Badredine Bouanani (born 8 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-winger for Scottish Premiership club Rangers, on loan from Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Club career Born in Lille, France, Bouanani started his career with local side US Ronchin before joining Lille in 2011. Having progressed through the youth ranks, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2004 worldwide in October 2021. During his time with Lille, he was seen as the best player to come through their academy since Eden Hazard.
In April 2022, it was rumoured that Bouanani would sign for Nice when his contract with Lille expired. In July of the same year, he made the switch to Nice. On 31 January 2024, Bouanani signed for Lorient until the end of the season.
On 31 August 2025, Bouanani signed a five-year-contract with VfB Stuttgart.
On 3 September 2026, Bouanani signed for Scottish club Rangers on loan with an option to buy.
International career Bouanani has represented France at under-16, under-18 and under-19 level.
He is Algerian by descent and, after scoring for the France under-18 team in a 3–2 win over Algeria, he caused controversy by stating "Je suis Algérien" (I am Algerian), despite deciding to represent France at youth level. Since this remark, he has opted to choose the Algerian national team and was called up to the main team in March 2023
He made his full debut for Algeria on 23 March 2023, and provided the assist for Riyad Mahrez’s winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Niger.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLille B2021–22Championnat National 382——82Nice B2022–23Championnat National 354——54Nice2022–23Ligue 119010102102023–24Ligue 17010—802024–25Ligue 126330813742025–26Ligue 130002050Total55350111714Lorient (loan)2023–24Ligue 1111——111VfB Stuttgart2025–26Bundesliga14040102282Career total93109021312313 Notes
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAlgeria202350Total50
Honours France U18 Mediterranean Games Gold medal: 2022
References
External links Profile at the OGC Nice website