Mohamed El Bachir Belloumi (; born 1 June 2002), also known as Bachir Belloumi is an Algerian

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who plays as a winger for club

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. He is the son of Algerian former footballer

Lakhdar Belloumi Lakhdar Belloumi (; born on 29 December 1958) is an Algerian former football player and manager. A former attacking midfielder, he is widely considered the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa. He is said to hav ...

Club career

MC Oran

Belloumi started his career young with

GC Mascara Ghali Club de Mascara () or simply GC Mascara or simply GCM for short, is an Algerian football club located in Mascara, Algeria. The club was founded in 1925 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, The African Unity Stadium, has ...

. On 25 August 2020, he was transferred in

MC Oran (), known as , commonly referred to as MC Oran for short, is an Algerian professional Association football, football club based in Oran. Founded on 1 January 1917, the club was known as Mouloudia Chaâbia Ouahrania from 1971 to 1977, Mouloudia P ...

. On 16 January 2021, Belloumi was promoted to MC Oran's first team, and played the first match against

CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi Belouizdad (); known as CR Belouizdad or simply CRB for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Algiers, Algeria, that plays in the Ligue Professionnelle 1, the top flight of Algerian football. The club has com ...

as a substitute. The first goal in his football career was in a 6–0 victory against

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. He left the club for Europe in September 2021.

Farense

On 27 February 2022, Belloumi moved to Portugal, joining

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club

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. On 31 July 2023, following

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to the

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, he extended his contract with the Faro-based club until 2026, with his release clause being set at €5 million. After impressing during the first half of the 2023–24 season, in January 2024 Belloumi extended his contract with Farense until 2027, which saw his release clause rise to €15 million.

Hull City

On 30 August 2024, Belloumi moved to

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club

for an undisclosed fee. He signed a four-year deal with the Tigers that would keep him at the club until the summer of 2028. On 13 September, he made his debut in the 0–2 loss at home to

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. On 28 September, he scored two goals in the 4–1 home win against

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. However, just over a month later, on 8 November, Hull announced that Belloumi had suffered an

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in the club's recent match against

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, and would miss the remainder of the 2024–25 season.

International career

Belloumi was on the final list to participate in the

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qualifying for the

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and participated in all matches and scored one goal against

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. On 17 June 2021, Belloumi was called up for the first time to the

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in the opening match of the new stadium in

Oran Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is w ...

against

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and participated as a substitute in a 5–1 win.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Individual * Hull City Player of the Month: September 2024 * Hull City Goal of the Month: September 2024 (vs

)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belloumi, Mohamed 2002 births Living people 21st-century Algerian sportsmen People from Mascara, Algeria Sportspeople from Mascara Province Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's youth international footballers Men's association football wingers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players English Football League players MC Oran players S.C. Farense players Hull City A.F.C. players Algerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in England Algerian expatriate sportspeople in England