Houssem Mrezigue
 Mrezigue with CR Belouizdad in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Houssem Eddine Mrezigue[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 March 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aïn Arnat, Algeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Dynamo Makhachkala | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2019 | ES Sétif | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | MC Alger | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | CR Belouizdad | 81 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Vizela (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Dynamo Makhachkala | 52 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Algeria U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Algeria | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 August 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Houssem Eddine Mrezigue (Arabic: حسام الدين مرزيق; born 23 March 2000) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Dynamo Makhachkala.[2]
Career
[edit]In July 2020, he signed a four-year contract with CR Belouizdad.[3] On 29 August 2023, CR Belouizdad sent Mrezigue on loan to Primeira Liga side Vizela, with a future option to make the move permanent.[4] On 5 February 2024, he returned to CR Belouizdad after an unsuccessful experience with Vizela.[5]
On 31 July 2024, Mrezigue signed with Russian Premier League newcomer Dynamo Makhachkala.[6]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for the Algeria national football team on 1 December 2021 in a 2021 FIFA Arab Cup game against Sudan.[7]
Mrezigue was part of the Algeria squad that finished runners-up in the 2022 African Nations Championship (which took place in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa), and was elected Player of the Tournament.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 1 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CR Belouizdad | 2020–21 | Algerian Ligue 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 81 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 4 | ||
| Dynamo Makhachkala | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2026–27 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 177 | 9 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in CAF Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in relegation play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 4 February 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]CR Belouizdad
Algeria
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Algeria" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ↑ Houssem Mrezigue at Soccerway
- ↑ "Houssem-Eddine Mrezigue (ex-MCA U21) signe pour quatre ans". djazairess.com. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ↑ "Vizela oficializa médio argelino Houssem Mrezigue" [Vizela announces Algerian midfielder Houssem Mrezigue] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 30 August 2023.
- ↑ "CRB : Mrezigue de retour". competition.dz. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ↑ "Уссем Мрезиг – в «Динамо»!" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Makhachkala. 31 July 2024.
- ↑ "Algeria v Sudan game report". FIFA. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ↑ "Africa: Mrezigue Named TotalEnergies CHAN 2022 Best Player". Confederation of African Football. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ↑ "Algeria beat Tunisia to win FIFA Arab Cup 2021". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Houssem Mrezigue at Soccerway
African Nations Championship Player of the Tournament | |
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