Farouk Belkaïd

Farouk Belkaïd (Arabic: فاروق بلقايد; born November 14, 1977) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or as a defender.[2]

Farouk Belkaïd
فاروق بلقايد
Personal information
Full name Farouk Belkaïd
Date of birth (1977-11-14) November 14, 1977
Place of birth Bordj Menaïel, Algeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
centre-back
right-back[1]
Youth career
JS Bordj Ménaïel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 JS Bordj Ménaïel
1998–2005 JS Kabylie 141 (23)
2005–2006 USM Alger 22 (3)
2006–2008 MC Alger 42 (1)
2008–2013 ES Sétif 120 (0)
2013–2014 USM Bel Abbès 26 (0)
2014–2015 JSM Béjaïa 14 (0)
National team
2000–2005 Algeria 20 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Belkaïd was born in Bordj Menaïel. In 1998, he joined JS Kabylie from JS Bordj Ménaïel. During his time with the club, he won the CAF Cup three times in a row from 2000 to 2002 and also won the league title in 2004.

In 2003, Belkaïd went on trial with French club AJ Auxerre but was not signed by manager Guy Roux.[3]

International career

Belkaïd received his first call-up to the Algerian National Team on December 8, 2000 for a friendly against Romania in Annaba, Algeria.[4] He played the entire game, with the score ending 3–2 in favour of the visitors.

Career statistics

International

Algeria national team
YearAppsGoals
200010
200160
200240
200351
200430
200510
Total201

International goals

Farouk Belkaïd: International goals
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 April 2003Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France Madagascar2–03–1Friendly

Honours

Club

JS Kabylie

MC Alger

ES Sétif

Individual

References

  1. Farouk Belkaïd at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "La Fiche de Farouk BELKAÏD - Football algérien". Archived from the original on 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  3. Les transferts club par club
  4. "Algérie 3-2 Roumanie". Archived from the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2010-05-02.


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