| 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.
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]
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]
On 8 September 2021, Brahimi signed for Ligue 1 side Angers on a contract until June 2024.[8]
On 28 January 2022, Brahimi joined Nice for a reported fee of €10 million.[9]
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]
Brahimi can play anywhere along the forward line, but has appeared most frequently for Middlesbrough's academy sides as a left-winger.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Middlesbrough U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 1[15] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Middlesbrough | 2018–19 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[16] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reims B | 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||||
| Le Mans (loan) | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 12 | |||
| Angers B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Angers | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Nice | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10[17] | 2 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 55 | 5 | ||||
| Brest (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 122 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 22 | |||
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