Riyad Mahrez – UK Football Star

Currently, Riyad Mahrez is in his second season with the English Premier League. The Algerian has become the hot new player that everyone has been waiting for, with his broad array of skills on the field and nimble movements, he has been one to watch.

In fact, many people are crediting him with being able to take the team to the top, as Leicester City now has an impressive lead. He was a large part of the success of the club, as it has been a decade since the team has been in the Football League Championship.

Although Mahrez has a small stature, which made many people doubt his abilities back in the early days, he is now considered a star. The Guardian even described him as an effective and exciting player to watch.

Mahrez was born in France, his father was Algerian and his mother was Algerian-Moroccan. In 2006, the death of his father reinforced his will to play and succeed in football. Over the years, he has remained loyal to his homeland and was a part of the national team at the FIFA World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations. In 2016, Arabian Business named him one of the 100 most influential young Arabs in the world.

The masculine name Riyad is a variant transcription of Riad, which means “gardens” or “meadows”. The name is taken from the plural of the Arabic word rawdah. It has been given to many notable people, like Riyad al-Turk a Syrian politician.