Hicham Boudaoui

Hicham Boudaoui (Arabic: هشام بوداوي; born 23 September 1999) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Algeria national team.

Hicham Boudaoui

Boudaoui with Nice in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Hicham Boudaoui[1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Béchar, Algeria
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nice
Number	6
Youth career
2012–2018	Paradou AC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Paradou AC	37	(1)
2019–	Nice	149	(12)
2019	Nice II	2	(0)
International career‡
2018	Algeria U20	4	(0)
2018–	Algeria U23	4	(0)
2018–	Algeria	21	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Algeria Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2019 Egypt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:45, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

On 6 January 2018, Boudaoui made his professional debut for Paradou AC, coming as a second-half substitute in a league match against USM Alger.^[3]

In September 2019, he joined Ligue 1 side Nice.^[4]

International career

Boudaoui made his debut for the Algeria national team on 27 December 2018 in a friendly against Qatar, as a starter.^[5] He was named in Algeria's national team squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.^[6]

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.^[7] He has also appeared for Algeria U20 and Algeria U23 teams.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paradou AC	2017–18	Algerian Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2018–19	Algerian Ligue 1	30	1	4	0	—		—		—		34	1
	Total		37	1	4	0	—		—		—		41	1
Nice	2019–20	Ligue 1	9	1	3	1	1	0	—		—		13	2
	2020–21	Ligue 1	25	3	4	0	—		4[a]	0	—		33	3
	2021–22	Ligue 1	29	3	4	0	—		—		—		33	3
	2022–23	Ligue 1	27	1	0	0	—		8[b]	0	—		35	1
	2023–24	Ligue 1	27	2	0	0	—		—		—		27	2
	2024–25	Ligue 1	29	2	2	0	—		5[a]	0	—		36	2
	2025–26	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	—		1[c]	0	—		4	0
	Total		149	12	13	1	1	0	18	0	0	0	181	14
Nice II	2019–20	National 3	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Career total			187	13	17	1	1	0	18	0	0	0	223	14

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 25 March 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	2018	1	0
	2019	5	0
	2021	4	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	5	0
	2024	3	0
	2025	2	0
Total		21	0

Honours

Nice

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2021–22^[9]

Algeria

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2019^[10]

Individual

• Nice Young Player of the Season: 2019–20^[11]