SpotlightDaily Mail FootballUnverified source· 17 Sept 2026
Mohamed Belloumi: Hull's Algerian Magician Lighting Up the Premier League
Algerian fans have a new favourite team — and a new hero whose famous father set the bar sky-high.
M. Belloumi
player
Club
Hull City
Position
Winger
Nationality
Algerian
Father
Lakhdar Belloumi
Chelsea feats
Scored both Hull goals
What happened. Mohamed Belloumi scored both Hull City goals in a draw at Stamford Bridge that kept the Tigers in the Premier League's top four. The Algerian winger has made an electric start to life in England, drawing a wave of new Algerian fans to follow Hull.
- He set up the winner against Coventry with a sublime outside-of-the-boot pass for Liam Millar.
- Luke Shaw and Ian Maatsen both had difficult afternoons up against him.
- He is the son of Lakhdar Belloumi, widely considered Algeria's greatest ever player.
“He's a magician”
— A Hull dressing-room insider
With his famous father's legacy behind him, Belloumi's fast start has made Hull a surprise Premier League story to watch.
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