Lyes Houri
_(cropped).jpg) Lyes Houri with Universitatea Craiova in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lyes Hafid Houri | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomme, France | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Lille | ||
| 2007–2011 | Wasquehal | ||
| 2011–2013 | Valenciennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Valenciennes B | 31 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Valenciennes | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Bastia | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Bastia B | 20 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Belfort (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Roda JC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Lens B | 21 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Viitorul Constanța | 46 | (4) |
| 2020–2023 | Fehérvár | 68 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | → Universitatea Craiova (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2023–2026 | Universitatea Craiova | 73 | (4) |
| 2026– | Dinamo Tbilisi | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | France U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | France U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | France U19 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026 | |||
Lyes Hafid Houri (Arabic: لياس حوري; born 19 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dinamo Tbilisi.[1]
Club career
Houri is a youth exponent from Valenciennes FC. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 1 August 2014 against Gazélec Ajaccio in a 0–2 away defeat.
He joined Ligue 1 club SC Bastia in February 2015, on a 3.5-year contract.[2] After lacking first-team playing time, he was loaned in February 2016 to third-division team ASM Belfort.[3] He was once again loaned the following season to Eredivisie team Roda JC Kerkrade.[4]
On 20 July 2026, Dinamo Tbilisi announced the signing of Houri on a contract until the end of the 2027 season.[5]
International career
Born in France to an Algerian mother and Moroccan father,[6] Houri is eligible for all three national teams. He represented the former country at youth level, earning caps for the under-16, under-17 and under-18 sides.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 March 2026.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valenciennes B | 2012–13 | CFA | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||||
| Valenciennes | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Bastia | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bastia B | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||||
| Belfort (loan) | 2015–16 | National 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Roda JC (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lens B | 2017–18 | National 2 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| Viitorul Constanța | 2018–19 | Liga I | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | Liga I | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 46 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 5 | ||
| Fehérvár | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 6 | ||
| Universitatea Craiova (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga I | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2023–24 | Liga I | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 1 | 28 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 73 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 296 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 347 | 35 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Cupa României, Magyar Kupa
- ↑ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Supercupa României
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Bastia[8]
- Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2014–15
Fehérvár[8]
- Magyar Kupa runner-up: 2020–21
Viitorul Constanța[8]
Universitatea Craiova
Notes
References
- ↑ . Digi Sport
- ↑ "Lyes Houri signe 3 ans et demi" (in French). sc-bastia.net. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "Lyes Houri en prêt à Belfort (National)" (in French). sc-bastia.corsica. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ↑ "Lyes Houri prêté à Roda" (in French). sc-bastia.corsica. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ↑ "დინამომ ლიეს ური დაიმატა". instagram.com/fcdinamotbilisi/ (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi Instagram. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Houri : "Franchir une nouvelle étape"". France Football (in French). 14 February 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Joueur - Lyes HOURI - FFF". FFF (in French). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Lyes Houri at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "Universitatea Craiova, campioană după 35 de ani de așteptare". radioromania.ro (in Romanian). 17 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
External links
- Lyes Houri – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Lyes Houri at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Lyes Houri at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lille
- Men's association football midfielders
- France men's youth international footballers
- French men's footballers
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- SC Bastia players
- ASM Belfort players
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
- FC Viitorul Constanța players
- CS Universitatea Craiova players
- Videoton FC Fehérvár players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 3 players
- Eredivisie players
- Liga I players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- French expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- French expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Wasquehal Football players
- 21st-century French sportsmen