Faouzi Ghoulam: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Faouzi Ghoulam: profile

Faouzi Ghoulam (born 1 February 1991 in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France) is a retired Algerian footballer who played as a full-back.

Ghoulam made the step into senior football with AS Saint-Étienne in 2010. He played for 2 clubs in 2 countries since 2010. His most appearances came at AS Saint-Étienne (2010–2014), where he made 87 appearances and scored 1 goal. Across all recorded club spells he totals 87 appearances and 1 goal.

At international level, Ghoulam represented Algeria (2013–present). Our match database lists 3 of his international goals; the first came against South Africa on 19 January 2015 (Africa Cup of Nations). Before committing to Algeria, he had represented France U21.

Saint-Priest-en-Jarez has produced 5 footballers in our database, including Yahya Nadrani, Yasmine Zouhir and Safia Benguedoudj.

Nationality explained: Why does Faouzi Ghoulam play for Algeria?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2013 (aged about 22)
First international goal: 2015 – aged 23 (match)
Countries played in: 2: France and Italy
Club goals per game: 0.01 (1 in 87)
Height: 188 cm — taller than 88% of Algerian internationals on record
Latest move: SSC Napoli (2014)
Shares a birthday with: Muteba Kidiaba, Mohamed Abdel Monem and Luís Maimona João (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2010–2014	AS Saint-Étienne	Ligue 2	87	1
2014–	SSC Napoli	Serie A	–	–
	Total		87	1

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2012	France U21	Under-21	2	0
2013–	Algeria	Senior	–	–

International goals (3)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	19 Jan 2015	Algeria 3–1 South Africa	72	Africa Cup of Nations
2	17 Nov 2015	Algeria 7–0 Tanzania	23	World Cup Qualification
3	17 Nov 2015	Algeria 7–0 Tanzania	59 (pen)	World Cup Qualification