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Riyad Mahrez

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Riyad Mahrez

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Also known as Riyad Karim Mahrez

Algerian-French footballer (born 1991)

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Riyad Mahrez is an Algerian and French association football player who plays as a wing half. Born on February 21, 1991, in Clichy, he represents Algeria in international competition. His club career has included stints with Le Havre AC, Leicester City F.C., Manchester City F.C., and Al-Ahli. He wears the number 7 jersey and stands 181 cm tall with a mass of 66 kg.

Mahrez has participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015, 2017, and 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He has received the PFA Players' Player of the Year award and the National Order of Merit. A Muslim, he speaks French, Algerian Arabic, and English. His birth name is Riyad Karim Mahrez, and his given name is Karim.

Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Crossref, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Türkiye
chalgapop-folkturkish

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
2

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. The conservation status of the world’s reptiles

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  2. Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    · 2025 · cited 570x

  3. Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery

    · 1997 · cited 541x

  4. The Direct Synthesis of α-Aminomethylphosphonic Acids. Mannich-Type Reactions with Orthophosphorous Acid

    · 1966 · cited 451x

  5. Mitochondria are physiologically maintained at close to 50 °C

    · 2018 · cited 414x

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Al-Ahli
Position
Right Winger
Nationality
Algeria

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Karim
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Clichy
Occupation
association football player
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
French
Religion
Islam
Award
National Order of Merit
Participant in
2014 FIFA World Cup
Sport
association football
Member of team
Al Ahli FC
Position played
wing half
League
Premier League
Country for sport
Algeria
Mass
66
Image
Mahrez 2021.jpg
Height
181
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date of birth
1991-02-21
Commons category
Riyad Mahrez
sport number
7
name in native language
Riyad Mahrez
birth name
Riyad Karim Mahrez
start of work period
2009-00-00
social media followers
3782149
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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

Riyad Karim Mahrez (born 21 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Al-Ahli. Born in France, he captains the Algeria national team. He is regarded as one of the best African players of all time.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Riyad Mahrez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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