Mohamed Amine Tougai
Squad number 4 · Espérance de Tunis
Their 2026 World Cup
Mohamed Amine Tougai travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Algeria, wearing number 4, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by Switzerland 2-0.
Defence went to A. Mandi (4 matches, 360′) and R. Bensebaïni (4 matches, 360′).
Another 3 players in the Algeria squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Algeria team page.
Biography
Mohamed Amine Tougai (Arabic: محمد أمين توغاي; 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.
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tougai goal.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bahbouhe · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)