While Mahrez was playing for Le Havre, English Championship club Leicester City's scout Steve Walsh was monitoring teammate Ryan Mendes, but was instead impressed by Mahrez. Mahrez taking a free kick away against Arsenal in February 2015. He criticised Ligue 2 for what he saw as a reliance on defence and teams aiming for a goalless draw in every match. He initially played for their reserve team, Le Havre II, before going on to play 60 times and score 6 goals for the first team in the French Ligue 2 from 2011 until leaving in January 2014. He joined Le Havre in 2010, turning down offers from leading French teams Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille to join them, being enticed by their youth system. While playing for Quimper he lived with Mathias Pogba. In 2009, Mahrez joined CFA side Quimper from AAS Sarcelles, making 22 appearances and scoring 2 goals in his first season with the club. He had a two-month trial at Scottish club St Mirren, but left due to the cold weather. Club career Early career Īlthough often overlooked by teams due to his slender build, Mahrez developed ball skills that brought him attention. He reflected that "I don't know if I started to be more serious but after the death of my dad things started to go for me. When Mahrez was fifteen, his father died of a heart attack. Mahrez's father had played football in Algeria. His childhood friends included fellow footballers such as Wissam Ben Yedder. Growing up, Mahrez would regularly spend his holidays in Algeria. His father Ahmed was from Beni Snous, Tlemcen District. Mahrez was born in Sarcelles, France, to an Algerian father and a mother of Algerian and Moroccan descent. In 2016, he was named CAF's African Footballer of the Year. He has gone on to win a further three league titles, one FA Cup, two EFL Cups and a UEFA Champions League in 2022–23 as part of a continental treble whilst at City.īorn in France, Mahrez made his international debut for Algeria in 2014 and represented them at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015, 2017, 20, winning the 2019 tournament. Mahrez signed for Manchester City in 2018, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup in his first season. In the 2015–16 season, he was the Algerian Footballer of the Year, the PFA Players' Player of the Year, and was a member of the Premier League PFA Team of the Year as he helped Leicester City win the Premier League. In January 2014, Mahrez signed for English side Leicester City, helping them win the Championship and promotion to the Premier League at the end of his first season. He turned professional in 2009 with Quimper, where he played for only one season before moving to Le Havre, spending a total of three years with them, initially playing for their reserve team and then becoming a first-team regular. Mahrez began his career as a youth player for French club AAS Sarcelles. Riyad Karim Mahrez ( Arabic: رياض كريم محرز, romanized: Riyāḍ Karīm Maḥraz born 21 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Manchester City and captains the Algeria national team. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:55, 20 June 2023 (UTC) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:49, (UTC)
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