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.
 Boudaoui with Nice in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hicham Boudaoui[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Béchar, Algeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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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
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* 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
editInternational career
editBoudaoui 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
editClub
edit- As of match played 26 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paradou AC | 2017–18 | Algerian Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Algerian Ligue 1 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||||
| Nice | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 173 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 14 | ||
| Nice II | 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 212 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 15 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
editHonours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ↑ "Hicham Boudaoui". OGC Nice. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "Paradou AC vs. USM Alger - 6 January 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ↑ "Hicham Boudaoui, the latest Aiglon". OGC Nice. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "Qatar v Algeria game report". Eurosport. 27 December 2018.
- ↑ Mohamed B (30 May 2019). "CAN 2019 : Les 23 Algériens pour L'Egypte" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Hicham Boudaoui at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Ludovic Blas penalty wins French Cup for Nantes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
- ↑ "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]
External links
edit- Hicham Boudaoui at Soccerway