes against Nigeria, on 69 and 72 minutes of the 5-1 opening win at home on 2 March 1990, set the tone for the tournament Algeria would finally win.
LM1982–1995
15
MS
Moussa Saïb 74 caps (Algeria) · 7 goals · AJ Auxerre, Valencia CFHe scored just before half-time against Egypt on 8 March 1990, two days after his twenty-first birthday, sealing a third straight group win for the hosts on the way to Algeria's first Cup of Nations title.
CM1988–2001
16
Nadir Belhadj FC Gueugnon, CS Sedan ArdennesCamp Nou, 5 June 2007: he beat Argentina's wall twice, on 42 minutes and again on 76, and Algeria still lost 4-3.
LB2004–2011
Nadir Belhadj FC Gueugnon, CS Sedan ArdennesCamp Nou, 5 June 2007: he beat Argentina's wall twice, on 42 minutes and again on 76, and Algeria still lost 4-3.
LB2004–2011
17
Raïs M'Bolhi Olympique de Marseille, FC Ryukyu OkinawaM'Bolhi made eleven saves against Germany in Porto Alegre on 30 June 2014, holding the eventual champions scoreless for 90 minutes before Algeria lost 2-1 in extra time.
GK2010–
Raïs M'Bolhi Olympique de Marseille, FC Ryukyu OkinawaM'Bolhi made eleven saves against Germany in Porto Alegre on 30 June 2014, holding the eventual champions scoreless for 90 minutes before Algeria lost 2-1 in extra time.
GK2010–
18
SF
Sofiane Feghouli 82 (as of 4 October 2026) caps (Algeria) · 19 (as of 4 October 2026) goals · Grenoble Foot 38, Valencia CFVertonghen tugged him back in the box at Belo Horizonte on 17 June 2014, and Feghouli put the penalty past Thibaut Courtois for Algeria's first World Cup goal in 28 years.
RM2012–
19
Aïssa Mandi Stade de Reims, Real Betis BalompiéBounedjah scored inside two minutes of the Cairo final on 19 July 2019, and Mandi spent the remaining 88 shepherding a one-goal lead past Senegal, booked in stoppage time.
CB2014–
Aïssa Mandi Stade de Reims, Real Betis BalompiéBounedjah scored inside two minutes of the Cairo final on 19 July 2019, and Mandi spent the remaining 88 shepherding a one-goal lead past Senegal, booked in stoppage time.
CB2014–
20
AY
Antar Yahia 53 caps (Algeria) · OGC Nice, VfL BochumIn Omdurman on 18 November 2009, Yahia met Karim Ziani's pass on the volley and buried it under the bar, the only goal of the playoff that sent Algeria past Egypt to the World Cup.
CB2004–2012
21
BB
Baghdad Bounedjah RCG Oran, Union Sportive Madinet El HarrachSeventy-nine seconds into the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final in Cairo, Bounedjah's shot deflected off a Senegal defender and looped over Alfred Gomis, and Algeria protected it for the rest of the night.
ST2014–
23
RS
Rafik Saïfi 64 caps (Algeria) · 18 goals · ES Troyes AC, F.C. LorientSaïfi's 59th-minute strike beat Zambia in Blida on 6 September 2009, and nine months later, at 35, he closed a twelve-year international career against the United States in Pretoria.
ST1998–2010
24
Adlène Guedioura 63 caps (Algeria) · Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham ForestGuedioura's 35-yard equaliser at Elland Road on 20 March 2012 came inside eight minutes, and Nottingham Forest went on to win 7-3 at Leeds.
CDM2010–2022
Adlène Guedioura 63 caps (Algeria) · Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham ForestGuedioura's 35-yard equaliser at Elland Road on 20 March 2012 came inside eight minutes, and Nottingham Forest went on to win 7-3 at Leeds.
CDM2010–2022
28
DM
Djamel Mesbah FC Aarau, US LecceTwo months after Milan paid Lecce 1.2 million euros for him, he rose in Turin on 20 March 2012 and headed the equaliser past Juventus in the Coppa Italia semi-final, his first goal for the club.
LB2010–
30
LG
Lounès Gaouaoui 49 caps (Algeria) · JS Kabylie, WA TlemcenThree years running, in 2000, 2001 and 2002, he kept goal for the JS Kabylie side that won the CAF Cup, three continental titles inside three seasons in Tizi Ouzou.
GK2001–2010
31
Yazid Mansouri 67 caps (Algeria) · Le Havre, Coventry CityThe armband was on his sleeve in Omdurman on 18 November 2009, when Algeria beat Egypt 1-0 in a neutral-ground playoff and reached a World Cup for the first time since 1986; he then lost the captaincy and watched all three games in South Africa from the bench.
CDM2001–2010
Yazid Mansouri 67 caps (Algeria) · Le Havre, Coventry CityThe armband was on his sleeve in Omdurman on 18 November 2009, when Algeria beat Egypt 1-0 in a neutral-ground playoff and reached a World Cup for the first time since 1986; he then lost the captaincy and watched all three games in South Africa from the bench.
CDM2001–2010
32
Essaïd Belkalem JS Kabylie, WatfordHe scored his only Algeria goal in Sion on 31 May 2014, forcing in a corner after thirteen minutes against Armenia, and a month later he was the centre-back sent out to face Germany in the round of 16.
CB2012–
Essaïd Belkalem JS Kabylie, WatfordHe scored his only Algeria goal in Sion on 31 May 2014, forcing in a corner after thirteen minutes against Armenia, and a month later he was the centre-back sent out to face Germany in the round of 16.
CB2012–
33
Mehdi Mostefa 25 caps (Algeria) · ASOA Valence, Nîmes OlympiqueHe lasted all 120 minutes in Porto Alegre on 30 June 2014, screening the back four while Germany, who went on to lift the trophy, needed extra time to beat Algeria 2-1.
RB2010–2014
Mehdi Mostefa 25 caps (Algeria) · ASOA Valence, Nîmes OlympiqueHe lasted all 120 minutes in Porto Alegre on 30 June 2014, screening the back four while Germany, who went on to lift the trophy, needed extra time to beat Algeria 2-1.
RB2010–2014
About this XI
Algeria's pool is led by Rabah Madjer, Riyad Mahrez and Lakhdar Belloumi. The 33 covers 3 goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 14 midfielders and 6 forwards, with sourced senior international careers spanning the 1960s to the 2020s. Pick a formation, drag your eleven onto the pitch, then explore the careers and settle the duels below. Your votes reorder the people's ranking of these 33 in real time.
Who is the greatest Algeria footballer of all time?
The editorial collection starts with Rabah Madjer. Its first five careers: Rabah Madjer, Riyad Mahrez, Lakhdar Belloumi, Mustapha Dahleb, Hacène Lalmas. The people's ranking on this page moves with every duel vote and can disagree.
How were these 33 Algeria players chosen?
The collection covers every position across Algeria's football history. Honours, international records and career achievements inform the editorial order. Each entry opens a career note and its sources. Fan votes in the duels build a separate ranking.
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