Ryad Boudebouz
Boudebouz with Algeria in 2012
Personal information
Full name Ryad Boudebouz[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990
Place of birth Colmar, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ohod
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– Ohod 0 (0)
International career
2006 France U17 2 (0)
2008–2009 France U19 10 (1)
2010– Algeria 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:24, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

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

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]

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. 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.

On 4 May 2010, Boudebouz was named to the Algeria national team 2010 World Cup preliminary squad. Boudebouz had been in the process of acquiring a passport to represent the nation of his parents since 2009. 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.[14] He was included in the final 23-man squad for the World Cup.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 July 2023[16]
Team Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sochaux 2008–09 Ligue 1 25320—273
2009–10 Ligue 1 31354—367
2010–11 Ligue 1 38820—408
2011–12 Ligue 1 366202[lower-alpha 2]0406
2012–13 Ligue 1 32332—355
2013–14 Ligue 1 21——21
Total 164241462018030
Sochaux B 2010–11 CFA 1 0 — — 1 0
2012–13 CFA 2 0 — — 2 0
Total 3 0 — — 3 0
Bastia 2013–14 Ligue 1 32330—353
2014–15 Ligue 1 34540—385
Total 66870—738
Montpellier 2015–16 Ligue 1 38210—392
2016–17 Ligue 1 331110—3411
Total 711320—7313
Real Betis 2017–18 La Liga 27221—293
2018–19 La Liga 90201[lower-alpha 2]0120
Total 3624010413
Celta (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 11100—111
Saint-Étienne 2019–20 Ligue 1 241313[lower-alpha 2]0302
2020–21 Ligue 1 14 0 1 0 — 15 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 30 3 2 1 2[lower-alpha 3] 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 Saudi FDL 27[17] 9 — — 27 9
2023–24 Saudi Pro League 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 29 9 0 0 0 0 29 9
Career total 449623388049070

International

As of 5 November 2019[18]
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