Alexis Guendouz (Arabic: ألكسيس قندوز; born 26 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. Born in France, he represents Algeria at international level.

Alexis Guendouz
Guendouz with Persepolis in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Saint-Étienne, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Persepolis
Number 1
Youth career
2012–2017 AS Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 AS Saint-Étienne B 25 (0)
2018–2020Pau FC (loan) 53 (0)
2020–2022 USM Alger 23 (0)
2022–2024 CR Belouizdad 47 (0)
2024– Persepolis 7 (0)
International career
2022– Algeria A' 5 (0)
2024– Algeria 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022

Club career

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On 25 July 2018, Guendouz renewed his contract with AS Saint-Étienne until 2020 and was loaned to National 1 club Pau FC for one season.[1] On 4 July 2019, he renewed a new loan in Pau FC for another season.[2] and helped them to achieve the promotion to Ligue 2. to end his career with the club, with a total of 57 matches and clean sheets in 21 games. In September 2020, he signed a two-year contract with USM Alger coming from AS Saint-Étienne for 15,000 euro.[3][4] Guendouz declared that his ambition is to win titles and join the Algeria national team. After the end of his contract with USM Alger Guendouz announced his departure via a post on his official Instagram account.[5] Guendouz then signed with then Algerian champions CR Belouizdad on a 2-year contract.[6]

Persepolis

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On 30 July 2024, Guendouz signed a 3-year contract with Persepolis and joined the 16-time Persian Gulf Pro League champions.[7][8]

Guendouz made his debut for the club on 15 August, in a 1–1 draw against Zob Ahan in the Persian Gulf Pro League.[9][10][11]

International career

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In June 2022, Guendouz was called up by Madjid Bougherra for the first time to the Algeria A' national team to the Four Nations tournament. His first match came against Niger and ended with a 1–0 win. On January 2, 2023, Guendouz was selected for the 28-man squad to participate in the 2022 African Nations Championship.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 30 October 2024 [13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pau 2018–19 National 1 28 0 2 0 30 0
2019–20 25 0 2 0 27 0
Total 53 0 4 0 57 0
USM Alger 2020–21 Ligue 1 12 0 1[a] 0 13 0
2021–22 10 0 10 0
Total 22 0 1 0 23 0
CR Belouizdad 2022–23 25 0 3 0 12[b] 0 40 0
2023–24 22 0 5 0 6[b] 0 1[c] 0 34 0
Total 47 0 8 0 18 0 1 0 74 0
Persepolis 2024–25 Pro League 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
Total 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 129 0 12 0 21 0 2 0 164 0
  1. ^ All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
  2. ^ a b All appearance(s) in Champions League
  3. ^ All appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

Honours

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CR Belouizdad

Algeria

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Guendouz (ASSE) prolongé et prêté à Pau". L'Équipe. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Mercato - ASSE : un nouveau prêt à Pau pour Guendouz (Officiel)". topmercato.com. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ "USMA : Alexis Guendouz s'engage en provenance de Saint-Etienne".
  4. ^ "Guendouz usmiste pour les deux prochaines saisons".
  5. ^ "Guendouz quitte l'USMA". competition.dz. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ "CR Belouizdad : Saâdi et Guendouz signent pour deux saisons". footalgerien.com. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Persepolis complete signing of French goalkeeper Guendouz". Tehran Times. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ^ "French Goalkeeper Guendouz Reaches Agreement with Persepolis - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ "پرسپولیس ۱-۱ ذوب‌آهن : تیم گاریدو هنوز دارد لود می‌شود!". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  10. ^ "پرسپولیس فقط با بیرو هفته اول گل نمی‌خورد!". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  11. ^ "تساوی کسل کننده پرسپولیس و ذوب آهن/ نمایش ضعیف شاگردان گاریدو". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 15 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  12. ^ "CHAN 2022 : La liste des 28 algériens dévoilée". dzfoot.com. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Alexis Guendouz". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  14. ^ "CHAN-2023 : Le Sénégal remporte la finale face à l'Algérie aux tirs au but". 4 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Ligue 1 : le coup d'envoi du championnat reporté d'une semaine".
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