Mohamed El Amine Amoura (; born 9 May 2000) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Nice, on loan from club VfL Wolfsburg, and the Algeria national team.
Club career ES Setif Amoura made his professional debut with ES Sétif in a 3–0 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 win over CA Bordj Bou Arréridj on 17 February 2020, scoring his side's third goal after coming on as a late sub. He was in blistering form in the 2020–21 season, finishing with 13 goals in 25 games.
Lugano On 29 August 2021, Amoura joined Swiss Super League club Lugano on a four-year contract.
Union SG On 17 August 2023, Amoura joined Belgian Pro League club Union SG on a four-year contract with an option for another season.
VfL Wolfsburg (loan) On 8 July 2024, Amoura moved to VfL Wolfsburg in Germany.
International career Amoura is eligible to represent Algeria (country of birth) and France (through his parents). Amoura holds both Algerian and French nationalities from his parents. Amoura was called up to represent the Algeria A' national team for a friendly on 17 June 2021. and scored four goals in a 5–1 win over Liberia.
That same year he was called up to the senior team. In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. On March 25, 2025, he scored his first hat-trick for the Algeria national team.
On 31 May 2026, Amoura 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 cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsES Sétif2019–20Algerian Ligue 110———102020–213515—82104417Total3615—82104517Lugano2021–22Swiss Super League23541——2762022–233184210—36102023–2431———31Total57148310—6617Union SG2023–24Belgian Pro League32184292—4522VfL Wolfsburg (loan)2024–25Bundesliga311030——3410VfL Wolfsburg2025–26Bundesliga30810—20338Nice2026–27Ligue 13100——31Career total189661651843022675
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAlgeria2021202022722023103202412320251011202670Total4819
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Amoura goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Mohamed El Amine AmouraNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania2–02–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar2–12–1Friendly3Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon1–02–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification42–0 5Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine, Algeria1–05–1Friendly6Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo4–04–0719 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria5–15–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification8Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria5–15–19Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown, Botswana2–03–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification103–111Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria1–05–1123–0135–114Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria1–03–115Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran, Algeria1–03–0163–017Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria1–12–1182–119Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia2–03–1Friendly
Honours Lugano Swiss Cup: 2021–22
Union SG Belgian Cup: 2023–24 Individual Belgian Lion: 2024 Belgian Golden Shoe: third place, 2023 Ebony Shoe: runner-up, 2024 Belgian Pro League Team of the Season: 2023–24 Fennec d'Or: 2024
References
External links Profile at the VfL Wolfsburg website