Yacine Brahimi
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Brahimi lining up for Algeria in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yacine Nasreddine Brahimi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Gharafa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Montreuil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Vincennois | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Clairefontaine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Rennes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | Rennes | 39 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → Clermont (loan) | 32 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | → Granada (loan) | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Granada | 35 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Porto | 148 | (39) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Al-Rayyan | 56 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Al-Gharafa | 71 | (40) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | France U16 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | France U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | France U18 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | France U19 | 11 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | France U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | France U21 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Algeria A' | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2024 | Algeria | 72 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yacine Nasreddine Brahimi (Arabic: يَاسِين نَصْر الدِّين إِبْرَاهِيمِيّ; born 8 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for and captains the Qatari club Al-Gharafa. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is described as "technically gifted".
Brahimi began his career with various clubs in the Île-de-France region, having trained at ASB Montreuil and CO Vincennois. In 2003, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy. Brahimi spent three years at the academy and, upon leaving, signed with Rennes. While in the club's youth academy, he achieved several club honours. After turning professional, Brahimi was loaned out to second division club Clermont Foot. While at Clermont, he had a successful individual 2009–10 season. After spending the previous season there on loan, he moved to the La Liga club Granada CF in 2013, and then to Porto for €6.5 million one year later.
An Algerian international, Brahimi is a former France youth international having represented the country at all youth levels. In 2009, he played on the under-19 team that reached the semi-finals at the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. In February 2013, Brahimi switched his international allegiance to Algeria and made his debut for them a month later, also playing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, winning the 2019 tournament.