Ali Reghba

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Ali Reghba

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|14|df=y}}

|birth_place = Essen, Germany{{cite web |title=Ali Reghba Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/6635352c/Ali-Reghba |website=FBref.com |access-date=3 February 2025}}

|height = 1.83 m{{cite web |title=Ali Reghba – NK Maribor |url=https://www.nkmaribor.com/team/player/4030d70b-9b09-4361-9206-12f95e61cc52/profile?season=2024 |publisher=NK Maribor |access-date=6 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206153211/https://www.nkmaribor.com/team/player/4030d70b-9b09-4361-9206-12f95e61cc52/profile?season=2024 |archive-date=6 February 2025 |language=sl|url-status=live}}

|position = Winger, forward{{cite web |title=Ali Reghba » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ali-reghba/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=3 February 2025}}

|currentclub = Maribor

|clubnumber = 11

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Home Farm

|youthyears2 =

|youthclubs2 = Shelbourne{{cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Aaron |title=19-year-old former Bohemians striker impresses with two goals on trial with Leicester City |url=https://www.the42.ie/ali-reghba-leicester-city-double-two-goals-trial-u23-bohemians-ireland-striker-4440115-Jan2019/ |website=The 42 |access-date=3 February 2025 |date=14 January 2019}}

|youthyears3 = 2018

|youthclubs3 = Bohemians

|youthyears4 = 2019–2022

|youthclubs4 = Leicester City

|years1 = 2018–2019 |clubs1 = Bohemians |caps1 = 12 |goals1 = 2

|years2 = 2022–2023 |clubs2 = Belouizdad |caps2 = 22 |goals2 = 1

|years3 = 2024–2025 |clubs3 = Rabotnichki |caps3 = 27 |goals3 = 7

|years4 = 2025– |clubs4 = Maribor |caps4 = 15 |goals4 = 1

|club-update = 25 May 2025

|nationalyears1 = 2018–2019

|nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U19

|nationalcaps1 = 11

|nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Ali Reghba ({{langx|ar|علي رغبة}}; born 14 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor. Born in Germany, he has played youth football for the Republic of Ireland national team.

Club career

Born in Essen, Germany, Reghba moved to Coolock, Dublin with his family when he was six years old.{{cite web |last=Fennessy |first=Paul |title=The Irish-Algerian teenager helping Bohs punch above their weight |url=https://www.the42.ie/the-irish-algerian-teenager-helping-bohs-punch-above-their-weight-4596547-Apr2019/ |website=The 42 |access-date=3 February 2025 |date=18 April 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ali Reghba do 2027 |url=https://www.nkmaribor.com/news/GphrE8EARAoaSo3kOB23 |publisher=NK Maribor |access-date=3 February 2025 |language=sl |date=3 February 2025}} There, he made his senior debut with Bohemians at the age of 18.

In 2019, Reghba signed for the reserves of English Premier League side Leicester City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/who-is-ali-regbha-leicester-2297303|title=Who is Ali Reghba? The lowdown on the new Leicester City striker|date=16 January 2019|first=Richard|last=Cusack|website=Leicester Mercury|access-date=3 February 2025}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ech-chaab.com/ar/الحدث/الرياضي/item/157174-علي-رغبة-يدخل-حسابات-مدرب-ليستر-سيتي.html|title=علي رغبة يدخل حسابات مدرب ليستر سيتي|website=ech-chaab.com}} Before the second half of 2021–22, he signed for CR Belouizdad in Algeria.{{Cite web|url=https://www.competition.dz/actualites/89-ligue-1/81677-crb-disponible-pour-le-derby-reghba-l-arme-du-chabab-face-au-mca.html|title=CRB – Disponible pour le derby: Reghba, l'arme du Chabab face au MCA |website=competition.dz|date=22 March 2022|access-date=3 February 2025|language=fr}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.liberte-algerie.com/sports/ali-mahdi-reghba-pas-encore-qualifie-373811|title=Ali-Mahdi Reghba pas encore qualifié|website=liberte-algerie.com|date=22 February 2022|access-date=3 February 2025|first=Sofiane|last=Mehenni|language=fr}} On 7 March 2022, he debuted for the club during a 2–0 win over PAC.{{Soccerway|569925}}

On 3 February 2025, Reghba joined Slovenian PrvaLiga outfit Maribor on a contract until summer 2027.{{cite web |title=Najboljši igralec makedonske lige Ali Regbha okrepil Maribor |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/prva-liga/najboljsi-igralec-makedonske-lige-ali-regbha-okrepil-maribor/735446 |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=3 February 2025 |language=sl |date=3 February 2025}}

International career

Reghba was born in Germany to an Algerian father and Irish mother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.offtheball.com/soccer/ali-reghba-completes-move-leicester-bohemians-879280|title=Ali Reghba completes move to Leicester from Bohemians|first=Will|last=O'Callaghan|website=OffTheBall|access-date=3 February 2025}} He is eligible to represent Germany through birth, and Algeria through his father.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footalgerien.com/a-20-ans-evoluer-a-leicester-city-ali-reghba-reve-de-porter-maillot-de-lalgerie/|title=Il a 20 ans et évoluer à Leicester City: Ali Reghba rêve de porter le maillot de l'Algérie|website=footalgerien.com|access-date=3 February 2025|date=25 April 2020|language=fr}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexpression.dz/sports/reghba-veut-jouer-pour-l-algerie-335053|title=Reghba veut jouer pour l'Algérie|website=L'Expression|access-date=3 February 2025|language=fr|date=14 September 2020}}

He was part of the Republic of Ireland under-19 team between 2018 and 2019, and made eleven appearances for the team.{{cite web |title=Ali Reghba » Internationals |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ali-reghba/4/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=3 February 2025}}