Lahlou Akhrib

Lahlou Akhrib
ⵍⴰⵀⵍⵓ ⴰⴽⵔⵉⴱ
Personal information
Full name Lahlou Akhrib
Date of birth (2005-04-24) 24 April 2005
Place of birth Draa Kebila, Algeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
JS Kabylie
Number 11
Youth career
–2018 CS Ithri Lemroudj
2018–2019 USM Sétif
2019–2024 JS Kabylie
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– JS Kabylie 51 (2)
International career
Algeria U17
Algeria U18
2022–2025 Algeria U20
2025– Algeria A' 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:10, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:59, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

Lahlou Akhrib (Arabic: لحلو أخريب; Tamazight: ⵍⴰⵀⵍⵓ ⴰⴽⵔⵉⴱ; born 24 April 2005) is an Algerian professional footballer[1] who plays as a winger for JS Kabylie.

Club career

Living in Ait Wartilan, Sétif, Algeria, Lahlou Akhrib is from the Kabyle village of Lemroudj, in Draa Kebila, Hammam Guergour, Sétif, Algeria.[2] In 2019, at the age of 14, he joined the youth categories of JS Kabylie, under the presidency of Cherif Mellal.[3] On 18 June 2023, with the JS Kabylie U21 team, during a match of the 2022–23 Algerian U21 Championship, he became the very first goalscorer of the Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium of Tizi Ouzou.[4] Akhrib made his professional debut, with JS Kabylie, in January 2024.[5] In May 2024, with the JS Kabylie U21 team, he won the Algerian League Cup U21 2023–24, against the ES Sétif U21 team.[6] He is under contract with JSK, until the end of the 2026–27 season.[7]

International career

Lahlou Akhrib played for the Algeria U18 football team at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[8]

In April 2025, he was called by Madjid Bougherra to play a decisive double confrontation against Gambia, with the Algeria A' football team, as part of the second round of the qualifiers, for the 2024 CHAN.[9]

In July 2025, he was selected by Madjid Bougherra to participate in the 2024 CHAN, with the Algeria A' football team.[10]

Honours

JS Kabylie U21

Individual

  • Winner of the DZBEST 2024 award for best Algerian prospect of the year[11]

References

  1. ^ "Top 5 des jeunes talents algériens à suivre cette saison". AfricaFoot (in French). 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  2. ^ "Ligue Football Professionnel - Fiche de Lahlou Akhrib". www.lfp.dz. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  3. ^ "Lahlou Akhrib : le jeune prodige du football algérien qui rêve d'Europe". TSA Algérie (in French). 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  4. ^ "Nouveau stade de Tizi Ouzou : Premier but inscrit". DZFoot (in French). 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  5. ^ "Lahlou Akhrib, la nouvelle étoile montante de la JS Kabylie". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  6. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue U21 : la JS Kabylie bat l'ES Sétif en finale et remporte le trophée (2-2, 3-0 aux TAB)". INTERLIGNES (in French). 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  7. ^ "La JS Kabylie va blinder Lahlou Akhrib". www.competition.dz (in French). 2024-12-24. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  8. ^ "JM Oran 2022 : liste des 20 joueurs convoqués". Le Score. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  9. ^ "Élim CHAN 2024 / Algérie - Gambie : la liste de Madjid Bougherra". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). 2025-04-27. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  10. ^ "Algérie : la liste finale de Bougherra pour le CHAN avec 2 absents de taille et une inclusion surprise". www.afrik-foot.com (in French). 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  11. ^ "Première édition des DZBEST". Football Algérien - DZFOOT.COM (in French). 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2025-06-15.