 Feghouli playing forAlgeria in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sofiane Feghouli[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1989-12-26)26 December 1989 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Levallois-Perret, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Amanat Baghdad | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | Red Star Paris | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Paris FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Grenoble | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Grenoble | 60 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Valencia | 146 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | →Almería (loan) | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | West Ham United | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Galatasaray | 125 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Fatih Karagümrük | 34 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Amanat Baghdad | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | France U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | France U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Algeria | 82 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Sofiane Feghouli (Arabic:سفيان فيغولي; born 26 December 1989) is a professionalfootballer who plays forIraq Stars League clubAmanat Baghdad and theAlgeria national team. He mainly operates as awinger, but can also play as anattacking midfielder.
Feghouli made his senior international debut for Algeria in February 2012. He represented Algeria at the2013,2015,2019 and2021 Africa Cup of Nations (winning the 2019 tournament), as well as the2014 FIFA World Cup, where he scored Algeria's first goal in the competition since 1986.
Feghouli was born inLevallois-Perret toAlgerian parents. His father is fromTiaret, while his mother is fromGhazaouet. He has 4 brothers.[3]
Feghouli began his career withGrenoble, after French teamParis Saint-Germain decided not to sign him after a trial.[4] For the latter portion of the2006–2007 season, he was promoted to the first-team squad and given the number 33 shirt. He made his highly anticipated debut, at the age of 17, for the club on 27 April 2007 in aLigue 2 match againstReims, appearing as asubstitute. Grenoble won the match 1–0.[5] He made two more appearances that season, including his first start on the final match day of the season againstMontpellier on 25 May 2007. Montpellier won the match 1–0 with Feghouli playing 56 minutes before being subbed out.[6] On 31 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Grenoble, keeping him with the side until 2010.[7]
Thefollowing season, he was handed the number 8 shirt and, despite being 17 years of age, was given a more important role in the first-team squad. Despite having the pressure of being labelled the "newZidane",[8] his contribution to the squad was successful, appearing in 27 matches and scoring three goals, helping Grenoble achieve promotion toLigue 1. His first career goal came on 18 January 2008 in a 4–3 away victory against Reims, the club he faced on his debut.[9]
Feghouli returned for the2009–10 season, making his debut on 29 August 2009 in a 1–0 defeat toRhône-Alpes rivalsSaint-Étienne. After appearing in five more matches, it was discovered by Grenoble officials that Feghouli had torn themeniscus in his right knee. The knee was successfully operated on in October. Following the surgery, Grenoble officials, most notably CEO Pierre Wantiez, were extremely critical of the player. Wantiez questioned Feghouli's long delay in returning to the team and the player's motives regarding a transfer as Feghouli would be out of contract in the summer and was already talking to several clubs, most notably Spanish clubValencia.[10] Wantiez attributed Feghouli's recent moves to "bad advice" from the player's agent.[11]
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On 20 May 2010, Feghouli signed a four-year deal withValencia CF.[12] He made hisLa Liga debut on 25 September,replacingJuan Mata in a 2–0 win againstSporting de Gijón.[13]
On 28 January 2011, after appearing sparingly for theValencian side, Feghouli was loaned to fellow league teamUD Almería, until June.[14] He appeared regularly for theAndalusians, however they were relegated at the end of the season.[15]
After returning from Almería, and profiting from Mata andVicente's departures, Feghouli became a starter, and scored his first goals forLos Che on 29 October 2011, netting a brace in a 3–1 home win againstGetafe CF.[16] His performances for Valencia in 2012 earned him two Algerian player of the year awards, Le Buteur's Algerian Ballon d'Or and theDZFoot d'Or.[17][18]
On 11 April 2016, Feghouli was suspended by the club amid reports he refused to take part in a warm-down after the 2–1 home win overSevilla the day before. He had also reportedly missed training a few days earlier.[19]
He ended his Valencia career with 202 appearances, scoring 31 times and providing 40 assists.[20]
On 14 June 2016, it was announced that Feghouli would be joiningWest Ham United on 1 July 2016 on a three-year contract.[21] He made his West Ham debut on 28 July in a 2–1 away defeat toNK Domžale in the Third Qualifying Round of theEuropa League.[22] He scored his first competitive goal for West Ham the following week in the return fixture against Domžale, West Ham's first game at theLondon Stadium in which West Ham won 3–0, progressing to theUEFA Europa League play-offs.[23] Feghouli made his firstPremier League start in West Ham's first game of 2017, receiving a harsh red card after 15 minutes for a challenge onManchester United defenderPhil Jones in a 2–0 home defeat.[24] After an appeal against the card by West Ham, it was rescinded on 4 January.[25]
In August 2017, Feghouli signed a five-year contract withGalatasaray. Galatasaray paid West Ham a €4.25 million transfer fee.[26]
On 30 November 2022, Feghouli joinedFatih Karagümrük on a one-and-a-half-year contract. He only became available for the team's official matches starting January 2023.[27]
On 5 August 2025, Feghouli joinedIraq Stars League clubAmanat Baghdad.[28]
Feghouli was eligible for bothAlgeria andFrance. Feghouli had stated his preference was to play for France[29] and appeared in severalFrance youth squads. On 12 November 2008, national team managerRaymond Domenech shortlisted the player for his pre-selection squad ahead of a friendly againstUruguay.[30] Despite this, Algeria national team managerRabah Saadane contacted Feghouli by telephone in an attempt to get the player to play for Algeria in the team's 19 November friendly againstMali. Team captainYazid Mansouri also contacted the player.[29]
On 25 May 2011, it was reported that, whilst on loan at Almeria, Feghouli met with the President of theAlgerian Football FederationMohamed Raouraoua. Feghouli agreed to play forAlgeria and was Invited to a training camp being held in Spain for the match againstMorocco. He was unable to attend the session, but was touched by the gesture, agreeing to be available for theTanzania match instead.[31]
On 23 October 2011, the Algerian Football Federation announced thatFIFA officially accepted Feghouli's request to switch allegiances from France to Algeria, and that he was eligible to represent Algeria in international competition as of that date.[32][33] Two days later, on 25 October, Feghouli was called up by Algeria coachVahid Halilhodžić for a pair of friendlies againstTunisia andCameroon in November.[34]
On 29 February 2012, Feghouli made his debut for the Algerian national team in a 2–1Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win againstGambia, scoring the winning goal.[35] Duringqualification for the2014 FIFA World Cup, he scored three goals in seven appearances forLes Fennecs.[35]
In the team's opening match of the 2014 World Cup, a 2–1 defeat toBelgium inBelo Horizonte, Feghouli scored with apenalty kick – Algeria's first World Cup goal in 28 years.[36] He was surprisingly omitted from the 2017 African Cup Of Nations squad.[37]
In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[38]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grenoble | 2006–07 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 3 | ||||
| Valencia | 2010–11 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 13[d] | 0 | — | 49 | 6 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 3 | — | 37 | 6 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 10[e] | 3 | — | 45 | 7 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 6 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 4 | — | 33 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 146 | 20 | 14 | 1 | — | 42 | 10 | — | 202 | 31 | ||||
| Almería (loan) | 2010–11 | La Liga | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| West Ham United | 2016–17 | Premier League | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | |
| Galatasaray | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | 5[g] | 1 | 1[h] | 0 | 40 | 13 | |||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 36 | 7 | |||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[i] | 3 | — | 24 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 121 | 25 | 12 | 5 | — | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 34 | |||
| Career total | 357 | 53 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 458 | 74 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2012 | 8 | 2 |
| 2013 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 19 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 February 2012 | Independence Stadium,Bakau, Gambia |  Gambia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 2 June 2012 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium,Blida, Algeria |  Rwanda | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 30 January 2013 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium,Phokeng, South Africa |  Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 23 March 2013 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria |  Benin | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 12 October 2013 | Stade du 4 Août,Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |  Burkina Faso | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 7 June 2014 | Estádio Mineirão,Belo Horizonte, Brazil |  Belgium | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
| 7 | 15 November 2014 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria |  Ethiopia | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 8 | 30 March 2015 | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium,Doha, Qatar |  Oman | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 9 | 3–0 | |||||
| 10 | 25 March 2016 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 11 | 3–0 | |||||
| 12 | 11 July 2019 | Suez Stadium,Suez, Egypt | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 13 | 12 November 2020 | Stade du 5 Juillet,Algiers, Algeria |  Zimbabwe | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 14 | 29 March 2021 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria |  Botswana | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 15 | 3 June 2021 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria |  Mauritania | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 16 | 2–1 | |||||
| 17 | 7 September 2021 | Stade de Marrakech,Marrakesh, Morocco | Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 18 | 12 November 2021 | Cairo International Stadium,Cairo, Egypt |  Djibouti | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 19 | 16 November 2021 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Burkina Faso | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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