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Rayan Aït-Nouri
Aït-Nouri playing for Algeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Rayan Aït-Nouri[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back, left wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 21
Youth career
2009–2012 AS Val de Fontenay
2012–2014 ASF Le Perreux 94
2014–2016 Paris FC
2016–2018 Angers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Angers II 11 (0)
2018–2021 Angers 23 (0)
2020–2021 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 21 (1)
2021–2025 Wolverhampton Wanderers 114 (8)
2025– Manchester City 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 France U18 10 (0)
2018 France U19 2 (0)
2019–2020 France U21 5 (0)
2023– Algeria 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 25 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:03, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

Rayan Aït-Nouri (Arabic: رَيَّان آيَت نُورِيّ; born 6 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left wing-back for Premier League club Manchester City. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Early life

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Aït-Nouri was born in Montreuil, in the eastern suburbs of Paris. He grew up in Fontenay-sous-Bois, in the Val-de-Marne department.[3]

Club career

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Angers

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Aït-Nouri is a graduate of the Angers youth academy, which he joined from Paris FC in July 2016 in return for covering Aït-Nouri's tuition fees of €5,000.[4] He signed his professional contract aged 16 in February 2018[5] and made his first team debut as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 25 August 2018.[6]

After making three appearances in the 2018–19 season, he became the team's first choice left-back in the following season until breaking his jaw in a game against Nice in January 2020.[7] At the conclusion of the French league season, which was ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic, he signed a new contract that was due to keep him at Angers until 2023.[8]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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On 4 October 2020, Aït-Nouri moved on a season-long loan deal to Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the club having an option of a permanent purchase.[9] Twenty-six days later, he scored his first goal in professional football, on his league debut in a 2–0 home win over Crystal Palace.[10]

On 9 July 2021, Aït-Nouri made a permanent move to Wolves for £9.8 million, on a five-year deal with an option for a further year. He scored his second goal for Wolves in his 50th appearance for the club, on 15 May 2022, in a 1–1 home Premier League draw with Norwich City.[11]

On 26 December 2022, Aït-Nouri scored the winning Wolves goal in Julen Lopetegui's first Premier League game as Wolves' new head coach away at Everton; this was Aït-Nouri's first (and only) league goal of the 2022–23 season.[12]

Aït-Nouri made his 100th competitive appearance for Wolves in a 4–2 away win against Chelsea in the Premier League on 4 February 2024.[13] Aït-Nouri was the author of Wolves' second goal of the game, his shot being deflected into the Chelsea goal by Axel Disasi.[13]

Manchester City

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On 9 June 2025, Aït-Nouri made a permanent move to fellow Premier League side Manchester City on a five-year deal running till summer of 2030 for a reported initial fee of £31.8 million with potential £5.2 million in bonuses.[14][15] Aït-Nouri made his City debut on 22 June in the FIFA Club World Cup, starting in a 6–0 group stage win over Al Ain.[16]

International career

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Aït-Nouri holds French and Algerian nationalities.[17][18] He was a youth international for France, having represented the French under-18 and under-21 teams.[19] In January 2023, he switched to represent Algeria internationally.[20] He made his debut with the Algerian national team in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Niger, in Nelson Mandela Stadium, on 23 March 2023.[21]

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 June 2025[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Angers II 2017–18[24] Championnat National 3 4 0 — — — — 4 0
2018–19[24] Championnat National 3 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Total 10 0 — — — — 10 0
Angers 2018–19[24] Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2019–20[24] Ligue 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2020–21[24] Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 — — — 3 0
Total 23 0 0 0 0 0 — — 23 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2020–21[25] Premier League 21 1 3 0 0 0 — — 24 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2021–22[26] Premier League 23 1 2 0 2 0 — — 27 1
2022–23[27] Premier League 21 1 2 0 4 1 — — 27 2
2023–24[28] Premier League 33 2 3 1 2 0 — — 38 3
2024–25[29] Premier League 37 4 3 1 1 0 — — 41 5
Total 135 9 13 2 9 1 — — 157 12
Manchester City 2024–25[30] Premier League — — — — 3[c] 0 3 0
2025–26[31] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Career total 168 9 13 2 9 1 0 0 3 0 193 12
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International

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As of match played 10 June 2025[32]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 2023 4 0
2024 11 0
2025 3 0
Total 18 0

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Manchester City (ENG)" (PDF). FIFA. 16 June 2025. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Rayan Aït-Nouri". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ "EXCLU – Rayan Aït-Nouri : " Je ne me compare à personne, j'ai ma propre identité "". Onze Mondial (in French). 23 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Rayan Aït-Nouri, la révélation d'Angers à 5000 euros". Le Parisien (in French). 5 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Rayan Ait Nouri passe professionnel à Angers". L'Équipe (in French). 14 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 Angers". BBC Sport. 25 August 2018. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Angers: Rayan Aït-Nouri absent plusieurs mois" (in French). L'Equipe. 12 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Rayan Aït-Nouri prolonge jusqu'en 2023 !ois" (in French). Angers SCO. 12 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Wolves complete signing of Aït-Nouri". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  10. ^ Poole, Harry (30 October 2020). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Crystal Palace: Teenager Rayan Ait-Nouri scores on debut". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. ^ de Cosemo, Harry (15 May 2022). "Wolves 1–1 Norwich: Canaries hold Wolves to drab draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  12. ^ Sutcliffe, Steve (26 December 2022). "Everton 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Dramatic late winner for visitors". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  13. ^ a b Poole, Harry (4 February 2024). "Chelsea 2–4 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  14. ^ Cox, Sam (9 June 2025). "City seal Ait-Nouri signature". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  15. ^ Lee, Sam; Campbell, Jordan (9 June 2025). "Manchester City confirm signing of Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolves". The Athletic. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  16. ^ Hafez, Shamoon (22 June 2025). "Club World Cup 2025: Man City 6-0 Al Ain - Gundogan, Echeverri, Haaland, Bobb, Cherki score". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Rayan AIT NOURI". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Football : Rayan Ait Nouri aurait choisi de jouer pour l'Algérie" [Football: Rayan Ait Nouri reportedly chooses to play for Algeria]. Le Figaro (in French). 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Algérie-France : Rayan Aït Nouri aurait fait son choix". 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Rayan Aït-Nouri a choisi la sélection d'Algérie" [Rayan Aït-Nouri chose Algeria]. L'Équipe (in French). 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Ait-Nouri makes Algeria debut | Men's First-Team | News". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  22. ^ "CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?" (in French). Algérie-Focus. 30 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  23. ^ Rayan Aït-Nouri at Soccerbase
  24. ^ a b c d e "Ratan Aït-Nouri". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  28. ^ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  29. ^ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  30. ^ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  31. ^ "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  32. ^ "Rayan Aït Nouri: Internationals". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  33. ^ "Rayan Aït-Nouri crowned Player of the Month". Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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