Grenoble Feghouli began his career with
Grenoble, after French team
Paris Saint-Germain decided not to sign him after a trial. For the latter portion of the
2006–2007 season, he was promoted to the first-team squad and given the number 33 shirt. He made his highly anticipated debut, at the age of 17, for the club on 27 April 2007 in a
Ligue 2 match against
Reims, appearing as a
substitute. Grenoble won the match 1–0. He made two more appearances that season, including his first start on the final match day of the season against
Montpellier on 25 May 2007. Montpellier won the match 1–0 with Feghouli playing 56 minutes before being subbed out. On 31 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Grenoble, keeping him with the side until 2010. The
following season, he was handed the number 8 shirt and, despite being 17 years of age, was given a more important role in the first-team squad. Despite having the pressure of being labelled the "new
Zidane", his contribution to the squad was successful, appearing in 27 matches and scoring three goals, helping Grenoble achieve promotion to
Ligue 1. His first career goal came on 18 January 2008 in a 4–3 away victory against Reims, the club he faced on his debut. Feghouli returned for the
2009–10 season, making his debut on 29 August 2009 in a 1–0 defeat to
Rhône-Alpes rivals
Saint-Étienne. After appearing in five more matches, it was discovered by Grenoble officials that Feghouli had torn the
meniscus in his right knee. The knee was successfully operated on in October. Following the surgery, Grenoble officials, most notably CEO Pierre Wantiez, were extremely critical of the player. Wantiez questioned Feghouli's long delay in returning to the team and the player's motives regarding a transfer as Feghouli would be out of contract in the summer and was already talking to several clubs, most notably Spanish club
Valencia. Wantiez attributed Feghouli's recent moves to "bad advice" from the player's agent.
Valencia in 2015 On 20 May 2010, Feghouli signed a four-year deal with
Valencia CF. He made his
La Liga debut on 25 September,
replacing Juan Mata in a 2–0 win against
Sporting de Gijón. On 28 January 2011, after appearing sparingly for the
Valencian side, Feghouli was loaned to fellow league team
UD Almería, until June. He appeared regularly for the
Andalusians, however they were relegated at the end of the season. After returning from Almería, and profiting from Mata and
Vicente's departures, Feghouli became a starter, and scored his first goals for
Los Che on 29 October 2011, netting a brace in a 3–1 home win against
Getafe CF. His performances for Valencia in 2012 earned him two Algerian player of the year awards, Le Buteur's Algerian Ballon d'Or and the
DZFoot d'Or. On 11 April 2016, Feghouli was suspended by the club amid reports he refused to take part in a warm-down after the 2–1 home win over
Sevilla the day before. He had also reportedly missed training a few days earlier. He ended his Valencia career with 202 appearances, scoring 31 times and providing 40 assists.
West Ham United in 2017 On 14 June 2016, it was announced that Feghouli would be joining
West Ham United on 1 July 2016 on a three-year contract. He made his West Ham debut on 28 July in a 2–1 away defeat to
NK Domžale in the Third Qualifying Round of the
Europa League. He scored his first competitive goal for West Ham the following week in the return fixture against Domžale, West Ham's first game at the
London Stadium in which West Ham won 3–0, progressing to the
UEFA Europa League play-offs. Feghouli made his first
Premier League start in West Ham's first game of 2017, receiving a harsh red card after 15 minutes for a challenge on
Manchester United defender
Phil Jones in a 2–0 home defeat. After an appeal against the card by West Ham, it was rescinded on 4 January.
Galatasaray In August 2017, Feghouli signed a five-year contract with
Galatasaray. Galatasaray paid West Ham a €4.25 million transfer fee.
Fatih Karagümrük On 30 November 2022, Feghouli joined
Fatih Karagümrük on a one-and-a-half-year contract. He only became available for the team's official matches starting January 2023.
Amanat Baghdad On 5 August 2025, Feghouli joined
Iraq Stars League club
Amanat Baghdad. ==International career==