Beaten 1-0 by Real Betis in the Champions League, Feyenoord could count on Anis Hadj Moussa, the Dutch club’s right winger and an Algeria international, voted Eredivisie player of the month for September.
Feyenoord Rotterdam went down 1-0 on the pitch at Real Betis, at La Cartuja, on matchday 3 of the Champions League, reports La Gazette du Fennec. A setback that does not erase the performance of Anis Hadj Moussa, the 24-year-old right winger, who played the full 90 minutes of the match, according to footballdatabase.eu.
The Algeria international, a Lens academy product born in Paris, was identified as his team’s main attacking driving force and praised for his surging runs by the Spanish press, according to the same outlet. That recognition extends a start to the season in which he has strung together eye-catching displays.
Five goals and a player of the month award
The numbers back up that momentum. According to FotMob, Hadj Moussa has 5 goals and 1 assist in the Eredivisie this 2026/2027 season, in 706 minutes played. That output earned him the Dutch top flight’s player of the month award for September, thanks to 4 goals scored in 2 matches, reports L’Expression.
In Europe too, he had already caught the eye on Champions League matchday 2: he scored against Como in a 3-2 win, according to FotMob. La Gazette du Fennec also reckons his dribbling and driving-run ratio makes him one of the most in-form wingers of the early European season.
A well-placed Betis, a free-scoring Feyenoord in the league
On the other side, Real Betis confirmed their good form: the Andalusian club sit on 6 points in the Champions League and occupy 4th place in the Spanish Liga, according to La Gazette du Fennec. Against a well-placed opponent, the Algerian winger’s individual performance stands out all the more, despite the scoreline.
Feyenoord, for their part, had come into this trip to Real Betis on the back of a 4-3 away win against Telstar in the Eredivisie, according to footballdatabase.eu. The Dutch club will need to move on quickly from this European defeat.
Algeria and the weekend ahead
On the international stage, the former Lens academy player now has 19 caps and 3 goals for the Algeria national team, according to Wikipedia.
Next weekend, Feyenoord play an Eredivisie league match.