Riyad Mahrez
Awards & Honours
11
Awards Won
1
Honours
3
Rankings
2
Covers
2
Records
Mahrez's career is defined by historic firsts and rare achievements. He was the first African player to win the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, and his 2015-16 Premier League title with Leicester City is widely considered the greatest underdog story in sports history. He is one of the few players to have won the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, and UEFA Champions League with the same club (Manchester City), and he completed a continental treble in 2023. Internationally, he captained Algeria to their second Africa Cup of Nations title in 2019, scoring crucial goals along the way. His individual awards, including the CAF African Footballer of the Year, place him among the elite of African football.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Algerian Order of Merit (Athir)
Awarded for his role in winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Rankings & Lists
CAF African Footballer of the Year
The 100 Best Footballers in the World
Greatest African Players of All Time
Magazine Covers
FourFourTwo
October 2016
The Rise of Riyad Mahrez
Le Buteur Magazine
July 2019
AFCON Champions
Records & Feats
First African player to win PFA Players' Player of the Year
In 2016, Mahrez became the first African-born player to win the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
Part of the biggest Premier League upset
Leicester City's 2015-16 title win, in which Mahrez was a key player, is considered the greatest underdog achievement in sports history.