Rayan Ait Nouri the Phenomenal Left Wing-Back

Rayan Aït-Nouri (Arabic: ريان آيت نوري; born 6 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left wing-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Algeria national team

Ait Nouri is a graduate of the Angers youth academy, which Ait Nouri joined from Paris FC in July 2016 in return for covering Ait Nouri's tuition fees of €5,000. Ait Nouri signed his professional contract aged 16 in February 2018 and made his first team debut as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 25 August 2018.

On 4 October 2020, Ait Nouri moved on a season-long loan deal to Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the club having an option of a permanent purchase. Twenty-six days later, Ait Nouri scored his first goal in professional football, on his league debut in a 2–0 home win over Crystal Palace.

On 26 December 2022, Ait Nouri scored the winning Wolves goal in Julen Lopetegui's first Premier League game as Wolves' new head coach away at Everton; this was Ait Nouri's first (and only) league goal of the 2022–23 season.

Ait Nouri made his 100th competitive appearance for Wolves in a 4–2 away win against Chelsea in the Premier League on 4 February 2024; Ait Nouri was the author of Wolves' second goal of the game, his shot being deflected into the Chelsea goal by Axel Disasi.

Ait Nouri holds French and Algerian nationalities. Ait Nouri was a youth international for France, having represented the French under-18 and under-21 teams. In January 2023, Ait Nouri switched to represent Algeria internationally. Ait Nouri made his debut with the Algerian national team in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Niger, in Nelson Mandela Stadium, on 23 March 2023.

In December 2023, Ait Nouri was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.