Bilal Brahimi

Early career

Born in Beaumont-sur-Oise, Brahimi played for the youth categories of amateur sides Cergy Pontoise and Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône before moving to Portugal in 2016 to pursue a professional career. After one year at Leixões, he joined Middlesbrough on a ten-day trial period in the summer of 2017.

Middlesbrough

After scoring three times in four matches, Brahimi was offered a two-year scholarship deal by Boro in August 2017, and started to feature with the under-18s. He became a member of the under-23 squad ahead of the 2018–19 season, and made his first team debut for the club on 28 August 2018, in a 2–1 win over Rochdale in the EFL Cup, coming on as a substitute for Muhamed Bešić at the Riverside Stadium.

Reims

On 25 July 2019, Brahimi moved to Ligue 1 club Reims on a free transfer, with Middlesbrough receiving compensation for the departure due to having attempted to renew his contract. He cited a desire to move closer to his family in France as the motivation behind the move. Brahimi only played for the reserve team in the Championnat National 2, aside from being an unused substitute in two matches for the first team.

Loan to Le Mans

In August 2020, he joined Le Mans in the Championnat National on loan for the 2020–21 season. He was a regular starter for the side, scoring a career-best 12 goals as they narrowly missed out a play-off spot, and was included in the division's Team of the Season.

Angers

On 8 September…

Born in France, Brahimi holds French and Algerian nationalities, and played for the former nation's national under-19 team in 2018. On 27 May 2022, he was called up to the Algeria national team for two 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Uganda and Tanzania. Brahimi made his full international debut with Algeria on 4 June 2022, replacing Youcef Belaïli in a 2–0 win over Uganda at the Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers.

Brahimi can play anywhere along the forward line, but has appeared most frequently for Middlesbrough's academy sides as a left-winger. After moving to France, he started to feature more regularly in the other flank.

Club

As of 13 October 2025

International

As of 14 September 2025