This is a list of foreign players who have played international football for the Algerian national football team.
The following players:
16 of the Algeria players selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup squad had been born in France.[1] This followed rule changes by FIFA which allowed players to switch nationality, so long as they had not played in a competitive senior international match.[2] Eight players in the 2014 Algeria squad had played for France youth teams.[2]
| Current internationals. Statistics are correct as of 10 September 2024. | ||
| Caps | Appearances | |
| Pos | Positions | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Goalkeeper | |
| DF | Defender | |
| MF | Midfielder | |
| FW | Forward |
| Place of birth | Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | First cap | Last cap | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Ostricourt) | DF | 30 | 2 | 1980 | 1986 | ||
| (Lyon) | MF | 1 | 0 | 1981 | 1981 | ||
| (Nancy) | MF | 9 | 1 | 1985 | 1988 | ||
| (Lyon) | MF | 3 | 0 | 1986 | 1986 | ||
| (Lens) | FW | 21 | 2 | 1986 | 1992 | ||
| (Chelsea) | FW | 4 | 0 | 1986 | 1986 | Born to an English mother | |
| (Mulhouse) | MF | 7 | 0 | 1987 | 1992 | ||
| (Montreuil-sous-Bois) | MF | 1 | 0 | 1992 | 1992 | ||
| (Arles) | DF | 1 | 0 | 1997 | 1997 | ||
| (Marseille) | DF | 13 | 0 | 1997 | 2001 | ||
| (Givors) | MF | 4 | 0 | 1998 | 2004 | ||
| (Thionville) | MF | 37 | 3 | 1999 | 2005 | ||
| (Tours) | MF | 29 | 2 | 1999 | 2005 | ||
| (Champigny-sur-Marne) | MF | 20 | 5 | 2000 | 2004 | ||
| (Metz) | DF | 22 | 2 | 2000 | 2008 | ||
| (Saint-Denis) | FW | 2 | 0 | 2000 | 2002 | ||
| (Revin) | MF | 67 | 0 | 2001 | 2010 | ||
| (Besançon) | FW | 2 | 0 | 2001 | 2001 | ||
| (Troyes) | DF | 5 | 0 | 2001 | 2002 | ||
| (Rognac) | FW | 2 | 0 | 2002 | 2002 | ||
| (Mulhouse) | DF | 2 | 0 | 2003 | 2004 | ||
| (Marseille) | MF | 13 | 1 | 2003 | 2008 | ||
| (Sèvres) | MF | 62 | 5 | 2003 | 2011 | Born to a French mother | |
| (Bondy) | MF | 16 | 0 | 2003 | 2006 | ||
| (Le Creusot) | FW | 22 | 6 | 2003 | 2008 | ||
| (La Tronche) | FW | 18 | 7 | 2003 | 2007 | ||
| (Paris) | GK | 7 | 0 | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| (Forbach) | DF | 1 | 0 | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| (Lille) | MF | 1 | 0 | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| (Rouen) | DF | 1 | 0 | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| (Mulhouse) | DF | 53 | 6 | 2004 | 2012 | ||
| (Saint-Claude) | DF | 55 | 4 | 2004 | 2012 | ||
| (Longvic) | DF | 70 | 4 | 2004 | 2015 | ||
| (Melun) | DF | 9 | 0 | 2004 | 2006 | ||
 Morocco (Casablanca) | DF | 2 | 0 | 2005 | 2005 | ||
| (Amsterdam) | MF | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | ||
| (Lyon) | MF | 2 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | ||
| (Lyon) | MF | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | ||
| (Antibes) | MF | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | ||
| (Saint-Avold) | FW | 10 | 0 | 2006 | 2010 | ||
| (Grenoble) | FW | 33 | 5 | 2006 | 2014 | ||
| (Strasbourg) | MF | 31 | 2 | 2007 | 2012 | ||
| (Évry) | MF | 21 | 3 | 2007 | 2013 | ||
| (Nancy) | DF | 12 | 0 | 2007 | 2012 | ||
| (Marseille) | FW | 19 | 3 | 2007 | 2012 | ||
| (Oullins) | DF | 1 | 0 | 2008 | 2008 | ||
| (Colombes) | MF | 2 | 0 | 2008 | 2009 | ||
| (Décines-Charpieu) | FW | 28 | 3 | 2008 | 2012 | ||
| (Givors) | MF | 27 | 0 | 2008 | 2013 | ||
| (Saint-Maurice) | MF | 26 | 2 | 2009 | 2014 | ||
| (Paris) | MF | 9 | 0 | 2009 | 2010 | Born to an Algerian father and a Portuguese mother | |
| (Lyon) | DF | 62 | 4 | 2010 | 2018 | Born to a French mother | |
| (Paris) | MF | 46 | 0 | 2010 | 2015 | Born to an Italian mother | |
| (Dijon) | MF | 25 | 0 | 2010 | 2014 | Born to a French mother | |
| (Martigues) | MF | 25 | 2 | 2010 | 2015 | ||
| (Bobigny) | DF | 1 | 0 | 2010 | 2010 | Born to a Tunisian father and an Algerian mother | |
| (Colmar) | MF | 25 | 2 | 2010 | 2018 | ||
| (Trappes) | MF | 7 | 0 | 2010 | 2016 | ||
| (Amiens) | MF | 1 | 0 | 2010 | 2010 | ||
| (Dresden) | FW | 2 | 0 | 2010 | 2010 | Born to a German mother | |
| (Montreuil) | MF | 11 | 0 | 2010 | 2010 | ||
| (Montreuil-sous-Bois) | FW | 1 | 0 | 2012 | 2012 | ||
| (Roanne) | GK | 1 | 0 | 2012 | 2012 | Born to a French mother | |
| (Toulouse) | DF | 15 | 1 | 2012 | 2017 | Born to Italian father and an Algerian mother | |
| (Marseille) | FW | 8 | 2 | 2013 | 2014 | ||
| (Amnéville) | MF | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 2013 | ||
| (Castres) | MF | 46 | 5 | 2013 | 2018 | Born to a Tunisian father and an Algerian mother | |
| (Saint-Priest-en-Jarez) | DF | 37 | 5 | 2013 | 2018 | ||
| (Langres) | MF | 2 | 0 | 2013 | 2013 | Born to a French mother | |
| (Lille) | MF | 52 | 5 | 2014 | 2024 | ||
| (Aubervilliers) | MF | 1 | 0 | 2015 | 2015 | ||
| (Ivry-sur-Seine) | MF | 12 | 4 | 2016 | 2018 | ||
| (Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf) | FW | 12 | 4 | 2016 | 2024* | ||
| (Valence) | FW | 2 | 0 | 2017 | 2017 | ||
| (Cholet) | DF | 3 | 0 | 2017 | 2019 | ||
| (Décines-Charpieu) | MF | 22 | 2 | 2015 | 2022* | ||
| (Chambray-lès-Tours) | MF | 24 | 5 | 2017 | 2022* | ||
| (Meudon) | MF | 15 | 0 | 2015 | 2020 | ||
| (Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon) | DF | 19 | 1 | 2014 | 2021 | ||
| (Paris) | MF | 74 | 18 | 2013 | 2024* | ||
| (La Roche-sur-Yon) | MF | 63 | 2 | 2010 | 2022 | Born to a Spanish mother | |
| (Paris) | GK | 96 | 0 | 2010 | 2022 | Born to a Congolese father and an Algerian mother | |
| (Levallois-Perret) | MF | 82 | 20 | 2012 | 2024 | ||
| (Châlons-en-Champagne) | DF | 101 | 5 | 2014 | 2024* | ||
| (Sarcelles) | MF | 98 | 31 | 2014 | 2024* | ||
| (Montreuil) | MF | 19 | 1 | 2015 | 2021 | ||
| (Arles) | MF | 50 | 2 | 2016 | 2024* | Born to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother | |
| (Nevers) | GK | 7 | 0 | 2019 | 2024* | Born to a French mother | |
| (Aubervilliers) | DF | 12 | 0 | 2017 | 2021 | ||
| (Sète) | FW | 15 | 2 | 2019 | 2023* | Born to a French father and an Algerian mother | |
| (La Courneuve) | MF | 11 | 0 | 2019 | 2023 | ||
| (Vitrolles) | MF | 8 | 1 | 2020 | 2022 | ||
| (Marseille) | DF | 1 | 0 | 2020 | 2020 | ||
| (Clermont-Ferrand) | DF | 1 | 0 | 2020 | 2020 | ||
| (Amsterdam) | MF | 41 | 3 | 2021 | 2024* | ||
| (Roubaix) | DF | 13 | 1 | 2021 | 2024* | ||
| (Grasse) | GK | 20 | 0 | 2022 | 2024* | Born to a French father and Algerian mother | |
| (Paris) | DF | 6 | 0 | 2023 | 2024* | ||
| (Montreuil) | DF | 16 | 0 | 2023 | 2024* | ||
| (Montreal) | DF | 3 | 0 | 2024 | 2024* | ||
| (Lyon) | MF | 14 | 5 | 2023 | 2024* | ||
| (Bourgoin-Jallieu) | FW | 11 | 4 | 2023 | 2024* | ||
| (Paris) | FW | 3 | 0 | 2024 | 2024* | ||
| (Maubeuge) | DF | 5 | 0 | 2023 | 2024* | ||
| (Lyon) | MF | 10 | 2 | 2023 | 2023* | ||
| (Montivilliers) | MF | 3 | 0 | 2023 | 2023* | ||
| (Fécamp) | MF | 1 | 0 | 2019 | 2019 | ||
| (Lille) | FW | 5 | 0 | 2023 | 2023* | ||
| (Berlin) | FW | 1 | 0 | 2024 | 2024* | Born to an algerian father and vietnamese mother | |
| (Copenhagen) | FW | 1 | 0 | 2024 | 2024* | Born to an algerian father and a Danish mother | |