Amine Gouiri

Amine Ferid Gouiri (born 16 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or left winger for Ligue 1 club Marseille. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Club career Lyon A player of Lyon starting in 2013, Gouiri signed his first professional contract with the club on 3 July 2017 for three years.

An internationally renowned prospect, Gouiri made the bench for Lyon in a Ligue 1 match against Bordeaux on 10 September 2016 at the age of 16, and debuted for the Lyon B team at the age of 17. He made his first team debut on 19 November 2017 in a 0–0 home draw against Montpellier in Ligue 1. He entered the field after 73 minutes replacing Tanguy Ndombele.

Nice On 1 July 2020, Gouiri joined fellow Ligue 1 side Nice on a four-year contract for a fee of €7 million. On 23 August 2020, he scored two goals in his first competitive match for Nice, in a 2–1 league home win over newly promoted Lens, becoming the club's youngest player in the last 70 years to have scored at least twice in his club debut in the French top flight. On 29 October 2020, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.

Rennes On 1 September 2022, Gouiri joined Rennes on a five-year contract until 30 June 2027.

Marseille On 31 January 2025, Gouiri signed for Marseille for a reported transfer fee of €22 million, bonuses included. On 27 April, Gouiri scored a hat trick, including an overhead kick, as Marseille beat Brest 4–1 to reclaim second place in the league. He finished his first season with the club with 10 goals in 14 appearances.

International career Gouiri was born in France and is of Algerian descent, and holds dual-citizenship. He was a youth international for France, Gouiri was the top scorer at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, scoring seven goals and was the top scorer in the tournament. After his success in the tournament, Gouiri garnered the attention of various European clubs and was rated one of the best young talents in the world by The Guardian.

Gouri also represented France at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India, scoring a brace in his debut in the tournament against the New Caledonia U17s. In total, he scored five goals in the tournament.

At the 2018 UEFA U19 Euro, Gouiri scored two consecutive braces against Turkey and England, in the second and third matches of the group stage, respectively.

On 5 September 2023, Djamel Belmadi announced in the mixed zone that the change of sporting nationality for Gouiri from French to Algerian has been "resolved administratively".

On 26 September 2023, Gouiri announced that he had fully committed to the Algeria national team.

On 31 May 2026, Gouiri was named in Vladimir Petković's 26-man Algeria squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On June 22, Gouri scored for Algeria against Jordan in a World Cup pool game.

Career statistics Club

Algeria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gouiri goal.

Nice Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22

Individual UEFA European Under-17 Championship top scorer: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017 UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: February 2025 Ligue 1 Goal of the Year: 2024–25