Brahimi is BBC's African Footballer of the Year for 2014

Yacine Brahimi has been voted the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014.

The 24-year-old midfielder becomes the first Algerian to win the award, which is decided by football fans.

Porto winger Brahimi told BBC Sport: "It's a big honour for me to receive this wonderful trophy. I owe it to my country, Algeria, and to all the people who voted for me. 

"It's also a trophy for the whole of Africa, because it rewards an African player. So I am really very happy."

After a record number of votes were submitted from fans in 207 Fifa-registered countries, Brahimi came out on top ahead of Nigerian Vincent Enyeama, Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ivorian pair Gervinho and Yaya Toure.

Who is yacin Brahimi ? Find out below.....

Yacine Brahimi was born 8 February 1990.He plays for Porto and the Algeria national team. He plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is described as a "technically gifted player". His coach, Frédéric Antonetti, declared that Brahimi would be the "future play-maker of Stade Rennais where he played before moving outside france .

Brahimi started his career throughout various clubs in the Île-de-France region, having trained at ASB Montreuil and CO Vincennois. In 2003, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy. Brahimi spent three years at the academy and, upon leaving, signed with Stade Rennais. While in the club's youth academy, he achieved several club honours. After turning professional, Brahimi was loaned out to second division club Clermont Foot. While at Clermont, he had a successful individual 2009–10 season. After spending the previous season there on loan, he moved to the La Liga club Granada CF in 2013.

Last season, Brahimi scored his first goals for the club and his all-round performances were recognised when he was voted La Liga's best African player.

He carried that confidence into the this summer's World in Brazil, where he played in three matches and helped Algeria to reach the last 16 for the first time in their history.

Brahimi also scored his first international goal in the 4-2 win over South Korea in the group matches.

His impressive displays caught the attention of Porto and he joined them after the tournament for a fee of £5.1m (6.5m euros).

Brahimi is a former France youth international having represented the country at all youth levels. In 2009, he played on the under-19 team that reached the semi-finals at the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. 

He beat Nigeria's vincent Enyeama to the award to become BBC's African football of the year 2013.