in the opening game of the season. Between 20 October 2019 and 23 January 2020, he went on a goal scoring spree, scoring nine times in seven matches, including a brace against Al-Khor. He went on a three matches without scoring a goal and this ended on 4 March 2020, scoring in a 2–1 win against Al-Wakrah. International career Having represented France youth teams, Hanni, however, revealed that injuries prevented him from playing. He announced his intent to represent Algeria at international level in November 2009, though he was still eligible at that moment to play for France. Hanni explained his decision to choose for Algeria, citing lack of competitions compared to France. It wasn't until on 26 March 2016, he was called up for the Algeria national team against Ethiopia in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. Hanni made his debut for Algeria in a 2–0 win over the Seychelles on 2 June 2016. In December 2016, it was announced that Hanni was called up to the national team by Manager Georges Leekens for the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. He then scored his first Algeria goal, scoring an equaliser, in a 3–1 win against Mauritania on 7 January 2017. After appearing as an unused substitute in the first match of the Group Stage, he scored his first goal of the tournament, having come on in the 74th minute and scored a late consolation, in a 2–1 loss against Tunisia on 19 January 2020. However, Algeria were eliminated in Group B stage. Following the tournament, Hanni scored the next two goals against Guinea and Togo. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hanni goal. Personal life Growing up in Val-de-Marne, France to an Algerian parent, Hanni has a brother and two sisters. He followed in a father, Nordine, who was a footballer himself, and said: "Sofiane is football. He was quickly persuaded to become a professional". Hanni considered Ronaldo to be his lifelong idol. During his time at FC Nantes, Hanni developed a friendship with former teammate, Adrien Trebel. Hanni is a Muslim and said credited the religion for him to make it easier for him to settle during his time at Turkey, though he faced different culture. Hanni also said he studied at school until seventeen and earned a diploma for BEP accounting, which pleased