Islam Slimani is the all-time top goalscorer for the Algeria national football team. As of 23 January 2024, he has scored 45 goals in 101 appearances since his debut on 2 June 2012.
On 8 October 2021, Slimani scored a brace in a 6–1 heavy victory over Niger in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match to become the Algeria's all-time top scorer with 39 goals, surpassing Abdelhafid Tasfaout who held the record with 36 goals for 19 years since 2002.[1][2]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.[3]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 2 June 2012 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Rwanda | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [4] |
2 | 10 June 2012 | Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Mali | 1–0 | 1–2 | [5] | |
3 | 15 June 2012 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Gambia | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [6] |
4 | 3–1 | ||||||
5 | 14 October 2012 | Libya | 2–0 | 2–0 | [7] | ||
6 | 26 March 2013 | Benin | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8] | |
7 | 2 June 2013 | Burkina Faso | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [9] | |
8 | 9 June 2013 | Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin | Benin | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [10] |
9 | 2–1 | ||||||
10 | 31 May 2014 | Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland | Armenia | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [11] |
11 | 22 June 2014 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | South Korea | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | [12][13][14] |
12 | 26 June 2014 | Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil | Russia | 1–1 | 1–1 | [15] | |
13 | 15 October 2014 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Malawi | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [16] |
14 | 19 January 2015 | Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea | South Africa | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations | [17][18] |
15 | 13 June 2015 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Seychelles | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [19] |
16 | 9 October 2015 | July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | Guinea | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | [20] |
17 | 14 November 2015 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Tanzania | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [21] |
18 | 2–2 | ||||||
19 | 17 November 2015 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | 4–0 | 7–0 | [22][23][24] | ||
20 | 7–0 | ||||||
21 | 25 March 2016 | Ethiopia | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [25] | |
22 | 7–1 | ||||||
23 | 29 March 2016 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1–1 | 3–3 | [26] | ||
24 | 23 January 2017 | Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon | Senegal | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations | [27][28][29] |
25 | 2–1 | ||||||
26 | 14 November 2017 | 5 July 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | Central African Republic | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [30] |
27 | 1 July 2019 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Tanzania | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | [31] |
28 | 9 September 2019 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Benin | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [32] |
29 | 10 October 2019 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | DR Congo | 1–0 | 1–1 | [33] | |
30 | 25 March 2021 | National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia | Zambia | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [34][35] |
31 | 3–2 | ||||||
32 | 2 September 2021 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Djibouti | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [36][37][38][39] |
33 | 2–0 | ||||||
34 | 5–0 | ||||||
35 | 6–0 | ||||||
36 | 8 October 2021 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Niger | 5–1 | 6–1 | [40] | |
37 | 6–1 | ||||||
38 | 12 November 2021 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Djibouti | 4–0 | 4–0 | [41] | |
39 | 6 January 2022 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Ghana | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [42] |
40 | 25 March 2022 | Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon | Cameroon | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [43] |
41 | 23 September 2022 | Olympic Stadium, Oran, Algeria | Guinea | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [44] |
42 | 12 October 2023 | Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine, Algeria | Cape Verde | 5–1 | 5–1 | ||
43 | 16 October 2023 | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | Egypt | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
44 | 16 November 2023 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | Somalia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
45 | 9 January 2024 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Burundi | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
- Against non-first teams
On 5 January 2024, Algeria played in a friendly game against Togo A' (local team),[45] in this game, Algeria changed more than 5 substitutes making this game not recognized by FIFA according to it laws.[46]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 January 2024 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Togo A' | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
- With Algeria A'
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 May 2013[47][48] | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Mauritania | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Statistics
edit- As of match played 23 January 2024[49]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Algeria A' | 2013 | 1 | 1 |
Algeria | 2012 | 6 | 5 |
2013 | 12 | 4 | |
2014 | 13 | 4 | |
2015 | 11 | 7 | |
2016 | 5 | 3 | |
2017 | 9 | 3 | |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 9 | 3 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 10 | 9 | |
2022 | 12 | 3 | |
2023 | 6 | 3 | |
2024 | 4 | 1 | |
Algeria total | 101 | 45 | |
Overall total | 102 | 46 |
See also
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External links
edit- List of international goals scored by Islam Slimani at National-Football-Teams.com
- Islam Slimani at RSSSF