Raïs M'Bolhi

Early career

M'Bolhi, who hails of Congolese (father) and Algerian (mother) origin, started playing football for RCF Paris. Then, he joined Olympique de Marseille, though he never made a league appearance before his release in January 2006. After his release from Marseille, M'Bolhi was promptly recruited by Heart of Midlothian, one of 11 signings in the January transfer window. However, along with fellow new buys with Luděk Stracený and Martin Petras, he was not retained for the 2006–07 season and left the club without having made a first-team appearance. Prior to the 2006–07 season M'Bolhi signed with Greek club Ethnikos Piraeus, then competing in Beta Ethniki. M'Bolhi made 5 appearances for Ethnikos before leaving in the winter transfer period for Greek club Panetolikos, then competing in Gamma Ethniki. In 2008 M'Bolhi played 22 matches for F.C. Ryūkyū in Japan Football League.

Slavia Sofia

In May 2009, Bulgarian Slavia Sofia signed M'Bolhi to a two-year deal. He made his competitive debut for Slavia on 14 June 2009 against Lokomotiv Sofia. In January 2010, M'Bohli was named the 2009 Best Goalkeeper of A PFG. The fans organization of Slavia named him the best player of the 2009–2010 season. On 6 May 2010, M'Bohli joined on a two-day trial with English champions Manchester United, but was ultimately not selected to play on the squad. On 23 June 2010, English club Newcastle United reportedly put in a bid for him for £1million. On 22 July he was training…

He earned his first call-up to the France U-17 national team in November 2002 for a friendly match against England. In 2003, he was called up for two more friendlies against Portugal and the Czech Republic. In June 2004, he received his first and only call-up to the France U-18 team for a friendly tournament in Salerno, Italy. Subsequently, he was called up to the Algerian U-17 team but was not released by his club Olympique de Marseille. On 28 May 2010, M'Bohli made his debut for Algeria in a 3–0 loss against the Republic of Ireland after coming on as a second-half substitute. He conceded one goal, a penalty scored by Robbie Keane. He made the 23-man Algerian squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and replaced Faouzi Chaouchi as starting goalkeeper for the second group match against England, keeping a clean sheet and impressing in the goalless draw. However, he conceded a goal to Landon Donovan in the 91st minute of Algeria's 23 June match-up against the United States On 11 August 2010, M'Bolhi earned his fourth cap in a 1–2 friendly loss to Gabon. He was also chosen as the starting goalkeeper for the first two games of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification and featured in 2014 World Cup qualification matches. On 9 September 2012, M'Bolhi was a key player for Algeria in a 1–0 away win over Libya in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match. He was the first choice custodian for the country during the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. M'Bolhi was Algeria's starting…

In May 2026, M’Bolhi was appointed goalkeeper coach of the Lebanon national team, as part of Madjid Bougherra's technical staff.

M’Bolhi's mother, Aïsha, died in 2010. Since then, he has worn gloves on which her name is inscribed on one pair, while "Raïs" is written on another pair.