• Awards
  1. 100 Most Influential Young Africans – 2016
  2. 100 Most Influential Young Africans – 2017
  • Algeria
  • Footballer, Algeria and Leicester FC
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyad_Mahrez

Riyad Mahrez is a professional footballer who plays for English club Leicester City and the Algerian national team as a winger.

Mahrez began his career as a youth player for French club AAS Sarcelles, turned professional in 2009 with Quimper, where he played for only one season before moving to Le Havre, spending a total of three years with them.

In January 2014, Mahrez signed for English side Leicester City, helping them win the Football League Championship and promotion to the Premier League at the end of his first season.

In the 2015–16 season he was the Algerian Footballer of the Year, the PFA Players’ Player of the Year, and was a member of the Premier League PFA Team of the Year.

Mahrez made his international debut for Algeria in 2014 and represented them at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

In 2016 & 2017 Africa Youth Awards named him among the 100 Most Influential Young Africans, an initiative instituted to promote African youth movements and achieving and also restoring excellence in the works of young people across Africa.