Rafik Messali

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Rafik Messali
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Messali with Toulouse in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Toulouse, France[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Toulouse
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2010 Miral
2010–2011 US Ramonville
2011–2013 Castanet-Tolosan
2013–2024 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Toulouse II 28 (0)
2024– Toulouse 13 (0)
International career
2021–2023 Algeria U20 12 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:54, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

Rafik Messali (born 28 April 2003) is a professional footballer who plays for Toulouse as a right-back. Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.

Career

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Messali is a product of the youth academies of Miral, US Ramonville and Castanet-Tolosan before joining Toulouse's youth side in 2013.[2] He was promoted to their reserves in 2021. On 12 September 2024, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[3] He made his senior and professional debut for Toulouse as a substitute in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Rennes on 10 November 2024.[1]

International career

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Born in France, Messali is of Algerian descent. He is a youth international for Algeria, having played for the Algeria U20s at the 2022 UNAF U-20 Tournament.[4]

References

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