Brighton & Hove Albion sign Algerian left-back Jaouen Hadjam

The 23-year-old joins from Swiss champions Young Boys ⁠on a five-year deal, making him the 3rd Algerian successful the league.

Algerian defender Jaouen Hadjam has joined Brighton & Hove Albion from Swiss champions Young Boys for an undisclosed interest connected a declaration until 2031, the Premier League nine has confirmed.

Brighton announced the signing connected Tuesday with a video showing the left-back sipping mint beverage successful a cafe.

Hadjam joins Manchester City’s Rayan Ait-Nouri and Hull City’s Mohamed El Bachir Belloumi arsenic Algerian internationals playing successful the Premier League.

Former Leicester City and Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez is arguably the astir celebrated and palmy Algerian to person played successful the league.

The Paris-born subordinate represented France astatine younker level earlier switching allegiance to Algeria successful 2023. He has earned 21 caps for his country.

Hadjam, 23, made 98 appearances for Young Boys successful each competitions aft joining the Swiss broadside from Ligue 1 nine Nantes successful 2024. He played successful Paris Saint-Germain’s younker academy.

He was portion of Algeria’s squad astatine the FIFA World Cup 2026, wherever helium played successful 3 of the team’s 4 matches.

Brighton started their league run by beating Europa League holders Aston Villa 4-0 connected Sunday.

Hadjam shakes hands with Argentina’s Lionel Messi earlier their World Cup lucifer [File: Jay Biggerstaff/Reuters]