Tallest: 4 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 4 · Minute
Algeria's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20% |
| Without them | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% |
| Alan McDonald | Northern Ireland | 1 |
| Alemão | Brazil | 1 |
| Andoni Goikoetxea | Spain | 1 |
| Andoni Zubizarreta | Spain | 1 |
| Bernd Krauss | Austria | 1 |
| Billy Hamilton | Northern Ireland | 1 |
| Branco | Brazil | 1 |
| Bruno Pezzey | Austria | 1 |
| Careca | Brazil | 1 |
| Carlos | Brazil | 1 |
| Morocco | 2 | 2 |
| Niger | 2 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 2 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 26 Mar 1988 | v Morocco | 1–1 | 87′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | African Cup of Nations 1988 · Third-place play-off |
| 13 Mar 1988 | v Ivory Coast | 1–1 | 16′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 1988 · Group stage |
| 17 Mar 1984 | v Egypt | 3–1 | 71′ | — | Winning goal | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations 1984 · Third-place play-off |
| 5 Mar 1984 | v Malawi | 3–0 | 36′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations 1984 · Group stage |
| 16 Jun 1982 | v Germany | 2–1 | 68′ | — | Winning goal | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage |
| 30 Oct 1981 | v Nigeria | 2–1 | 9′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 10 Oct 1981 | v Nigeria | 2–0 | 34′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 1 May 1981 | v Niger | 4–0 | 77′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 1 May 1981 | v Niger | 4–0 | 46′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 31 May 1980 | v Sierra Leone | 2–2 | 85′ | — | Equaliser | 2–2 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1980 |
| 16 Mar 1980 | v Guinea | 3–2 | 37′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations 1980 · Group stage |
| 13 Mar 1980 | v Morocco | 1–0 | 90′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations 1980 · Group stage |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 26 Mar 1988 | v Morocco | 1–1 | — | — | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 1988 · Third-place play-off |
| 13 Mar 1988 | v Ivory Coast | 1–1 | — | — | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 1988 · Group stage |
| 12 Jun 1986 | v Spain | 0–3 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
| 6 Jun 1986 | v Brazil | 0–1 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
| 3 Jun 1986 | v Northern Ireland | 1–1 | came on 71′ | 19 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1986 · Group stage |
| 17 Mar 1984 | v Egypt | 3–1 | — | — | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 1984 · Third-place play-off |
| 5 Mar 1984 | v Malawi | 3–0 | — | — | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 1984 · Group stage |
| 21 Jun 1982 | v Austria | 0–2 | started, off 65′ | 65 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage |
| 16 Jun 1982 | v Germany | 2–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage |
| 30 Oct 1981 | v Nigeria | 2–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 10 Oct 1981 | v Nigeria | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 1 May 1981 | v Niger | 4–0 | — | — | 2 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 31 May 1980 | v Sierra Leone | 2–2 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1980 |
| 16 Mar 1980 | v Guinea | 3–2 | — | — | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 1980 · Group stage |
| 13 Mar 1980 | v Morocco | 1–0 | — | — | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 1980 · Group stage |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.