Rayan Aït-Nouri

Rayan Aït-Nouri (born 6 June 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also represents France U21 team.

Rayan Aït-Nouri
Personal information
Full name Rayan Aït-Nouri[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001
Place of birth Montreuil, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2012 AS Val de Fontenay
2012–2014 ASF Le Perreux 94
2014–2016 Paris FC
2016–2018 Angers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Angers II 10 (0)
2018–2021 Angers 23 (0)
2020–2021 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 21 (1)
2021– Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 France U18 10 (0)
2019– France U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:28, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2020

Club career

Angers

Aït-Nouri is a graduate of the Angers youth academy, which he joined from Paris FC in July 2016, despite interest from Southampton, in return for covering Aït-Nouri's tuition fees of €5,000.[2] He signed his professional contract aged 16 in February 2018[3] and made his first team debut as a substitute in a 1–3 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 25 August 2018.[4]

After making three appearances in the 2018–19 season, he became the team's first choice left-back in the following season until breaking his jaw in a game against Nice in January 2020.[5] At the conclusion of the French league season, which was ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic, he signed a new contract that was due to keep him at Angers until 2023.[6]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 4 October 2020, Aït-Nouri moved on a season-long loan deal to Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the club having an option of a permanent purchase.[7]

On 30 October 2020, Aït-Nouri scored his first goal for Wolves, which was also his first goal in professional football, on his league debut in a 2–0 home win over Crystal Palace.[8]

On 9 July 2021, it was announced that Aït-Nouri had made a permanent move to Wolverhampton Wanderers for £9.8 million on a 5 year deal with an option for a further year.

International career

Born in France, Aït-Nouri is of Algerian descent. He is a youth international for France, but is also eligible to represent Algeria internationally.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 December 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Angers II 2017–18[11] Championnat National 3 40———40
2018–19[11] Championnat National 3 60———60
Total 100———100
Angers 2018–19[11] Ligue 1 300000—30
2019–20[11] Ligue 1 1700000—170
2020–21[11] Ligue 1 3000——30
Total 2300000—230
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2020–21[12] Premier League 2113000—241
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2021–22[13] Premier League 900020—110
Wolves total 3013020—351
Career total 631302000681

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. "Rayan Aït-Nouri, la révélation d'Angers à 5000 euros" (in French). Le Parisien. 5 October 2019.
  3. "Rayan Ait Nouri passe professionnel à Angers" (in French). L'Equipe. 14 February 2018.
  4. "Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Angers". BBC Sport. 25 August 2018.
  5. "Angers: Rayan Aït-Nouri absent plusieurs mois" (in French). L'Equipe. 12 January 2020.
  6. "Rayan Aït-Nouri prolonge jusqu'en 2023 !ois" (in French). Angers SCO. 12 January 2020.
  7. "Wolves complete signing of Aït-Nouri". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 4 October 2020.
  8. "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Crystal Palace: Teenager Rayan Ait-Nouri scores on debut". BBC Sport. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  9. "Algérie-France : Rayan Aït Nouri aurait fait son choix". 17 April 2020.
  10. Rayan Aït-Nouri at Soccerbase
  11. "Ratan Aït-Nouri". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  12. "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  13. "Games played by Rayan Aït-Nouri in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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