Rayan Aït-Nouri
#13 · Defender · age 24
Joined Man City in 2025; first-choice left-back
83
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 44
- Career peak
- 100
- League level
- 100
- Competition pedigree
- 77
- International pedigree
- 68
- Longevity
- 70
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Aït-Nouri gives Algeria a top-five-league quality at left-back — a position where most international teams have to compromise. His attacking instincts pair well with Mahrez’s tendency to cut inside from the right; the structure asks Aït-Nouri to provide the alternative wide threat from the left.
Against Argentina’s right side (Molina or Garnacho cutting in), his recovery pace and one-on-one defending will be among the most-watched matchups of Group J.
Strengths
- Overlapping runs to provide width on the left
- Left-foot crossing into the box
- Recovery pace — quick to track back against direct wingers
Recent form
Established as City's first-choice left-back through the second half of 2025-26.
His 2025 transfer fee to Manchester City was reported around £55m, making him the most expensive Algerian player in history.