Houssem Aouar
#14 · Midfielder · age 27
Club
Al-Ittihad
Saudi Arabia · Saudi Pro League
Caps
14
Intl goals
2
88
WC26 rating
high confidence
- Recent form
- 63
- Career peak
- 91
- League level
- 75
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 59
- Longevity
- 76
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt + sofascore · fetched 2026-05-29
Aouar’s allegiance switch gave Algeria a player Lyon’s academy spent a decade developing. He competes with Bennacer and Chaïbi for the central midfield places, with his more advanced positioning suiting matches where Algeria can afford to play with a true No. 10.
Strengths
- Press resistance and dribbling out of tight spaces
- Late runs into the box from midfield
Recent form
Al-Ittihad regular through 2025-26.
Was the youngest French U-17 international ever capped by Algeria after his switch — a process that took 18 months of FIFA paperwork.