Abdelmoumene Djabou

Abdelmoumene Djabou
Personal information
Full nameAbdelmoumene Djabou
Date of birthJanuary 31, 1987
Place of birthSétif, Algeria
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Club Africain
Number19
Youth career
USM Sétif
ES Sétif
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2012ES Sétif101(22)
2006–2007→ MC El Eulma (loan)23(6)
2009–2010→ USM El Harrach (loan)43(7)
2012–Club Africain65(17)
National team‡
2005–2006Algeria U201(0)
2010–2011Algeria A'11(3)
2010–Algeria12(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, March 29, 2015 (EST).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, March 29, 2015 (EST)

Abdelmoumene Djabou (born January 31, 1987) is an Algerian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Club Africain in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

An Algerian international since 2010, Djabou was a member of the Algerian teams at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea. As of March 2015, he has won 12 international caps and scored 3 goals.

Djabou is Algeria's all-time top scorer at the FIFA World Cup with 2 goals, a record he shares with Salah Assad and Islam Slimani.

Club career

Djabou came through the junior ranks of his hometown club ES Sétif with the exception of one season with USM Sétif.[1] He made his senior debut during the 2004-2005 season, making two league appearances. The following season, he made another two appearances. He spent the 2006-2007 on loan to MC El Eulma.

On September 30, 2008, Djabou was loaned out to Swiss club FC Sion.[2] However, after a month with the club, his paperwork had still not cleared and Djabou returned to ES Sétif.

In January 2009, Djabou was loaned out to USM El Harrach. Djabou made his début for USM El Harrach on 19 February 2009, against NA Hussein Dey coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute for Gharbi.[3] He scored his first goal for the club against his former club MC El Eulma in the 17th minute, with the end result being 2-2.[4] He scored his second goal against RC Kouba in the 1st minute, with the final result ending at 5-1.[5] He appeared in 12 games and scored 2 goals during his first loan spell at USM El Harrach. He also spent the 2009-2010 season on loan with the club, scoring 5 goals in 31 appearances.[6] On June 9, 2010, he returned to ES Sétif.[7]

On June 13, 2012, Djabou signed a two year contract with Tunisian side Club Africain.[8]

International career

Abdelmoumene Djabou (in white) in a friendly match with Romania

On September 18, 2010, Djabou was called up to the Algerian National Team by new coach Abdelhak Benchikha for a qualifier against the Central African Republic.[9]

Djabou competed for Algeria at the 2011 African Nations Championship in Sudan, helping the Desert Foxes reach the semi-finals.[10]

He appeared twice during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, and was selected for Algeria's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals on 2 June 2014.[11] On 22 June, Djabou scored the third goal for Les Fennecs in a 4–2 World Cup group match win against South Korea.[12] He also scored the team's consolation goal in the 120th minute of a 2–1 extra time defeat by Germany in the round of 16.[13]

International goals

Scores and results table. Algeria's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 August 2013 Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida, Algeria  Guinea 2–0 2–2 Friendly[14]
2. 22 June 2014 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil  South Korea 3–0 4–2 2014 FIFA World Cup[12]
3. 30 June 2014 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil  Germany 1–2 1–2 2014 FIFA World Cup[13]

References

  1. ↑ Halim (April 12, 2006). "Interview : Djabou Abdelmoumin (U20)". DZFoot. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ Djabou to Sion
  3. ↑ http://www.dzfoot.com/fiches/fiche2.php?fiche_id=4358
  4. ↑ http://www.dzfoot.com/fiches/fiche2.php?fiche_id=4403
  5. ↑ http://www.dzfoot.com/fiches/fiche2.php?fiche_id=4541
  6. ↑ Algeria - Abdelmoumene Djabou - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
  7. ↑ Djabou revient à l'ES Sétif
  8. ↑ Toufik O. (June 13, 2012). "Transferts : Djabou officiellement au Club Africain" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  9. ↑ Liste des joueurs convoqués pour le match République Cen
  10. ↑ "Abdelmoumene DJABOU". FIFA. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Algeria World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "South Korea 2-4 Algeria". BBC Sport. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Germany 2-1 Algeria". BBC Sport. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  14. ↑ http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2013/08/14/world/friendlies/algeria/guinea/1494149/

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