Riyad Karim Mahrez is a professional footballer who captains the Algeria national team and plays as a winger for Saudi Professional League club Al-Ahli.

Mahrez began his career as a youth player at AAS Sarcelles in France. He made his professional debut in 2009 with Quimper, where he stayed for one season before moving on to Le Havre, where he stayed for three years, first playing for their reserve team and then becoming a first-team regular.

Mahrez joined Leicester City in January 2014, and he helped them win the Championship and promotion to the Premier League at the end of his first season.

During the 2015-16 season, he was named Algerian Footballer of the Year, PFA Players’ Player of the Year, and a member of the Premier League PFA Team of the Year while assisting Leicester City to victory in the Premier League.

In his first season with Manchester City, Mahrez won the Premier League, FA Cup, and EFL Cup. While at City, he won three more league titles, one FA Cup, two EFL Cups, and a UEFA Champions League as part of a continental treble in 2022-23.

Mahrez, who was born in France, made his international debut for Algeria in 2014 and went on to represent the country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup as well as the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021, winning the tournament in 2019. He was selected CAF’s African Footballer of the Year in 2016.

The BBC announced on July 19, 2023, that Manchester City had completed a deal for Mahrez to join Saudi Pro League team Al Ahli for a cost of £30 million. The deal was finalised on July 28, 2023, with Mahrez signing a contract through 2027.