Badredine Bouanani (born 8 December 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nice.
[1] 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.
[3] In April 2022, it was rumoured that Bouanani would sign for Nice when his contract with Lille expired.
[1] 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[7] 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.