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 | Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Ol | ||
| 2004–2012 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2015 | Lyon B | 53 | (10) |
| 2012– | Lyon | 60 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | France U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2015– | Algeria | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:57, 30 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Rachid Ghezzal (born 9 May 1992) is Algerian footballer who plays for French club Lyon in Ligue 1 and the Algeria national team. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side.[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] At international senior level, Ghezzal is eligible to represent both France and Algeria and has stated his preference is to represent the latter nation.[1] Meanwhile, in 2013, he received the call from France U21 to compete in the Toulon Tournament.[5]
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 January 10 2014, missing 32 of Lyon's games in the process. Ghezzal then returned to the squad but didn't 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. On the 25th of March, he scored his first goal for Algeria against Ethiopia.
Career statistics
Club
(Correct as of 30 April 2016)[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon | 2012–13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 9 | |
| Total | 60 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 10 | |
| Career total | 60 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 10 | |
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.
- ↑ (French)
- ↑ "Rachid Ghezzal L'EQUIPE Profile". L'Equipe. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
External links
- Rachid Ghezzal – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Rachid Ghezzal at L'Équipe Football (French)
- Rachid Ghezzal – UEFA competition record
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