Ryad Boudebouz

Ryad Boudebouz was born on the 19^th February 1990. He is a footballer from Algeria. He is currently playing the role of an attacking midfielder for the club SC Bastia in Ligue 1. He is a member of the Algerian national team.

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Club Career

Ryad was born in Colmar by Algerian parents. He grew up in the Europe region of the city. When he was 10, he joined the junior ranks of the local football club SR Colmar and he was with the club till the age of 14 before he went on to join FC Sochaux-Montbéliard youth Academy. He played his first match for the club when he was 16. On the 15^th May 2008, he signed his first professional deal with the club on a three-year contract till the year 2011.

He played his first match for the senior side of the club on the 4^th October 2008, starting in the league match that was played against Nice. He scored his first goal for the club on the 8^th November 2008, in a match that was played against Le Mans and his club won the game 2-1.

On the last day of the summer transfer window of the year 2013, Ryad signed a 3-year deal with SC Bastia for a fee of €1 million.

International Career

Ryad got a surprise call to play with the Under-21 squad that were hoping to start fresh after being eliminated from the 2009 UEFA European U-21 Football Championship for a friendly match that was played against Denmark. He made his mind up to reject the offer and rather played for the U-19 team that were on the ladder of 2009 UEFA European U-19 Football Championship.

On the 4^th May, Ryad was called to be part of the Algerian national team that was play in the 2010 World Cup preliminary squad. He played his first match for the senior team of the Algerian national team in a friendly match that was played against Republic of Ireland on the 28^th May 2010. He started the game on the bench and was brought into the game in the 65^th minute of the game, he was later included in the 23-man squad for the World Cup.