Abdelkader Ghezzal
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdelkader Mohamed Ghezzal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Décines-Charpieu, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Latina | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Vaulx-en-Velin | ||
| 1998–2002 | Olympique Lyon | ||
| 2002–2004 | Vaulx-en-Velin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | AS Saint-Priest | 22 | (11) |
| 2005–2008 | Crotone | 39 | (20) |
| 2006 | → Biellese (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | → Pro Sesto (loan) | 31 | (9) |
| 2008–2010 | Siena | 66 | (11) |
| 2010–2013 | Bari | 37 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | → Cesena (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Levante (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2013– | Parma | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | → Latina (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Algeria | 28 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 30 September 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Abdelkader Mohamed Ghezzal (Arabic: عبد القادر غزال; born 5 December 1984) is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays as a forward for the Italian club Latina on loan from Parma.
Club career
After starting his career with a number of minor league clubs in France, Ghezzal moved to Italy in 2005 to join Crotone. There, he managed to breakthrough to the higher level by scoring 20 goals in the Serie C1/B 2007–08 season, guiding his club to a Serie B promotion.
On 13 June 2008, Ghezzal signed with the Serie A side Genoa C.F.C., for €2 million. However, Ghezzal joined another Serie A squad A.C. Siena on 2 July 2008 for €3.5 million.[2] It was part of the deal that Fernando Forestieri returned to Genoa for €4.5 million. Early in June Manuel Coppola joined Siena in co-ownership deal for €1.5 million.
On 1 July 2010, Ghezzal joined A.S. Bari, signing a four-year contract with the club, in co-ownership deal, for €2.25 million. Co-currently, Siena signed Pedro Kamatà and Filippo Carobbio also in co-ownership deal, for €500,000 each, made Ghezzal worth €1.25 million cash plus players.[3][4]
In June 2011 Bari purchased Ghezzal outright for pre-agreed €2.25 million, again, it involved player swap. Kamatà and Carobbio joined Siena outright for pre-agreed price (€1 million in total), as well as Nicola Belmonte joined Siena outright after two-year loan in Bari for €1.25 million, thus the deal did not involve cash.[5]
On 31 August 2011, Ghezzal joined A.C. Cesena on a season-long loan deal.[6]
Statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Siena | Serie A | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 5 |
| 2009–10 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bari | Serie A | 20 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | Cesena | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Levante | La Liga | 16 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Bari | Serie B | 17 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 2 |
| Total | Italy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Spain | 16 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 2 | ||
| Career total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
International career
On 23 October 2008, in an interview with A.C. Siena's official website, Ghezzal indicated that he had spoken with Algeria head coach Rabah Saadane and that he was going to represent Algeria in international competition. Ghezzal had the opportunity to represent France, having been born there.[7]
On 12 November 2008, Ghezzal was called up by Algeria manager Rabah Saadane for a friendly against Mali on 18 November 2008 in Rouen, France.[8]
On 11 February 2009, Ghezzal scored his first goal for Algeria in a 2–1 win over Benin
On 13 June, at the 2010 FIFA World Cup group stage, Ghezzal was brought on as a substitute in a match against Slovenia, but was subsequently sent off for two yellow card offences within thirteen minutes of being on the pitch.[9]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 February 2009 | Blida, Algeria |  Benin | 2–1 | Won | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 June 2009 | Blida, Algeria |  Egypt | 3–1 | Won | 2010 WCQ |
| 3. | 11 October 2009 | Blida, Algeria |  Rwanda | 3–1 | Won | 2010 WCQ |
Personal life
His younger brother, Rachid Ghezzal, is also a footballer and currently plays for Lyon.[10]
References
- ↑ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ↑ Genoa CFC Report and Accounts on 31 December 2008 (Italian)
- ↑ "Bari: Altre operazioni di mercato" (in Italian). AS Bari. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ AS Bari Report and Accounts on 31 December 2010 (Italian)
- ↑ AC Siena Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (Italian)
- ↑ Ghezzal: " Cesena è stata la mia prima scelta" (Italian)
- ↑ http://www.acsiena.it/newsdetail.php3?id=6738
- ↑ http://www.faf.org.dz/equipe_nationale-2008/point%20de%20presse%20Saadane%20121108.htm
- ↑ "World Cup 2010". BBC. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ↑ (French)
External links
- Abdelkader Ghezzal at National-Football-Teams.com
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