Our Michael Yiakoumi got the chance to meet last year’s Premier League PFA Player of the year Leicester City super star Riyad Mahrez at the Arsenal v Leicester City match.
Riyad Karim Mahrez is a professional footballerwho plays for English club Leicester City and the Algerian national team as a winger.
Mahrez began his career as a youth player for French club AAS Sarcelles. He turned professional in 2009 with Quimper, where he played for only one season before moving toLe Havre, spending a total of three years with them, initially playing for their reserve team and then becoming a first-team regular. In January 2014, Mahrez signed for English side Leicester City, helping them win the Football League Championship and promotion to thePremier League at the end of his first season. In the 2015–16 season he was the Algerian Footballer of the Year, the PFA Players’ Player of the Year, and was a member of the Premier League PFA Team of the Year as he helped Leicester City win the Premier League.