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Riyad Mahrez
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Person

Riyad Mahrez

b. 1991

Algerian footballer (born 1991)

Born
21 Feb 1991 · Clichy
Part ofAlgeria49 BCE – todayIslam557 CE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 40 years
  1. 21 Feb 1991BornBorn in Clichy
  2. 2009 – 2010TeamQuimper Kerfeunteun F.C.
  3. 2011 – 2013TeamLe Havre AC
  4. 2014 – 2018TeamLeicester City F.C.
  5. 2014Took part2014 FIFA World Cup
  6. 2014 – 2026TeamAlgeria men's national football team
  7. 2016AwardPFA Players' Player of the Year
  8. 2018 – 2023TeamManchester City F.C.
  9. 2019AwardNational Order of Merit
  10. 2023 – 2026TeamAl Ahli FC
  11. 2026Took part2026 FIFA World Cup
  12. 2026TeamAl-Shamal Sports Club

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1991 – today).

  1. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  2. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  3. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  4. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  5. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  6. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  7. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  8. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  9. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  10. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  11. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  12. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  13. 20112011 Norway attacks
  14. 2011Libyan civil war
  15. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  16. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  17. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  18. 2015Paris Agreement
  19. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  20. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  21. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  22. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  23. 2023Gaza war
  24. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  25. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Riyad Karim Mahrez (born 21 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Qatar Stars League side Al-Shamal. Born in France, he represented the Algeria national team. He is regarded as one of the best African players of all time.

Mahrez began his career as a youth player for French club AAS Sarcelles. 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. 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. 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. Mahrez signed for Manchester City in 2018, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup in his first season. He went 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. In July 2023, he joined Saudi side Al-Ahli, winning two AFC Champions League Elite titles and the Saudi Super Cup.

Mahrez made his international debut for Algeria in 2014, representing the nation at the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2026 as well as the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025, winning the 2019 tournament. In 2016, he was named CAF's African Footballer of the Year.

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