Mohamed Amine Tougai

Mohamed Amine Tougai
Tougai in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Amine Tougai[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000[1]
Place of birth Bourouba, Algeria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Al Ahli Tripoli
Youth career
NA Hussein Dey
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 NA Hussein Dey 18 (0)
2020–2026 Espérance de Tunis 100 (8)
2026– Al Ahli Tripoli 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Algeria U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 Algeria U20 9 (0)
2019 Algeria U23 4 (0)
2021– Algeria 30 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Algeria
FIFA Arab Cup
Winner2021 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2026

Mohamed Amine Tougai (Arabic: محمد أمين توغاي; born 22 January 2000) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Libyan Premier League club Al Ahli Tripoli and the Algeria national team.[2][3]

Club career

In May 2018, Tougai signed his first professional contract with his boyhood club NA Hussein Dey, agreeing to a five-year deal at the age of 18.[4][5]

He made his senior debut on 15 January 2019 in a 4–1 away defeat to USM Alger.

On 29 December 2019, Tougai joined Espérance de Tunis on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[6] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 away victory over CA Bizertin.

International career

In January 2022, Tougai was selected in Algeria's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, where the team was eliminated in the group stage.

On 29 December 2023, he was named in Djamel Belmadi's 27-man Algeria squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

On 31 May 2026, Tougai was named in Vladimir Petković's 26-man Algeria squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 May 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NA Hussein Dey 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 140207[a]1—231
2019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 40———40
Total 1802071—271
Espérance de Tunis 2019–20 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 5030000080
2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 100002[b]0—120
2021–22 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 2030010[b]000303
2022–23 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 1903012[b]1—341
2023–24 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 150—18[c]23[d]0362
2024–25 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 163309[b]14[e]0324
2025–26 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 132007[b]21[f]0214
Total 1008605868017514
Al Ahli Tripoli 2026–27 Libyan Premier League 0000000000
Career total 11881106578020215
  1. ↑ Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in CAF Champions League
  3. ↑ Fourteen appearances and one goal in CAF Champions League, four appearances and one goal in African Football League
  4. ↑ All appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  5. ↑ One appearance in Tunisian Super Cup, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. ↑ Appearance in Tunisian Super Cup

International

As of match played 11 June 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 202141
202230
202360
202490
202561
202620
Total 30 2
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tougai goal.
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Amine Tougai
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 December 2021 Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar  Egypt 1–0 1–1 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
2. 9 December 2025 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Iraq 1–0 2–0 2025 FIFA Arab Cup

Honours

Espérance de Tunis

Algeria

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Algeria" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "UN DÉFENSEUR ALGÉRIEN SIGNE À L'ESPÉRANCE".
  3. ↑ "Qui est Mohamed Amine Tougai, le jeune défenseur algérien qui a rejoint l'Espérance de Tunis ?".
  4. ↑ Chebli Ishaq (29 May 2018). "NAHD : Tougaï signe son premier contrat pro". dzfoot.com.
  5. ↑ Benarbia Yassine (29 May 2018). "NAHD : L'espoir Mohamed Tougaï passe pro". lagazettedufennec.com.
  6. ↑ Khelifa Samir (29 December 2019). "Mercato : Tougaï rejoint l'ES Tunis". lagazettedufennec.com.
  7. ↑ "Mondial 2026 : Petkovic dévoile sa liste des 26 joueurs". Radio Algérienne (in French). 31 May 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Mohamed Amine Tougai". Soccerway.
  9. ↑ Mohamed Amine Tougai at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ↑ "L'ES Tunis champion de Tunisie pour la 30e fois". rfi.fr. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Football : L'Espérance Sportive de Tunis sacré champion de Tunisie pour la 31e fois". aa.com.tr. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Algeria beat Tunisia to win FIFA Arab Cup 2021". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.


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