Aymen Mahious ( ar, أيمن محيوص; born September 15, 1997) is an Algerian

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who plays as a

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for

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its ...

in the

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and the Algerian national team.

Club career

USM Alger

On May 31, Mahious joined to USM Alger for three seasons, coming from

CA Batna Chabab Aurès de Batna ( ar, شباب أوراس باتنة), known as CA Batna or CAB for short, is an Algerian football club based in Batna, founded in 1932. The club colours are red and blue. Their home stadium, Stade 1er Novembre 1954 (Bat ...

for 3,000,000 DA. He made his debut for the team in the CAF Confederation Cup during a win against Rayon Sports, later in the

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Mahious scored the winning goal against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya his first goal with the club. On August 14, He made his debut in the

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against DRB Tadjenanet as a substitute and made an assist for

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in 3–1 victory. On September 21, and in the first game as a starter Mahious managed to score his first goal in the Ligue 1 against

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in 3–0 victory. On July 1, Mahious returned to USM Alger after 6 months on loan to

, due to the financial crisis Mahious became an important player in the team On 25 August 2019, scoring his first goal in CAF Champions League against AS Sonidep in a 3–1 home win. Then he led USM Alger to victory against Gor Mahia outside the home by scoring a double. On 5 January 2020, in the

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup ( ar, كأس الجزائر) also known the Republic Cup ( ar, كأس الجمهورية), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after i ...

Mahious scored his first hat-trick in his career and made an assist for

Billel Benhammouda Billel Benhammouda ( ar, بلال بن حمودة; 28 August 1997 – 10 June 2022) was an Algerian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Early life Benhammouda was born in Hadjout, Tipasa Province. His father Ali is ...

against USM Khenchela in 6–1 victory.

International career

On 26 March 2019, Mahious scored his first goals with Algeria under-23 national team at the

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against Equatorial Guinea in 3–1 victory. But Algeria failed to qualify for the finals after the elimination against

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. in 2019 Mahious calls for the first time for the Algeria A' national team in the 2020 CHAN qualification against

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. and participated as a substitute in the place of

Lamine Abid Mohamed Lamine Abid (born 4 July 1991) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club US Biskra. He plays primarily as a forward. Club career In 2017, he signed a contract with CS Constantine. In 201 ...

. On January 2, 2023, Mahious was selected for the 28-man squad to participate in the

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. Mahious became the first player to score in Nelson Mandela Stadium in the opening of the CHAN 2022 against Libya A'.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

;With Algeria U23 ;With Algeria

References

External links

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NFT Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahious, Aymen 1997 births Living people Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers Algeria under-23 international footballers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Algerian Ligue 2 players CA Batna players USM Alger players Association football forwards AS Aïn M'lila players 21st-century Algerian people