Islam Slimani is the all-time top goalscorer for the Algeria national football team. As of 9 December 2025, he has scored 46 goals in 105 appearances since his debut on 2 June 2012.

On 8 October 2021, Slimani scored a brace in a 6–1 heavy victory over Niger in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match to become the Algeria's all-time top scorer with 39 goals, surpassing Abdelhafid Tasfaout who held the record with 36 goals for 19 years since 2002.

International goals Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.12 June 2012Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria3–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification210 June 2012Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso1–01–2315 June 2012Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria2–04–12013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification43–1514 October 20122–02–0626 March 20133–13–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification72 June 20132–02–0Friendly89 June 2013Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo, Benin1–13–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification92–11031 May 2014Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland3–03–1Friendly1122 June 2014Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil1–04–22014 FIFA World Cup1226 June 2014Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil1–11–11315 October 2014Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria3–03–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification1419 January 2015Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea3–13–12015 Africa Cup of Nations1513 June 2015Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria1–04–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification169 October 2015July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria1–01–2Friendly1714 November 2015National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania2–12–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification182–21917 November 2015Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria4–07–0207–02125 March 20162–07–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification227–12329 March 2016Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1–13–32423 January 2017Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon1–02–22017 Africa Cup of Nations252–12614 November 20175 July 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria3–03–0Friendly271 July 201930 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt1–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations289 September 2019 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria1–01–0Friendly2910 October 2019 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria1–01–13025 March 2021National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia2–03–32021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification313–2322 September 2021Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria1–08–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification332–0345–0356–0368 October 2021Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria5–16–1376–13812 November 2021Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt4–04–0396 January 2022Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar3–03–0Friendly4025 March 2022Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification4123 September 2022Olympic Stadium, Oran, Algeria1–01–0Friendly4212 October 2023Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine, Algeria5–15–14316 October 2023Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates1–11–14416 November 2023Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria3–13–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification459 January 2024Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo3–04–0Friendly

Against non-first teams On 5 January 2024, Algeria played in a friendly game against Togo A' (local team), in this game, Algeria changed more than 5 substitutes making this game not recognized by FIFA according to it laws. No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition15 January 2024Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo2–03–0Friendly

With Algeria A' No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition125 May 2013Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria1–01–0Friendly

Statistics

National teamYearAppsGoalsAlgeria A'201311Algeria20126520131142014134201511720165320179320184020199320200020211192022123202363202441202530Algeria total10445Overall total10546

See also

List of top international men's football goal scorers by country List of leading goalscorers for the Algeria national football team Algeria national football team records and statistics

References

External links

Islam Slimani at RSSSF