Baghdad Bounedjah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Baghdad Bounedjah | ||
| Date of birth | November 30, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Oran, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | RCG Oran | - | (-) |
| 2011–2013 | USM El Harrach | 48 | (16) |
| 2013– | Étoile du Sahel | 32 | (21) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Algeria U23 | 5 | (3) |
| 2013 | Algeria A' | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Algeria | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, December 6, 2014 (EST). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Baghdad Bounedjah (born November 30, 1991 in Oran) is an Algerian football player. He currently plays for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Étoile du Sahel and the Algeria national team.
Club career
In the summer of 2011, Bounedjah signed a two year contract with USM El Harrach, joining them from amateur club RCG Oran.[1] On September 10, 2011, he made his professional debut for the club as a starter in the first round game of the 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 against MC Oran, scoring a goal in the 78th minute.[2]
International career
In September 2011, Bounedjah was called by Azzedine Aït Djoudi up to the Algerian Under-23 National Team.[3] He participated with the team in a pair of friendlies against USM Blida and NA Hussein Dey.
On October 4, 2011, Bounedjah received a surprise call-up to the Algerian National Team from Vahid Halilhodžić for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Central African Republic, replacing the injured Rafik Djebbour.[4]
On November 16, 2011, he was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco.[5]
Honours
Club
- Étoile du Sahel
- Tunisian Cup (1): 2013–14
Individual
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top scorer (1): 2013–14
References
- ↑ USMH : Bounedjah et Ferahi, les deux premières recrues officielles; Le Buteur, 19 June 2011.
- ↑ MCO 1-2 USMH
- ↑ EN U23 : Deux défaites en match d'application; DZFoot.com, 28 September 2011.
- ↑ L'inconnu Bounedjah appelé par Halilhodzic !; DZFoot.com, 4 October 2011.
- ↑ EN U23 : Les 21 joueurs sélectionnés; DZFoot, November 16, 2011.