Ilyas Cherchar

Mohammed Ilyas Cherchar (born January 18, 1992) is an Algerian football player who plays for RC Arbaâ in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Ilyas Cherchar
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Ilyas Cherchar
Date of birth (1992-01-18) January 18, 1992
Place of birth Chlef, Algeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 RC Arbaâ
Youth career
2005–2007 ASO Chlef
2007–2010 AC FAF
2010 Épinal
2010–2013 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 ASO Chlef 23 (0)
2015–2016 RC Arbaâ 22 (0)
National team‡
2007–2009 Algeria U17 33 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, May 23, 2020 (EST)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, June 16, 2015 (EST)

Club career

A product of the ASO Chlef youth ranks, Cherchar joined the AC FAF Academy in 2007 in preparation for the 2009 African U-17 Championship that Algeria was hosting. In January 2010, Cherchar joined French club SAS Épinal[1] before signing for AS Nancy six months later.[2] After spending three seasons with Nancy's reserve team, Cherchar returned to Algeria and signed a two-year contract with his boyhood club ASO Chlef.[3]

International career

Cherchar was a member of the Algeria national under-17 football team that finished as runners-up at the 2009 African U-17 Championship and subsequently played at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. Cherchar started all three of Algeria's games in the competition, captaining the squad in the opener against Italy.[4]

References
  1. Walid Z. (January 30, 2010). "Cherchar rejoint le club d'Epinal (France)" (in French). DZfoot. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  2. "Ilyas Cherchar à l'AS Nancy-Lorraine" (in French). DZfoot. July 16, 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  3. Feknous, Ahmed (June 12, 2013). "ASO : Il est revenu au bercail : Cherchar, première recrue" (in French). Le Buteur. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  4. "FIFA Player Statistics: Mohammed CHERCHAR - FIFA.com". FIFA. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
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