Billal Brahimi

Billal Brahimi (born 14 March 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nice.

Not to be confused with Bilal Brahimi.

Billal Brahimi
Personal information
Full name Billal Brahimi
Date of birth (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000[1]
Place of birth Beaumont-sur-Oise, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Nice
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2017 Leixões
2017–2019 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2019–2021 Reims B 20 (5)
2020–2021 → Le Mans (loan) 34 (12)
2021– Angers B 1 (0)
2021–2022 Angers 9 (0)
2022– Nice 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:20, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Middlesbrough

Brahimi signed for Middlesbrough from Portuguese LigaPro side Leixões, having previously spent time in various amateur Parisian sides.[1] He made his debut for the club on 28 August 2018 in a 2–1 win over Rochdale in the EFL Cup, coming on as a substitute for Muhamed Bešić at the Riverside Stadium.[2]

Reims

On 25 July 2019, Brahimi moved to Ligue 1 club Reims on a free transfer, with Middlesbrough receiving compensation for the departure.[3][4] Brahimi cited a desire to move closer to his family in France as the motivation behind the move.[5] In August 2020, he joined Le Mans in the Championnat National on loan for the 2020–21 season.[6]

Angers

On 8 September 2021, Brahimi signed for Ligue 1 side Angers on a contract until June 2024.[7]

Nice

On 28 January 2022, Brahimi joined Nice for a reported fee of €10 million.[8]

Style of play

Brahimi can play anywhere along the forward line, but has appeared most frequently for Middlesbrough's academy sides as a left-winger.[1]

Personal life

Born in France, Brahimi is of Algerian descent.[9]

Career statistics
As of 28 January 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 2018–19 EFL Championship00001[lower-alpha 1]010
Reims B 2019–20 Championnat National 2 205——205
Le Mans (loan) 2020–21 Championnat National 341200—3412
Angers B 2021–22 Championnat National 2 1 0 — — 1 0
Angers 2021–22 Ligue 1 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
OGC Nice 2022 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 641700106517
  1. Appearance in the EFL Cup

References
  1. "Billal Brahimi". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "Middlesbrough 2–1 Rochdale". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. "Bilal Brahimi Gets Wish". gazettelive.co.uk. Gazette Live. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. Bilal Brahimi: «Impatient de montrer ce que je peux apporter à Reims» footmercato.net
  5. "Bilal Brahimi Returns To France". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. "Bilal Brahimi rejoint Le Mans FC en prêt depuis le Stade de Reims" (in French). francebleu.fr. 8 August 2020.
  7. Castanheira, Julien (8 September 2021). "Mercato Angers : Le SCO annonce l'arrivée de Billal Brahimi (officiel)" [Angers transfer market: The SCO announces the arrival of Billal Brahimi (official)]. MadeInFOOT (in French). Ouest-France. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. "Billal Brahimi, a new Aiglon". www.ogcnice.com/en. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  9. "Bilal Brahimi : Le Franco-Algérien signe au Stade de Reims". 25 July 2019.
  10. "Soccerway". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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