Hamza Yacef

Hamza Yacef
Personal information
Full nameHamza Yacef
Date of birthAugust 25, 1979
Place of birthSidi M'Hamed, Algiers, Algeria
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
CS Constantine
Youth career
USM Alger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997-2001USM Alger?(?)
2001-2005NA Hussein Dey73(26)
2005-2007JS Kabylie53(9)
2007-2008Wydad Casablanca9(1)
2008-2009MC Alger14(1)
2009-2010MSP Batna17(3)
2010-CS Constantine-(-)
National team
2005-2008Algeria9(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 1 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 2009

Hamza Yacef (Arabic: حمزة ياسف; born August 25, 1979 in Sidi M'Hamed Algiers), is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays for CS Constantine in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.

Club career

Yacef started his playing career with USM Alger, where he signed his first contract in 1997. He would play with the club for four seasons, winning the Algerian Cup twice in 1997 and 1999, and finishing twice as runner-up in the league in 1998 and 2001. In the summer of 2001, he signed a contract with NA Hussein Dey, who were playing in the second division. After just one season, he would help the team return to the top flight. He played three more seasons with NA Hussein Dey, scoring 26 goals in 73 appearances. In the summer of 2005, he signed with JS Kabylie.

In 2007, he signed a two-year contract with Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca worth $300,000.

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