Alexis Guendouz (born 26 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club MC Alger. Born in France, he represents the Algeria national team.
 Guendouz with Algeria in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saint-Étienne, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | MC Alger | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Saint-Étienne B | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | → Pau (loan) | 53 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | USM Alger | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | CR Belouizdad | 47 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Persepolis | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | MC Alger | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Algeria A' | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Algeria | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editOn 25 July 2018, Guendouz renewed his contract with Saint-Étienne until 2020 and was loaned to Championnat National club Pau for one season.[1] On 4 July 2019, he renewed his loan agreement in Pau for another season,[2] helping the club secure promotion to Ligue 2, and concluding his tenure there with 21 clean sheets across 57 matches. In September 2020, he signed a two-year contract with USM Alger coming from AS Saint-Étienne for €15,000.[3][4] After the end of his contract with USM Alger, Guendouz announced his departure via a post on his official Instagram account.[5] Guendouz then signed with then Algerian champions CR Belouizdad on a 2-year contract.[6]
Persepolis
editOn 31 July 2024, Guendouz signed a 3-year contract with Persepolis and joined the 16-time Persian Gulf Pro League champions.[7][8]
Guendouz made his debut for the club on 15 August, in a 1–1 draw against Zob Ahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League.[9][10][11]
International career
editIn June 2022, Guendouz was called up by Madjid Bougherra for the first time to the Algeria A' national team to the Four Nations tournament. His first match came against Niger and ended with a 1–0 win. On January 2, 2023, Guendouz was selected for the 28-man squad to participate in the 2022 African Nations Championship.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 15 May 2025 [13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pau FC | 2018–19 | National 1 (France) | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 2 | 27 | |||||||||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 57 | 0 | |||||
| USM Alger | 2020–21 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 10 | — | 10 | |||||||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||||
| CR Belouizdad | 2022–23 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12[b] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 22 | 5 | 6[b] | 1[c] | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
| Persepolis F.C. | 2024–25 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Career total | 149 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 191 | 0 | ||
- ↑ All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
- 1 2 All appearance(s) in Champions League
- ↑ All appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
Honours
editCR Belouizdad
Algeria A'
- African Nations Championship runner-up: 2022[14]
Individual
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Team of the Season: 2022–23[15]
References
edit- ↑ "Guendouz (ASSE) prolongé et prêté à Pau". L'Équipe. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ↑ "Mercato - ASSE : un nouveau prêt à Pau pour Guendouz (Officiel)". topmercato.com. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ↑ "USMA : Alexis Guendouz s'engage en provenance de Saint-Etienne".
- ↑ "Guendouz usmiste pour les deux prochaines saisons".
- ↑ "Guendouz quitte l'USMA". competition.dz. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ↑ "CR Belouizdad : Saâdi et Guendouz signent pour deux saisons". footalgerien.com. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Persepolis complete signing of French goalkeeper Guendouz". Tehran Times. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ "French Goalkeeper Guendouz Reaches Agreement with Persepolis - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ "پرسپولیس ۱-۱ ذوبآهن : تیم گاریدو هنوز دارد لود میشود!". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ "پرسپولیس فقط با بیرو هفته اول گل نمیخورد!". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ "تساوی کسل کننده پرسپولیس و ذوب آهن/ نمایش ضعیف شاگردان گاریدو". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 15 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ "CHAN 2022 : La liste des 28 algériens dévoilée". dzfoot.com. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Alexis Guendouz". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ "CHAN-2023 : Le Sénégal remporte la finale face à l'Algérie aux tirs au but". 4 February 2023.
- ↑ "Ligue 1 : le coup d'envoi du championnat reporté d'une semaine".
External links
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- Alexis Guendouz at Soccerway.com
- Alexis Guendouz at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alexis Guendouz at kicker (in German)
- Alexis Guendouz at AS.com (in Spanish)
