Lahlou Akhrib

Lahlou Akhrib
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Personal information
Full name Lahlou Akhrib
Date of birth (2005-04-24) 24 April 2005
Place of birth Draa Kebila, Algeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
JS Kabylie
Number 11
Youth career
–2018 CS Ithri Lemroudj
2018–2019 USM Sétif
2019–2024 JS Kabylie
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– JS Kabylie 60 (5)
International career‡
2020–2022 Algeria U17
2022 Algeria U18 1 (0)
2022–2024 Algeria U20 6 (2)
2026– Algeria U21 3 (2)
2026– Algeria U23 3 (0)
2025– Algeria A' 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 20 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:56, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

Lahlou Akhrib (Kabyle: Leḥlu Axṛib; Tamazight: ⵍⴰⵀⵍⵓ ⴰⴽⵔⵉⴱ; born 24 April 2005) is an Algerian professional footballer[1] who plays as a winger for JS Kabylie.

Club career

Living in Ait Wartilan, Sétif, Algeria, Lahlou Akhrib is from the Kabyle village of Lemroudj, in Draa Kebila, Hammam Guergour, Sétif, Algeria.[2]

In 2019, at the age of 14, he joined the youth categories of JS Kabylie, under the presidency of Cherif Mellal.[3]

On 18 June 2023, with the JS Kabylie U21 team, during a match of the 2022–23 Algerian U21 Championship, he became the very first goalscorer of the Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium of Tizi Ouzou.[4]

In July 2023, he signed his first professional contract with JS Kabylie on a four-season deal.[5]

Akhrib made his professional debut, in Ligue 1, with JS Kabylie, in January 2024, under the direction of Portuguese coach Rui Almeida.[6]

In May 2024, with the JS Kabylie U21 team, he won the Algerian League Cup U21 2023–24, against the ES Sétif U21 team.[7]

In June 2024, in Ligue 1, at the 1 November 1954 Stadium of Tizi Ouzou, he scored his first professional goal, with JS Kabylie.[8]

In August 2026, he extended his contract with JS Kabylie until June 2028.[9]

International career

Lahlou Akhrib played for the Algeria U18 football team at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[10]

In April 2025, he was called by Madjid Bougherra to play a decisive double confrontation against Gambia, with the Algeria A' football team, as part of the second round of the qualifiers, for the 2024 CHAN.[11]

In July 2025, he was selected by Madjid Bougherra to participate in the 2024 CHAN, with the Algeria A' football team.[12]

In August 2026, he was selected by Brahim Hemdani to participate in the 2026 Mediterranean Games, with the Algeria U21 team.[13]

Honours

JS Kabylie U21

Individual

  • DZBEST Algerian Prospect of the Year: 2024[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Top 5 des jeunes talents algériens à suivre cette saison". AfricaFoot (in French). 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  2. ↑ "Ligue Football Professionnel - Fiche de Lahlou Akhrib". www.lfp.dz. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  3. ↑ "Lahlou Akhrib : le jeune prodige du football algérien qui rêve d'Europe". TSA Algérie (in French). 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  4. ↑ "Nouveau stade de Tizi Ouzou : Premier but inscrit". DZFoot (in French). 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  5. ↑ "Un jeune talent de la JSK courtisé en Europe". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). 2024-12-14. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  6. ↑ "Lahlou Akhrib, la nouvelle étoile montante de la JS Kabylie". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  7. ↑ "Coupe de la Ligue U21 : la JS Kabylie bat l'ES Sétif en finale et remporte le trophée (2-2, 3-0 aux TAB)". INTERLIGNES (in French). 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  8. ↑ "JSK 1 - JSS 1 : À ne retenir que le génie d'Akhrib". Compétition (in French). 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
  9. ↑ "JSK: Lahlou Akhrib blindé jusqu'en 2028". www.competition.dz (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  10. ↑ "JM Oran 2022 : liste des 20 joueurs convoqués". Le Score. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  11. ↑ "Élim CHAN 2024 / Algérie - Gambie : la liste de Madjid Bougherra". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  12. ↑ "Algérie : la liste finale de Bougherra pour le CHAN avec 2 absents de taille et une inclusion surprise". www.afrik-foot.com (in French). 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  13. ↑ "Jeux Méditerranéen Taranto 2026: la liste de Hemdani connue". Compétition (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-12.
  14. ↑ "Première édition des DZBEST". Football Algérien - DZFOOT.COM (in French). 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-06-15.