Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: December 26, 1989
Club: Valencia
International Debut: v Gambia (February, 2012)
World Cup Appearances: 0
World Cup Goals: 0
Algeria have frequently exploited a wealth of French-born talent over the years and the 2014 FIFA World Cup will be no different.
While world-class players of Algerian descent such as Zinedine Zidane, Samir Nasri and Karim Benzema opted to pull on the blue shirt of the country of their birth in recent times, Paris-born Valencia midfielder Sofiane Feghouli leads a host of Frenchmen preparing to do battle for Vahid Halilhodzic's men in Brazil.
The 24-year-old has become a central figure in the national side since he opted to play for the African nation in 2011 - his skill and trickery positioning him as one of Algeria's biggest attacking threats.
Feghouli's heritage prompted some to dub him the 'new Zidane' in his teenage years and his performances have not escaped the glances of the French footballing legend - now assistant coach at Real Madrid.
"I like the Valencia player Feghouli, although for me, he still has room for improvement," he told Le Buteur earlier this year.
"He is not yet at the level he should be, but I really like him.
"He is doing great things here in Spain."
And those comments struck a chord with Feghouli, who is quoted as telling Qatari TV channel Al Kass: "Receiving praise from Zidane, who I consider as an example and a model for me, it's very flattering.
"I am very happy and it pushes me to work harder to make further progress."
Having reportedly failed to impress at Paris Saint-Germain during a 2004 trial, Feghouli's career as a professional started at Grenoble in the second tier of French football.
At the age of just 17, Feghouli made his Ligue 2 debut in a 1-0 win against Reims.
The following season saw the youngster become a first-team regular, scoring three goals as Grenoble achieved promotion to the top flight.
A knee injury caused Feghouli to endure a lengthy lay-off in 2009-10, with Grenoble officials apparently critical of his recovery time, suspecting he may have been angling for a move away from the club.
Indeed, it proved to be Feghouli's final year in France as Valencia secured his services.
After a spell on loan at Almeria in 2011, a string of impressive displays in 2012 earned Feghouli the recognition of the Algerian press, winning Le Buteur's Algerian Ballon d'Or and the DZFoot d'Or.
Having impressed at both his club and in the French youth ranks, Feghouli was thought to be on the verge of inclusion in the France squad for a friendly in 2008, but after missing out he was persuaded to play for Algeria in 2011.
Feghouli scored on his debut in a 2-1 win over Gambia a year later and is now all set to contest his first World Cup in Brazil.
Algeria may not be one of the most fancied teams to lift the famous trophy - far from it in fact - but Feghouli has vowed to do the country proud.
"We want to make history and we will strive to do everything to achieve it," he declared.
"The players are aware of this task and we are all very determined to bring happiness to all the Algerian people."