Badredine Bouanani
{{short description|Footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Badredine Bouanani
|image = Bouanani asse ogcn 2425.png
| caption = Bouanani with Nice in 2025.
|full_name =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|12|8|df=y}}
|birth_place = Lille, France{{FFF player|8203-bouanani-badredine}}
|position = Forward
|currentclub = Nice
|clubnumber = 19
|youthyears1 = 2010–2011
|youthclubs1 = US Ronchin
|youthyears2 = 2011–2021
|youthclubs2 = Lille
|years1 = 2021–2022 |clubs1 = Lille B |caps1 = 8 |goals1 = 2
|years2 = 2022 |clubs2 = Nice B |caps2 = 5 |goals2 = 4
|years3 = 2023– |clubs3 = Nice |caps3 = 49 |goals3 = 2
|years4 = 2024 |clubs4 = → Lorient (loan) |caps4 = 11 |goals4 = 1
|nationalyears1 = 2019–2020
|nationalteam1 = France U16
|nationalcaps1 = 8
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2021
|nationalteam2 = France U18
|nationalcaps2 = 12
|nationalgoals2 = 3
|nationalyears3 = 2022
|nationalteam3 = France U19
|nationalcaps3 = 3
|nationalgoals3 = 0
|nationalyears4 = 2023–
|nationalteam4 = Algeria
|nationalcaps4 = 5
|nationalgoals4 = 0
|club-update = 23:17, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
|nationalteam-update = 23:05, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
}}
Badredine Bouanani (born 8 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{French football updater|Nice}} club Nice. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Club career
Born in Lille, France, Bouanani started his career with local side US Ronchin before joining Lille in 2011. Having progressed through the youth ranks, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2004 worldwide in October 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2021/oct/07/next-generation-2021-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|title=Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football|date=7 October 2021|accessdate=10 October 2022|work=The Guardian}} During his time with Lille, he was seen as the best player to come through their academy since Eden Hazard.{{cite web|url=https://www.actufoot.com/qui-est-badredine-bouanani-le-jeune-prodige-francais-recrute-par-logc-nice|title=Qui est Badredine Bouanani, le jeune prodige français recruté par l'OGC Nice ?|trans-title=Who is Badredine Bouanani, the young French prodigy recruited by OGC Nice?|date=8 July 2022|accessdate=11 October 2022|website=actufoot.com|language=French}}
In April 2022, it was rumoured that Bouanani would sign for Nice when his contract with Lille expired.{{cite web|url=https://www.jeunesfooteux.com/Mercato-Badredine-Bouanani-LOSC-dans-le-viseur-de-l-OGC-Nice_a53709.html|title=Mercato : Badredine Bouanani (LOSC) dans le viseur de l'OGC Nice|trans-title=Mercato: Badredine Bouanani (LOSC) in the sights of OGC Nice|first=Valentin|last=Ramos|date=5 April 2022|accessdate=11 October 2022|website=jeunesfooteux.com|language=French}} In July of the same year, he made the switch to Nice.{{cite web|url=https://www.actufoot.com/nice-annonce-larrivee-de-badredine-bouanani|title=Nice annonce l'arrivée de Badredine Bouanani|trans-title=Nice announces the arrival of Badredine Bouanani|date=7 July 2022|accessdate=11 October 2022|website=actufoot.com|language=French}} On 31 January 2024, Bouanani signed for Lorient until the end of the season.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-31 |title=Official {{!}} OGC Nice's Badredine Bouanani joins Lorient on loan - Get French Football News |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2024/official-ogc-nices-badredine-bouanani-joins-lorient-on-loan/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |language=en-US}}
International career
Bouanani has represented France at under-16, under-18 and under-19 level.
He is Algerian by descent and, after scoring for the France under-18 team in a 3–2 win over Algeria, he caused controversy by stating "Je suis Algérien" (I am Algerian), despite deciding to represent France at youth level.
Since this remark, he has opted to choose the Algerian national team and was called up to the main team in March 2023{{cite web|url=https://fr.blastingnews.com/sport/2022/07/algerie-france-badredine-bouanani-cree-la-polemique-avec-des-propos-sur-sa-nationalite-003486746.html|title=Algérie-France : Badredine Bouanani crée la polémique avec des propos sur sa nationalité|trans-title=Algeria-France: Badredine Bouanani creates controversy with remarks about his nationality|first=Vincent|last=Toussaint|date=1 July 2022|accessdate=11 October 2022|website=fr.blastingnews.com|language=French}}
He made his full debut for Algeria on 23 March 2023, and provided the assist for Riyad Mahrez’s winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Niger.{{Cite web|url=https://dzballon.com/2023/03/24/les-mots-de-badreddine-bouanani-apres-la-victoire-des-verts-face-au-niger-video/|title=Les mots de Badreddine Bouanani après la victoire des verts face au Niger (vidéo)|first=Farid Kada|last=rabah|date=24 March 2023}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 25 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|badredine-bouanani/651910}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Coupe de France !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille B
|8 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 2 | |||
| Nice B
|Championnat National 3 |5 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 4 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Nice
|19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UECL|Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2023–24
|Ligue 1 |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|Ligue 1 |23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 34 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 63 | 3 | |
| Lorient (loan)
|Ligue 1 |11 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!73 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 87 | 10 |
;Notes
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 12 October 2023}}{{NFT player|90468|access-date=12 October 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| Algeria
|2023 | 5 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 5 | 0 |
|---|
Honours
France U18
- Mediterranean Games Gold medal: 2022
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.ogcnice.com/en/fiche/3933/badredine-bouanani.html Profile] at the OGC Nice website
- {{FFF player}}
- {{UEFA player}}
{{OGC Nice squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bouanani, Badredine}}
Category:Footballers from Lille
Category:Algerian men's footballers
Category:Algeria men's international footballers
Category:French men's footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Algerian descent
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in football
Category:Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games