Madjid Bougherra

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Madjid Bougherra
Personal information
Full name	Madjid Bougherra
Date of birth	October 7, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	Longvic, France
Height	6'3" (190cm)
Nickname	Magic
Position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Sheffield Wednesday
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2002-2006 2006 (Loan) 2006-	Dijon FCO FC Gueugnon Crewe (loan) Sheff Wed	49(1) 11(1) 22 (2)
National team**
	Algeria	13 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 9 06. ** National team caps and goals correct as of December 9 06.

Madjid Bougherra (Arabic: مدجد بوغيرا) (born 7 October 1982) is an Algerian professional footballer who currently plays for the English club Sheffield Wednesday.

[edit] Crewe Alexandra

Bougherra signed for English Championship club Crewe Alexandra F.C. on loan from FC Gueugnon on 31 January 2006. He made his debut on 25 February 2006 against Brighton and Hove Albion at the Alexandra Stadium, which Crewe won 2-1. He scored during his fourth game for Crewe, at home in the 4-1 win over Coventry City. After the game, many of the club's supporters were urging manager Dario Gradi to sign the defender on a permanent basis.

On 24 April 2006, Bougherra confirmed he wouldn't be playing for Crewe past his loan period and was looking for a new club. Despite his best efforts, he couldn't stop Crewe from being relegated to League One. He bid an emotional farewell to the Crewe fans when, after the game against Leeds United, he went to the 800 Crewe fans that had travelled up to Leeds and applauded them after the rest of the players had gone back down the tunnel.

[edit] Sheffield Wednesday

Bougherra's performances at Crewe had attracted interest from a number of clubs in England, including some from the Premiership. However, on 19 May 2006, he agreed terms with Championship club Sheffield Wednesday, with Wednesday paying FC Gueugnon an undisclosed six-figure sum that according to manager Paul Sturrock "is not as much as [the £300,000 that] has been quoted in the papers."^[1] Madjid made a big impact at Hillsborough, winning the Player of the Month award in only his second month at the club and captaining the team for the first time against QPR at home in October 2006.

Sheffield Wednesday F.C. - Current Squad
1 Crossley | 2 Bullen | 3 Gilbert | 4 Lunt | 5 Coughlan | 6 Whelan | 7 Tudgay | 8 O'Brien | 9 MacLean | 10 Burton | 11 Brunt | 12 Adams | 14 Hills | 15 Small | 16 Wood | 17 Sam | 19 Jalal | 20 Simek | 21 Bougherra | 22 Adamson | 23 McArdle | 25 Talbot | 27 Boden | 28 McClements | 29 O'Donnell | 31 Folly | 32 Spurr | 33 McAllister | 34 Bowman | 35 McMenamin | Manager: Laws

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