Rayan Ghrieb (born 21 April 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque.

Rayan Ghrieb
Ghrieb in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dunkerque
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2012 ASPV Strasbourg
2012–2014 Schiltigheim
2014–2015 FC Geispolsheim
2015–2017 Offenburger FV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sedan 10 (0)
2018–2019 Le Mans II 12 (7)
2019–2020 Toulon 15 (2)
2020–2021 Oberachern 12 (2)
2021–2022 Schiltigheim 28 (14)
2022– Dunkerque 59 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:23, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Ghrieb is a youth product of the French clubs ASPV Strasbourg and Schiltigheim, and the German clubs Geispolsheim and Offenburger FV.[1] He began his senior career with Sedan in 2017. He had a short stint with the reserves of Le Mans the following season, before moving to Toulon in the winter break of 2018.[2] He followed that up with a short stint with Oberachern in the German Oberliga due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] He returned to France with Schiltigheim for the 2021–22 season, and had a strong season with 14 goals in 28 games.[1]

Ghrieb then transferred to Dunkerque in the Championnat National for the 2022–23 season, and again scored 14 goals plus 8 assists in 33 games to help achieve second place and earn promotion to the Ligue 2.[4] He was named the "Championnat National Player of the Season" for his performances.[5] He scored a brace in his first professional game, with Dunkerque in a 2–2 Ligue 2 tie with Troyes AC on 5 August 2023.[6]

Personal life

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Born in France, Ghrieb holds both French and Algerian nationalities.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rayan Ghrieb, l'ancien "titi" manceau Révélation du National 2022-23". La Tribune Mancelle. 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Football. Rayan Ghrieb, une entrée fracassante dans le monde pro". www.lalsace.fr.
  3. ^ "En attendant... Rayan Ghrieb". Les Reporters Incrédules. 19 May 2023.
  4. ^ Sane, Maïmouna (30 June 2023). "DUNKERQUE : L'ALGÉRIEN RAYAN GHRIEB REJETTE LES AVANCES DE L'ASSE".
  5. ^ "France : Doublé de Rayan Ghrieb face à Troyes". Football Algérien - DZFOOT.COM. 5 August 2023.
  6. ^ rabah, Farid Kada (5 August 2023). "Rayan Ghrieb inscrit un doublé avec Dunkerque".
  7. ^ Benamrouche, Sofiane (28 May 2023). "France : Rayan Ghrieb, la grosse révélation algérienne du National". La Gazette du Fennec.
  8. ^ "Rayan GHRIEB". unfp.org. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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