Ryad Boudebouz

Ryad Boudebouz (Arabic: رياض بودبوز; born 19 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for JS Kabylie. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a right winger.^[2]

Ryad Boudebouz

Boudebouz with Algeria in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Ryad Boudebouz[1]
Date of birth	(1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Colmar, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	JS Kabylie
Number	10
Youth career
2000–2004	Colmar
2004–2008	Sochaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2013	Sochaux	164	(24)
2011–2012	Sochaux B	3	(0)
2013–2015	Bastia	66	(8)
2015–2017	Montpellier	71	(13)
2017–2019	Real Betis	36	(2)
2019	→ Celta (loan)	11	(1)
2019–2022	Saint-Étienne	68	(4)
2021	Saint-Étienne B	1	(1)
2022–2023	Al-Ahli	29	(9)
2023–2024	Ohod	26	(3)
2024–	JS Kabylie	13	(5)
International career
2006	France U17	2	(0)
2008–2009	France U19	10	(1)
2010–2017	Algeria	25	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

A former France youth international, Boudebouz switched his allegiance to Algeria in 2010. He played for the Algeria national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. In total, Boudebouz scored two goals in twenty-five matches for Algeria from 2010 to 2017.

Club career

Born in Colmar to Algerian parents, Boudebouz grew up in the 'Europe' district of the city. At age 10, he joined the junior ranks of local side Colmar where he stayed until age 14 when he joined Sochaux's youth academy. Boudebouz made his debut for the club's reserve side at the age of 16. On 15 May 2008, Boudebouz signed his first professional contract with the club agreeing to a three-year deal tying him to the club until 2011.^[3]

On 4 October 2008, Boudebouz made his first team debut for Sochaux, starting in a league match against Nice.^[4] On 8 November 2008, he scored his first career goal, the winner in a 2–1 victory against Le Mans.^[5]

On 2 September 2013 – the last day of the 2013–14 summer transfer window – Boudebouz signed a three-year contract with Corsica-based club SC Bastia, for a reported fee of €1 million.^[6]

After two seasons in Corsica, Boudebouz joined Montpellier with a four-year contract, as part of a deal that saw Yassine Jebbour join the Corsican team.^[7][8]

In January 2019, Boudebouz was loaned to Celta from Real Betis.^[9]

On 27 July 2019, Boudebouz signed a three-year deal to join Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne which was reportedly worth €4 million. On 6 March 2020, he scored a stoppage time winner for Saint-Etienne in the Coupe de France semi-final to send the club into their first final in nearly 40 years.^[10][11]

On 8 September 2022, Boudebouz joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli on a free transfer.^[12]

On 12 September 2023, Boudebouz joined Saudi First Division side Ohod on a two-year contract.^[13]

On 10 September 2024, Boudebouz signed a two-year contract, with JS Kabylie.^[14]

International career

Boudebouz received a surprise call-up to the France under-21 squad, who were looking to start fresh after their elimination from the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, for a friendly against Denmark.^{[citation needed]} However, Ryad decided to pass on the offer instead opting to play with the under-19 team who were in the process of qualifying for the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, in which they later progressed.^{[citation needed]}

On 4 May 2010, Boudebouz was named to the Algeria national team 2010 World Cup preliminary squad.^{[citation needed]} Boudebouz had been in the process of acquiring a passport to represent the nation of his parents since 2009.^{[citation needed]} On 28 May 2010, Boudebouz made his debut for Algeria in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland. Starting the game on the bench, he was substituted in at the 65th minute.^[15] He was included in the final 23-man squad for the World Cup.^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 March 2024^[17]

Team	Season	League			Cup[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sochaux	2008–09	Ligue 1	25	3	2	0	—		27	3
	2009–10		31	3	5	4	—		36	7
	2010–11		38	8	2	0	—		40	8
	2011–12		36	6	2	0	2[b]	0	40	6
	2012–13		32	3	3	2	—		35	5
	2013–14		2	1	—		—		2	1
	Total		164	24	14	6	2	0	180	30
Sochaux B	2010–11	CFA	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2012–13		2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		3	0	—		—		3	0
Bastia	2013–14	Ligue 1	32	3	3	0	—		35	3
	2014–15		34	5	4	0	—		38	5
	Total		66	8	7	0	—		73	8
Montpellier	2015–16	Ligue 1	38	2	1	0	—		39	2
	2016–17		33	11	1	0	—		34	11
	Total		71	13	2	0	—		73	13
Real Betis	2017–18	La Liga	27	2	2	1	—		29	3
	2018–19		9	0	2	0	1[b]	0	12	0
	Total		36	2	4	0	1	0	41	3
Celta (loan)	2018–19	La Liga	11	1	0	0	—		11	1
Saint-Étienne	2019–20	Ligue 1	24	1	3	1	3[b]	0	30	2
	2020–21		14	0	1	0	—		15	0
	2021–22		30	3	2	1	2[c]	0	34	4
	Total		68	4	6	2	5	0	79	6
Saint-Étienne B	2021–22	National 3	1	1	—		—		1	1
Al-Ahli	2022–23	SFDL	27[18]	9	—		—		27	9
	2023–24	SPL	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		29	9	0	0	0	0	29	9
Ohod	2023–24	SFDL	22	3	—		—		22	3
Career total			471	65	33	8	8	0	512	73

1. Includes the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue
2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

International

As of 5 November 2019^[19]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	2010	6	0
	2011	3	1
	2012	5	0
	2013	2	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	3	0
	2016	5	1
	2017	1	0
Total		25	2

International goals

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.^[19]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 November 2011	Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria	Tunisia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2.	4 September 2016	Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria	Lesotho	5–0	6–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Saint-Étienne

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2019–20^[20]

Al Ahli

• Champion: 2022–23

References

1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Vigo" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
2. "French Football League : Ryad BOUDEBOUZ". Archived from the original on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
3. Boudeboux et butin passent pro
4. Nice v. Sochaux Match Report Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
5. Sochaux v. Le Mans Match Report
6. "Ryad Boudebouz à Bastia !" [Ryad Boudebouz in Bastia !] (in French). sc-bastia.net. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
7. "Ryad Boudebouz officiellement Pailladin" (in French). mhscfoot.com. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
8. "Yassine Jebbour pour 3 ans" (in French). sc-bastia.net. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
9. "El RC Celta perfecciona su ataque con la calidad de Ryad Boudebouz". RC Celta de Vigo. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
10. "St Étienne sign Ryad Boudebouz from Real Betis in €4m deal". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. 27 July 2019.
11. "Last-Minute Goal Send Saint-Etienne In Coupe De France Final". haitiantimes.com. 6 March 2020.
12. "أهلي جدة يوقع مع الجزائري رياض بودبوز".
13. "أُحد يتعاقد مع بودبوز".
14. "Boudebouz s'engage pour deux saisons avec la JS Kabylie". www.competition.dz (in French). 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
15. "République d'Irlande 3–0 Algérie". DZFoot. 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
16. Richard Farley (1 June 2010). "Bougherra, Belhadj, Ziani Highlight Algeria's Final, 23-Man World Cup Roster". SB Nation. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
17. "R. Boudebouz". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
18. "Club Appearances of Ryad Boudebouz".
19. "Boudebouz, Ryad رياض بودبوز". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
20. "Mbappé suffers ankle injury as PSG beat 10-man Saint-Étienne to lift French Cup". The Guardian. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

External links

• Ryad Boudebouz at BDFutbol
• Ryad Boudebouz – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Ryad Boudebouz at DZFoot.com (in French)