Abdelmalek Ziaya

Abdelmalek Ziaya
Personal information
Full nameAbdelmalek Ziaya
Date of birth23 January 1984
Place of birthGuelma, Algeria
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
ES Sétif
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002-2005ES Guelma62(77)
2005-2010ES Sétif94(27)
2010-2012Ittihad29(12)
2012-2013CA Bizertin11(4)
2013-2014USM Alger25(6)
2014-ES Sétif11(6)
National team
2010-Algeria6(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, July 25, 2014 (EST).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, July 25, 2014 (EST)

Abdelmalek Ziaya (born January 23, 1984 in Guelma) is an Algerian footballer who is currently playing for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club ES Sétif.

Career

ES Sétif

Ziaya plays regularly in ES Sétif's first team, and was a fixture in the club's Arab Champions League 2006-2007 triumph, scoring a goal against Al-Ittihad in the second round[1] and against Al-Nasr in the group stage.[2] Ziaya scored again in the Arab Champions League 2007-2008 versus Al-Wehda in the 1/16-finals.[3]

On 26 December 2009, it was announced that the 25-year-old Algerian striker was going to move on loan from ES Sétif to FC Sochaux with an option to buy.[4] However, 4 days later, it was reported that ES Sétif president refused to loan the player to Sochaux and was negotiating with Saudi Arabian club Ittihad Jeddah.[5]

Ittihad Jeddah

On January 6, 2010, Ziaya signed a two-year contract with Saudi Arabian Ittihad Jeddah, with the club paying €2 million for the transfer.[6] He scored two goals in his first game for the club, a 4-1 win in a friendly against Al-Ettifaq.[7] On February 23, 2010, Ziaya made his official debut for Al-Ittihad in an AFC Champions League match against FC Bunyodkor in Uzbekistan, with the score ending 3-0 in favour of the home side.[8] He scored his first official goal for the club on March 8, 2010 in an AFC Champions League match Zob Ahan.[9] Ziaya scored the goal in the 16th minute of the game, with the game ending 2-2. In his first league game for Ittihad, on March 14 against Al-Ahli, he delivered an assist to Manaf Abushgeer for the only goal of the game.[10]

Club Athlétique Bizertin

On July 29, 2012, Ziaya signed a two-year contract with Tunisian club CA Bizertin.[11] On August 1, he made his official debut for the club in a league game against ES Zarzis, scoring a goal on the occasion.[12]

Career statistics

As of January 10 2012
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saudi Arabia League Crown Prince Cup League Cup Asia Total
2009–10Ittihad JeddahSaudi Premier League21005253126
2010–112392042743615
2011–124200002062
Total Country 291220941475423

International career

After showing excellent form for ES Setif in 2009, scoring 15 goals in 13 games in the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup and a further 8 goals in first half of the domestic league, Ziaya was called up by Rabah Saadane for the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.[13]

On January 12, 2010, Ziaya made his debut for the Algerian National Team coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute in a group game against Malawi at the 2010 African Cup of Nations.[14]

Honours

Club

Personal

References

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