Billal Brahimi Explained

Billal Brahimi
Birth Date:14 March 2000[1]
Birth Place:Beaumont-sur-Oise, France
Height:1.83 m[2]
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Nice
Clubnumber:14
Youthyears1:2008–2015
Youthclubs1:Cergy Pontoise
Youthyears2:2015–2016
Youthclubs2:Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
Youthyears3:2016–2017
Youthclubs3:Leixões
Youthyears4:2017–2018
Youthclubs4:Middlesbrough
Years1:2018–2019
Clubs1:Middlesbrough
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2019–2021
Clubs2:Reims B
Caps2:20
Goals2:5
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Le Mans (loan)
Caps3:34
Goals3:12
Years4:2021
Clubs4:Angers B
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2021–2022
Clubs5:Angers
Caps5:9
Goals5:0
Years6:2022–
Clubs6:Nice
Caps6:40
Goals6:3
Years7:2023–2024
Clubs7:Brest (loan)
Caps7:18
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2018
Nationalteam1:France U19
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2022–
Nationalteam2:Algeria
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:17:04, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:22:21, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Billal Brahimi (Arabic: بلال براهيمي; born 14 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Nice. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Club career

Middlesbrough

Brahimi is a youth product of Cergy Pontoise, Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône and Leixões. He signed for Middlesbrough from Leixões in 2017. He made his debut for the club on 28 August 2018 in a 2–1 win over Rochdale in the EFL Cup, coming on as a substitute for Muhamed Bešić at the Riverside Stadium.[3]

Reims

On 25 July 2019, Brahimi moved to Ligue 1 club Reims on a free transfer, with Middlesbrough receiving compensation for the departure.[4] [5] Brahimi cited a desire to move closer to his family in France as the motivation behind the move.[6] In August 2020, he joined Le Mans in the Championnat National on loan for the 2020–21 season.[7]

Angers

On 8 September 2021, Brahimi signed for Ligue 1 side Angers on a contract until June 2024.[8]

Nice

On 28 January 2022, Brahimi joined Nice for a reported fee of €10 million.[9]

International career

Born in France, Brahimi holds French and Algerian nationalities.[10] [11] He was called up to the Algeria national team in May 2022.[12] He debuted with Algeria in a 2–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Uganda on 4 June 2022.[13]

Style of play

Brahimi can play anywhere along the forward line, but has appeared most frequently for Middlesbrough's academy sides as a left-winger.

Career statistics

[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough U212018–191[15] 010
Middlesbrough2018–19EFL Championship00001[16] 010
Reims B2019–20Championnat National 2205205
Le Mans (loan)2020–21Championnat National3412003412
Angers B2021–22Championnat National 21010
Angers2021–22Ligue 1900090
Nice2021–22Ligue 111040150
2022–23Ligue 12631010[17] 2375
2023–24Ligue 1200020
2024–25Ligue 110000010
Total40350102555
Brest (loan)2023–24Ligue 118020200
Career total12220701022014122

Honours

Nice

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billal Brahimi . Middlesbrough F.C. . 11 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072233/https://www.mfc.co.uk/teams/middlesbrough-under-23s/billal-brahimi . 29 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Billal Brahimi . OGC Nice . 5 August 2022 .
  3. Web site: Middlesbrough 2–1 Rochdale . BBC Sport . 28 August 2018 . bbc.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Bilal Brahimi Gets Wish . Gazette Live . 25 July 2019 . gazettelive.co.uk. 24 July 2019 .
  5. https://www.footmercato.net/a5392800452590705469-info-fm-bilal-brahimi-impatient-de-montrer-ce-que-je-peux-apporter-a-reims Bilal Brahimi: «Impatient de montrer ce que je peux apporter à Reims»
  6. Web site: Bilal Brahimi Returns To France . Middlesbrough F.C. . 25 July 2019 . mfc.co.uk.
  7. Web site: Bilal Brahimi rejoint Le Mans FC en prêt depuis le Stade de Reims. francebleu.fr. fr. 8 August 2020.
  8. Web site: Castanheira. Julien. 8 September 2021. Mercato Angers : Le SCO annonce l'arrivée de Billal Brahimi (officiel). Angers transfer market: The SCO announces the arrival of Billal Brahimi (official). live. 15 January 2022. MadeInFOOT. Ouest-France. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20210908221944/https://madeinfoot.ouest-france.fr/infos/article-mercato-angers-le-sco-annonce-l-arrivee-de-billal-brahimi-officiel-353868.html . 8 September 2021 .
  9. Web site: Billal Brahimi, a new Aiglon. www.ogcnice.com/en. 28 January 2022. 28 January 2022.
  10. Web site: Bilal Brahimi : Le Franco-Algérien signe au Stade de Reims. 25 July 2019.
  11. https://www.unfp.org/joueur/bilal-brahimi-24292/
  12. Web site: Algérie : la liste avec 7 nouveaux dont Omrani et Zedadka !. 27 May 2022. Afrik-Foot.
  13. Web site: Algeria vs. Uganda - 4 June 2022 - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
  14. Web site: B. Brahimi. Soccerway. 27 November 2020.
  15. Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  16. Appearance in the EFL Cup
  17. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  18. Web site: 7 May 2022 . Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes . 11 September 2022 . . en.