Mohamed Amine Tougai (; born 22 January 2000) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Libyan Premier League club Al Ahli Tripoli and the Algeria national team.
Club career In May 2018, Tougai signed his first professional contract with his boyhood club NA Hussein Dey, agreeing to a five-year deal at the age of 18.
He made his senior debut on 15 January 2019 in a 4–1 away defeat to USM Alger.
On 29 December 2019, Tougai joined Espérance de Tunis on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 away victory over CA Bizertin.
International career In January 2022, Tougai was selected in Algeria's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, where the team was eliminated in the group stage.
On 29 December 2023, he was named in Djamel Belmadi's 27-man Algeria squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 31 May 2026, Tougai was named in Vladimir Petković's 26-man Algeria squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNA Hussein Dey2018–19Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 11402071—2312019–20Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 140———40Total1802071—271Espérance de Tunis2019–20Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 150300000802020–21Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 11000020—1202021–22Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 120300100003032022–23Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 119030121—3412023–24Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1150—182303622024–25Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 11633091403242025–26Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1132007210214Total1008605868017514Al Ahli Tripoli2026–27Libyan Premier League0000000000Career total11881106578020215
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAlgeria202141202230202360202490202561202620Total302
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tougai goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Mohamed Amine TougaiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1.7 December 2021Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar1–01–12021 FIFA Arab Cup2.9 December 2025Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar1–02–02025 FIFA Arab Cup
Honours Espérance de Tunis Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25 Tunisian Super Cup: 2021, 2024, 2025 Tunisian Cup: 2024–25, 2025–26
Algeria FIFA Arab Cup: 2021
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