Rafik Belghali (born 7 June 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for side Torino. Born in Belgium, he represents the Algeria national team.
Club career Belghali made his senior debut for Lommel during the 2021–22 season after progressing through the club's youth system. In mid-2022–23 season, he suffered a knee injury that ruled him out for the remainder of the campaign. On 28 June 2023, Belghali signed a three-season contract with Mechelen.
On 19 August 2025, Belghali moved to Hellas Verona in Italy, signing a four-year contract. He scored his first Serie A goal, opening the score in a 2–1 away defeat against Genoa on 29 November 2025.
On 1 September 2026, Belghali joined fellow Serie A side Torino.
International career In March 2022, Belghali was called up by Noureddine Ould Ali to the Algeria under-23 national team for the first time for a pair of friendlies against Mauritania.
In his maiden call up to the Algerian national team, Belghali started in a friendly against Zimbabwe on 13 November 2025.
On 31 May 2026, Belghali was named in Vladimir Petković's 26-man Algeria squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A month later, on 27 June, he scored his first World Cup goal in a 3–3 draw with Austria.
Personal life Belghali was born in Belgium to Algerian parents.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLommel2020–21Challenger Pro League30———302021–22Challenger Pro League24130——2712022–23Challenger Pro League17610——186Total44740——487Mechelen2023–24Belgian Pro League92———922024–25Belgian Pro League36120——3812025–26Belgian Pro League3000——30Total48320——503Hellas Verona2025–26Serie A26200——262Career total1181260000012412
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAlgeria2025712026101Total172
Algeria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Belghali goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Rafik BelghaliNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition118 November 2025Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia2–02–0Friendly227 June 2026Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, United States1–13–32026 FIFA World Cup
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