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Rayan Aït-Nouri

Rayan Aït-Nouri

Footballer (born 2001)

Rayan Aït-Nouri (Arabic: ريان آيت نوري; born 6 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left wing-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Algeria national team.

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Early life

Aït-Nouri grew up in Fontenay-sous-Bois, in the Val-de-Marne department.[3]

Club career

Angers

Aït-Nouri is a graduate of the Angers youth academy, which he joined from Paris FC in July 2016 in return for covering Aït-Nouri's tuition fees of €5,000.[4] He signed his professional contract aged 16 in February 2018[5] and made his first team debut as a substitute in a 1–3 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 25 August 2018.[6]

After making three appearances in the 2018–19 season, he became the team's first choice left-back in the following season until breaking his jaw in a game against Nice in January 2020.[7] At the conclusion of the French league season, which was ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic, he signed a new contract that was due to keep him at Angers until 2023.[8]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 4 October 2020, Aït-Nouri moved on a season-long loan deal to Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the club having an option of a permanent purchase.[9] Twenty-six days later, he scored his first goal in professional football, on his league debut in a 2–0 home win over Crystal Palace.[10]

On 9 July 2021, Aït-Nouri had made a permanent move to Wolves for £9.8 million, on a five-year deal with an option for a further year. He scored his second goal for Wolves in his 50th appearance for the club, on 15 May 2022, in a 1–1 home Premier League draw with Norwich City.[11]

On 26 December 2022, Aït-Nouri scored the winning Wolves goal in Julen Lopetegui's first Premier League game as Wolves' new head coach away at Everton; this was Aït-Nouri's first (and only) league goal of the 2022–23 season.[12]

Aït-Nouri made his 100th competitive appearance for Wolves in a 4–2 win away to Chelsea in the Premier League on 4 February 2024;[13] Aït-Nouri was the author of Wolves' second goal of the game, his shot being deflected into the Chelsea goal by Axel Disasi.

International career

Rayan Aït-Nouri was born in Montreuil, in the eastern suburbs of Paris. He holds French and Algerian nationalities.[14][15] He was a youth international for France, having represented the French under-18 and under-21 teams.[16] In January 2023, he switched to represent Algeria internationally.[17] He made his debut with the Algerian national team in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Niger, in Nelson Mandela Stadium, on 23 March 2023.[18]

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 24 April 2024[20]
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References

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