Rachid Ghezzal

Biography

Rachid Ghezzal (born 9 May 1992) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lyon. Born in France, he represents the Algeria national football team. He began his career at Lyon, where he made his debut in October 2012. He played 119 games and scored 13 goals for them across all competitions. In August 2017, he moved to Monaco on a free transfer. Born in France, Ghezzal represented France at under-20 level. He made his senior debut for his ancestral Algeria in 2015 and was part of their squad at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. At international senior level, Ghezzal was eligible to represent both France and Algeria and had stated his preference is to represent the latter nation. In 2013, he received the call from France U20 to compete in the Toulon Tournament. However, Ghezzal later chose to play for Algeria, scoring his first goal in March 2016 against Ethiopia. He's the younger brother of Algerian international Abdelkader Ghezzal.