Rachid Ghezzal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rachid Ghezzal | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Décines-Charpieu, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Lyon | ||
| 2004–2012 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Lyon B | 53 | (9) |
| 2012– | Lyon | 63 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | France U20 | 4 | (3) |
| 2015– | Algeria | 6 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:24, 19 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Rachid Ghezzal (born 9 May 1992) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a winger for French club Lyon in Ligue 1 and the Algeria national team.[1] Ghezzal is the younger brother of Algerian international Abdelkader Ghezzal.[2]
Club career
In July 2010, Ghezzal signed a five-year élite contract with Lyon.[3] After featuring with the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur for two consecutive seasons, ahead of the 2012–13 season, he was promoted to the senior team by manager Rémi Garde and assigned the number 31 shirt. Ghezzal made his professional debut on 4 October in a UEFA Europa League group stage match against Israeli club Ironi Kiryat Shmona. He started the match as Lyon won the contest 4–3.[4]
In the 2013–14 season, Ghezzal suffered a back injury for the first 6 months of Lyon's campaign, which saw him out of action until 10 January 2014, missing 32 of Lyon's games in the process. He then returned to the squad but did not make any appearances for Lyon for the rest of the season; either being not named in match day squads or being named on the bench. Since January 2016, he has been playing regularly. He finished the 2015–16 season with 8 goals and 8 assists in 29 league matches.[5]
International career
At international senior level, Ghezzal was eligible to represent both France and Algeria and had stated his preference is to represent the latter nation.[1] In 2013, he received the call from France U20 to compete in the Toulon Tournament.[6] However, Ghezzal later chose to play for Algeria, scoring his first goal in March 2016 against Ethiopia.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon | 2012–13 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 10 | |
| Career total | 61 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 81 | 11 | |
Notes
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions
- ↑ Includes UEFA Europa League
References
- 1 2 "Rachid Ghezzal: "Je choisirai l'Algérie"". Le Buteur (in French). 20 August 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ↑ "Rachid Ghezzal: "Mon ambition, c'est de ne pas lâcher"". Le Buteur (in French). 9 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ↑ "Rachid Ghezzal signe un contrat Elite à l'OL". DZFoot (in French). 7 July 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ↑ "Lyon leave it late to see off Kiryat Shmona". Union of European Football Associations. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- 1 2 Jamieson, Stuart (24 May 2016). "Who is Sunderland target Rachid Ghezzal? Why Lyon star is attracting so much attention". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Tournoi de Toulon : Rachid Ghezzal sélectionné avec l'équipe de France des U-20". Djazairess (in French). 17 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rachid Ghezzal L'EQUIPE Profile". L'Equipe. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "R. Ghezzal". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
External links
- Rachid Ghezzal – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Rachid Ghezzal at L'Équipe Football (French)
- Rachid Ghezzal – UEFA competition record