Karim Ziani
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Karim Ziani | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Karim Ziani | |
Date of birth | August 17, 1982 | |
Place of birth | Sèvres, France | |
Height | 169 cm / 5' 6" | |
Playing position | Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Marseille | |
Number | 6 | |
Youth clubs | ||
1995-2001 | RC Paris | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2000–2005 2004–2005 2005-2006 2006–2007 2007- 2008 2008- |
Troyes → Lorient (loan) Lorient Sochaux Marseile Galatasaray |
64 (1) 24 (1) 37 (7) 36 (8) 21 (1) |
National team2 | ||
2003- | Algeria | 34 (3) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Karim Ziani (Arabic: كريم زياني) (born August 17, 1982 in Sèvres, France) is an Algerian football player who is currently playing for Olympique de Marseille in Ligue 1.
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[edit] Personal life
He was born in Sèvres, France, on August 17, 1982, of kabyle parents, originally come from Bejaia in the Kabylie region of Algeria[1].
[edit] International career
Ziani made his debut for the Algerian national team in 2003 when he was called up by Belgian caretaker George Leekens for a friendly against Belgium. He was a member of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals. He was also named as the best player at his position in the 2004 African Nations Cup. Karim Ziani scored his first goal for Algeria against Gambia with a penalty in a 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier, Algeria won 1-0. Ziani then added two more goals to his tally in a 2010 World Cup against Liberia. Algeria won the game 3-0
[edit] Club career
Ziani started his playing career in the junior ranks at RC Paris where he was spotted by scouts from Troyes. Ziani spent three seasons playing with Troyes' junior team before joining the first team. He subsequently spent two seasons playing in Ligue 1 before Troyes were relegated to Ligue 2. He spent the next season mostly on the bench for Troyes and in the summer of 2004 was loaned out to FC Lorient. In the next two seasons he would become Lorient's top player and would lead them to promotion to Ligue 1. He was voted as the top player in Ligue 2 for the 2005–06 season.
In the summer of 2006, he signed a three-year deal with FC Sochaux and reunited with his first coach at Troyes Alain Perrin. The following summer, Ziani saw increasing attention from other French clubs, namely Olympique de Marseille. This interest culminated on 29 June 2007, when news broke that Ziani had finalized his move to Marseille for a transfer fee of US$11 million. Karim scored his first goal with Marseille in a match against Valenciennes. He has since then become a familiar face in Albert Emon's starting eleven.[2]
[edit] Honours
- Member of 2004 African Nations Cup Top 11 team[3]
- DZFoot d'Or: 2004, 2005, 2006[4]
- Top player in Ligue 2: 2005/2006 (FC Lorient)
- Algerian Ballon d’Or (Ballon d’Or El Haddaf): 2006, 2007
- Coupe de France: 2007 (FC Sochaux-Montbéliard)
[edit] Career
Season | Club | Country | Championship | National cup | European cup | International | ||||
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Played | Goals | Played | Goals | Played | Goals | Played | Goals | |||
1995–2001 | RC Paris | France | Youth team training | 0 | 0 | |||||
2001–02 | Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (L1) | France | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002–03 | Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (L1) | France | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2003–04 | Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (L2) | France | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2004–05 | Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (L2) | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2004–05 | FC Lorient (L2) | France | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2005–06 | FC Lorient (L2) | France | 37 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2006–07 | Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard (L1) | France | 36 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
2007–08 | Olympique de Marseille (L1) | France | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 + 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Last updated September 29, 2007
[edit] References
- ^ « Verts d'Europe : Ziani, le ticket gagnant » sur DZFoot.
- ^ Algeria's Ziani joins Marseille. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
- ^ L’apport de la légion étrangère. L'Observateur Paalga - Jan 2004.
- ^ DZFoot d'Or 2006. DZfoot.com.
[edit] External links
- (French) Video report of Karim Ziani (2006–07 season), on video.lequipe.fr.
- (French) Karim Ziani French league stats at lfp.fr
- Karim Ziani FIFA competition record
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