Youcef Atal

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Youcef Atal
يوسف عطال
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Atal with Algeria in 2022
Personal information
Full name Youcef Atal[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-17) 17 May 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Boghni, Algeria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Al Sadd
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2008 CR Belouizdad
2008–2011 JS Kabylie
2011–2012 USM Alger
2012–2014 JS Kabylie
2014–2015 Paradou AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Paradou AC 46 (5)
2017–2018 → Kortrijk (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2024 Nice 101 (12)
2024 Adana Demirspor 11 (1)
2024– Al Sadd 0 (0)
International career‡
2017– Algeria 53 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2019 Egypt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:46, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:17, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

Youcef Atal (Arabic: يوسف عطال; born 17 May 1996) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Algeria national team.

Club career

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After beginning his professional career in his native Algeria with Paradou AC, Atal was sent on loan to Belgian club KV Kortrijk in 2017. Despite a season in which he suffered a myriad of injuries, Kortrijk nevertheless decided to exercise the purchase option in the loan.[3] Atal joined French club Nice from Kortrijk in 2018, and started the opening match of the season.[4] He scored his first goal for his new side in November, recorded a hat-trick in April, and ended his first season with six total goals.[4][5] He underwent surgery in December 2019 to repair a torn meniscus.[6][7]

On 9 February 2024, Atal signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor until the end of the season.[8]

In September 2024, Al-Sadd SC of the Qatar Stars League signed Atal to a two-year contract.[9]

International career

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On 1 June 2017, Atal was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time for a friendly match against Guinea and a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo.[10]

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]

Controversy

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On 14 October 2023, amidst the Gaza war, Atal posted a video on social media of Palestinian preacher Mahmoud al-Hasanat asking God to "send Jewish people a dark day". He quickly removed the video after receiving criticism, notably from Nice mayor Christian Estrosi, who stated that unless Atal "denounces Hamas terrorists, he no longer has a place at [OGC Nice]".[12] Atal subsequently published a message on Instagram apologizing for posting the video, and clarified his beliefs by stating that he "denounce[s] all forms of violence".[12] On 16 October, the Nice public prosecutor's office initiated a preliminary investigation into Atal on charges of "defending terrorism".[13] Two days later, OGC Nice suspended Atal until further notice after the anti-Semitic post.[14] On 25 October, he was suspended for seven matches by the Ligue de Football Professionnel for posting the message.[15]

On the 24 November, Atal was detained by French Police over the anti-Semitic posts.[16] In January 2024, Atal was convicted of inciting religious hatred and given an eight-month suspended sentence.[17]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 9 December 2025[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 2017 4 0
2018 2 1
2019 12 0
2021 4 0
2022 7 1
2023 5 0
2024 10 0
2025 9 0
Total 53 2
Algeria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Atal goal.[18]
List of international goals scored by Youcef Atal
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 18 November 2018 Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo 6 File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo 2–0 4–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [19]
2 27 September 2022 Olympic Stadium, Oran, Algeria 28 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 2–1 2–1 Friendly [20]

Honours

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Paradou AC

Nice

Algeria

References

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