Reda Belahyane (Arabic: رضا بلحيان; born 1 June 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Lazio. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Club career
Belahyane is a youth product of Olympique Pantin, Aubervilliers, Red Star and Montfermeil FC before joining Nice's youth side in 2019. On 20 October 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Nice.[1] He made his professional debut with Nice as a late substitute in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie with Auxerre on 3 March 2023.[2] He made his full debut against Brest, playing 90 minutes in a 1–0 win.
On 25 January 2024, Nice announced Belahyane's transfer to Hellas Verona in Italy.[3]
On 3 February 2025, Belahyane moved to Lazio.[4] He made his debut off the bench 40 minutes through a 0–0 draw with Venezia.[5]
International career
Born in France, Belahyane is of Moroccan descent.[6] He was part of the France U18s that won the 2022 Mediterranean Games football tournament.[7]
On 2 October 2024 he received his first call-up with the Moroccan national team. Belahyane made his debut for the Morocco national team on 15 October 2024 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Central African Republic.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nice B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 24 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Total | 36 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||||
| Nice | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Hellas Verona | 2023–24 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Lazio | 2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 66 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 15 October 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
France U18
References
- ^ "Reda Belahyane signe son premier contrat professionnel • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur".
- ^ GUISNEL, Kévin (3 March 2023). "Ligue 1. L'OGC Nice concède encore un match nul sur sa pelouse, cette fois contre Auxerre". Ouest-France.fr.
- ^ "Belahyane moves to Hellas Verona". OGC Nice. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Reda Belahyane è un nuovo calciatore biancoceleste" [Reda Belahyane is a new white and blue footballer] (in Italian). SS Lazio. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Venezia-Lazio 0-0 pagelle: frenata biancoceleste, Dia sprecone, Mandas salvatutti, Baroni furioso". Virgilio Sport (in Italian). 22 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Reda BELAHYANE -". www.unfp.org.
- ^ "Belahyane rejoint le groupe". OGC Nice.
- ^ "Central African Republic v Morocco game report". BBC. 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Reda Belahyane". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
External links
- Reda Belahyane at Soccerway
- Reda Belahyane at BDFutbol
- Reda Belahyane at the French Football Federation (in French)
- OGC Nice profile