Kouceila Boualia

Kouceila Boualia (Arabic: كسيلة بوعالية; Tamazight: ⴽⵓⵙⴰⵢⵍⴰ ⴱⵓⴰⵍⵢⴰ; born 14 March 2001) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis.

Kouceila Boualia
ⴽⵓⵙⴰⵢⵍⴰ ⴱⵓⴰⵍⵢⴰ

Personal information
Full name	Kouceila Boualia
Date of birth	(2001-03-14) 14 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Aïn El Hammam, Algeria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Espérance de Tunis
Number	7
Youth career
	JS Azazga
	JS Kabylie
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2025	JS Kabylie	97	(17)
2025–	Espérance de Tunis	6	(1)
International career
2022–2023	Algeria U23	5	(0)
2021–2025	Algeria A'	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025

Career

Boualia was born in Aïn El Hammam, Kabylia. In August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with JS Kabylie.^[1] In October 2021, Boualia tore his ACL in a pre-season friendly match.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 October 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
JS Kabylie	2020–21	Algerian Ligue 1	23	1	0	0	4	2	6[c]	1	—		33	4
	2021–22	Algerian Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23	Algerian Ligue 1	24	6	0	0	—		7[d]	0	—		31	6
	2023–24	Algerian Ligue 1	25	5	1	0	—		—		—		26	5
	2024–25	Algerian Ligue 1	25	5	2	0	—		—		—		27	5
	Total		97	17	3	0	4	2	13	1	—		117	20
Espérance de Tunis	2025–26	Tunisian Ligue 1	6	1	0	0	—		3[d]	1	—		9	2
Career total			103	18	3	0	4	2	16	2	0	0	126	22

1. Includes Algerian Cup and Tunisian Cup
2. Includes Algerian League Cup
3. Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
4. Appearances in CAF Champions League

Honours

JS Kabylie

• Algerian League Cup: 2020–21
• CAF Confederation Cup runner-up: 2020–21

Individual

• Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Player of the Month: May 2023