Reda Belahyane

Reda Belahyane
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004
Place of birth Aubervilliers, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lazio
Number 21
Youth career
2010–2013 Olympique Pantin
2013–2014 FCM Aubervilliers
2014–2016 Red Star
2016–2019 FC Montfermeil
2019–2021 Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Nice B 36 (3)
2023–2024 Nice 5 (0)
2024–2025 Hellas Verona 24 (0)
2025– Lazio 19 (0)
International career‡
2022 France U18 5 (0)
2024– Morocco 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:42, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024

Reda Belahyane (Arabic: رضا بلحيان; born 1 June 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Lazio. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Club career

Belahyane is a youth product of Olympique Pantin, Aubervilliers, Red Star and Montfermeil FC before joining Nice's youth side in 2019. On 20 October 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Nice.[1] He made his professional debut with Nice as a late substitute in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie with Auxerre on 3 March 2023.[2] He made his full debut against Brest, playing 90 minutes in a 1–0 win.

On 25 January 2024, Nice announced Belahyane's transfer to Hellas Verona in Italy.[3]

On 3 February 2025, Belahyane moved to Lazio.[4] He made his debut off the bench 40 minutes through a 0–0 draw with Venezia.[5]

International career

Born in France, Belahyane is of Moroccan descent.[6] He was part of the France U18s that won the 2022 Mediterranean Games football tournament.[7]

On 2 October 2024, Belahyane received his first call-up to the Morocco national team. He made his debut for Morocco on 15 October 2024 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Central African Republic.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nice B 2021–22 Championnat National 3 241——241
2022–23 Championnat National 3 122——122
Total 363——363
Nice 2022–23 Ligue 1 40002[a]060
2023–24 Ligue 1 1010—20
Total 50102080
Hellas Verona 2023–24 Serie A 20——20
2024–25 Serie A 22000—220
Total 24000—240
Lazio 2024–25 Serie A 60000060
2025–26 Serie A 13010—140
2026–27 Serie A 0010—10
Total 1902000210
Career total 8433020893

International

As of match played 15 October 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Morocco 202410
Total10

Honours

France U18

References

  1. ↑ "Reda Belahyane signe son premier contrat professionnel • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur".
  2. ↑ GUISNEL, Kévin (3 March 2023). "Ligue 1. L'OGC Nice concède encore un match nul sur sa pelouse, cette fois contre Auxerre". Ouest-France.fr.
  3. ↑ "Belahyane moves to Hellas Verona". OGC Nice. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Reda Belahyane è un nuovo calciatore biancoceleste" [Reda Belahyane is a new white and blue footballer] (in Italian). SS Lazio. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Venezia-Lazio 0-0 pagelle: frenata biancoceleste, Dia sprecone, Mandas salvatutti, Baroni furioso". Virgilio Sport (in Italian). 22 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Reda BELAHYANE -". www.unfp.org.
  7. ↑ "Belahyane rejoint le groupe". OGC Nice.
  8. ↑ "Central African Republic v Morocco game report". BBC. 15 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Reda Belahyane". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 October 2024.