Ryad Boudebouz (; Berber languages: ⵔⵢⴰⴷ ⴱⵓⴷⴻⴱⵓⵣ; born 19 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for JS Kabylie. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a right winger.
A former France youth international, Boudebouz switched his allegiance to Algeria in 2010. He played for the Algeria national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. In total, Boudebouz scored two goals in twenty-five matches for Algeria from 2010 to 2017.
On 4 October 2008, Boudebouz made his first team debut for Sochaux, starting in a league match against OGC Nice. Nice v. Sochaux Match Report On 8 November 2008, he scored his first career goal, the winner in a 2–1 victory against Le Mans. Sochaux v. Le Mans Match Report
On 2 September 2013 – the last day of the 2013–14 summer transfer window – Boudebouz signed a three-year contract with Corsica-based club SC Bastia, for a reported fee of €1 million.
After two seasons in Corsica, Boudebouz joined Montpellier HSC with a four-year contract, as part of a deal that saw Yassine Jebbour join the Corsican team.
In January 2019, Boudebouz was loaned to Celta from Real Betis.
On 27 July 2019, Boudebouz signed a three-year deal to join Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne which was reportedly worth €4 million. On 6 March 2020, he scored a stoppage time winner for Saint-Etienne in the Coupe de France semi-final to send the club into their first final in nearly 40 years.
On 8 September 2022, Boudebouz joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli on a free transfer.
On 12 September 2023, Boudebouz joined Saudi First Division side Ohod Club on a two-year contract.
On 10 September 2024, Boudebouz signed a two-year contract, with JS Kabylie.
On 4 May 2010, Boudebouz was named to the Algeria national team 2010 World Cup preliminary squad. Boudebouz had been in the process of acquiring a passport to represent the nation of his parents since 2009. On 28 May 2010, Boudebouz made his debut for Algeria in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland. Starting the game on the bench, he was substituted in at the 65th minute. He was included in the final 23-man squad for the World Cup.
| Sochaux | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 2009–10 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | |||||||||
| Sochaux B | 2010–11 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| SC Bastia | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 2014–15 | 5 | |||||||||
| Montpellier HSC | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 2016–17 | 11 | |||||||||
| Real Betis | 2017–18 | La Liga | 3 | |||||||
| 2018–19 | 0 | |||||||||
| Celta (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 1 | |||||||
| Saint-Étienne | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
| Saint-Étienne B | 2021–22 | National 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Al-Ahli | 2022–23 | SFDL | 27 | 9 | — | — | 27 | 9 | ||
| 2023–24 | SPL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ohod Club | 2023–24 | SFDL | 22 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Algeria | 0 |
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| 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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