Yacine Brahimi(pictured in green on right) is a French-born Algerian professional footballer who plays for
FC Porto and the
Algeria national team. Born in Paris to Algerian parents and raised in
Montreuil, Brahimi was selected to attend the
Clairefontaine academy in 2003. Despite being courted by several French and European clubs, following his stint at Clairefontaine, he signed a youth contract with
Rennes. After turning professional, Brahimi was loaned out to
second division club
Clermont Foot. While at Clermont, he had a successful individual
2009–10 season. After spending the previous season there on loan, he moved to the
La Liga club
Granada CF in 2013, and then to Porto for €6.5 million one year later. Having played for France at youth and under-21 level, Brahimi switched his allegiance to Algeria in 2013. He went on to represent them at the
2014 FIFA World Cup and
2015 African Cup of Nations. Brahimi is shown here playing for Algeria in a May 2014 friendly, attacking against
Taron Voskanyan of Armenia.Photograph:
Clément Bucco-Lechat
Yacine Brahimi(pictured in green on right) is a French-born Algerian professional footballer who plays for
FC Porto and the
Algeria national team. Born in Paris to Algerian parents and raised in
Montreuil, Brahimi was selected to attend the
Clairefontaine academy in 2003. Despite being courted by several French and European clubs, following his stint at Clairefontaine, he signed a youth contract with
Rennes. After turning professional, Brahimi was loaned out to
second division club
Clermont Foot. While at Clermont, he had a successful individual
2009–10 season. After spending the previous season there on loan, he moved to the
La Liga club
Granada CF in 2013, and then to Porto for €6.5 million one year later. Having played for France at youth and under-21 level, Brahimi switched his allegiance to Algeria in 2013. He went on to represent them at the
2014 FIFA World Cup and
2015 African Cup of Nations. Brahimi is shown here playing for Algeria in a May 2014 friendly, attacking against
Taron Voskanyan of Armenia.Photograph:
Clément Bucco-Lechat