Hicham Boudaoui (Arabic: هشام بوداوي; born 23 September 1999) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Algeria national team.

Hicham Boudaoui
Boudaoui with Nice in 2025
Personal information
Full name Hicham Boudaoui[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Béchar, Algeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nice
Number 6
Youth career
2012–2018 Paradou AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Paradou AC 37 (1)
2019– Nice 173 (13)
2019 Nice II 2 (0)
International career
2018 Algeria U20 4 (0)
2018– Algeria U23 4 (0)
2018– Algeria 32 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2019 Egypt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:58, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:37, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Club career

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On 6 January 2018, Boudaoui made his professional debut for Paradou AC, coming as a second-half substitute in a league match against USM Alger.[3]

In September 2019, he joined Ligue 1 side Nice.[4]

International career

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Boudaoui made his debut for the Algeria national team on 27 December 2018 in a friendly against Qatar, as a starter.[5] He was named in Algeria's national team squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.[6]

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[7] He has also appeared for Algeria U20 and Algeria U23 teams.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paradou AC 2017–18 Algerian Ligue 1 700070
2018–19 Algerian Ligue 1 30140341
Total 37140411
Nice 2019–20 Ligue 1 913110132
2020–21 Ligue 1 253004[a]0293
2021–22 Ligue 1 29340333
2022–23 Ligue 1 271008[b]0351
2023–24 Ligue 1 29200292
2024–25 Ligue 1 292205[a]0362
2025–26 Ligue 1 251204[c]01[d]0321
Total 17313111102101020714
Nice II 2019–20 Championnat National 3 2020
Career total 21214151102101025015
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

International

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As of match played 31 March 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 201810
201950
202140
202210
202350
202430
2025100
202630
Total320

Honours

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Nice

Algeria

Individual

References

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  1. "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. "Hicham Boudaoui". OGC Nice. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. "Paradou AC vs. USM Alger - 6 January 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. "Hicham Boudaoui, the latest Aiglon". OGC Nice. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  5. "Qatar v Algeria game report". Eurosport. 27 December 2018.
  6. Mohamed B (30 May 2019). "CAN 2019 : Les 23 Algériens pour L'Egypte" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  7. "CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?" (in French). Algérie-Focus. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  8. Hicham Boudaoui at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  10. Brotherton, Alex (22 May 2026). "Lens 3-1 Nice: Lens end Coupe de France curse to lift trophy for first time in their history". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  11. "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
  12. "Hicham Boudaoui named Crédit Agricole young of player of the season". OGCNice.com. OGC Nice. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
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