Mehdi Kerrouche

Mehdi Kerrouche
Personal information
Full nameMehdi Kerrouche
Date of birth11 October 1985[1]
Place of birthDouai, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
CS Constantine
Number39
Youth career
–2001RC Lens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2007AC Cambrai18(9)
2007KSK Ronse23(11)
2007USM Alger5(1)
2008–2009GFCO Ajaccio16(7)
2009–2010Naval18(5)
2010–2011Al-Oruba (UAE)18(12)
2011–2012Swindon Town13(6)
2012→ Oxford United (loan)4(0)
2012–2014CS Constantine41(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 30 June 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Mehdi Kerrouche (born 11 October 1985 in Douai, France) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CS Constantine.

Club career

Kerrouche started his senior career playing for AC Cambrai in the French CFA2. In 2007, he left the club to try his luck in the Belgian Second Division with K.S.K. Ronse.

USM Alger

On 18 August 2007, Kerrouche signed a one-year contract with Algerian club USM Alger.[3] However, in December 2007, he was released from the club, having made just five league appearances and scored one goal.[4]

GFCO Ajaccio

He played the 2008–09 season with GFCO Ajaccio in the French CFA. He made 16 appearances, scoring seven goals.[5]

Naval

In August 2009, Kerrouche signed with Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[6] On 11 September 2009, he made his debut for the club as a starter in a league game against Vitória.[7]

Swindon Town

In July 2011, Kerrouche signed a two-year contract with English Football League Two side Swindon Town, subject to international clearance.[8][9] On 10 September 2011, Kerrouche scored his first goal in a 2–0 victory over Southend United. Three days later, he scored twice against Crawley Town in a 3–0 win. On 24 September 2011, Kerrouche scored again against Barnet. On 8 October 2011, Kerrouche scored again in a 3–3 draw against Hereford United. On 5 November 2011, Kerrouche scored his first penalty for Swindon Town in a 2–0 win over Port Vale. On 12 November 2011, he scored his first FA Cup goal, having come on as a substitute during a 4–1 defeat of Huddersfield Town of League One.[10]

Loan at Oxford United

On 9 February 2012, after being unsettled at Swindon, he joined bitter local rivals Oxford United on a one-month loan.[11] Oxford United need cover over striker crisis after losing strikers like Jon-Paul Pittman, Alfie Potter and Tom Craddock. On 14 February 2012, he made his debut for Oxford United in a 2–1 win over Dagenham & Redbridge, giving the club their first match in February. After just a month-long spell with just one start and three substitute appearance and failing to score a goal, Kerrouche has returned to Swindon after his loan spell with Oxford came to an end.[12] After his loan spell at Oxford, Kerrouche had yet played under Di Canio due to their falling out.

CS Constantine

After being released by Swindon, Kerrouche returned to Algeria joining Ligue 1 side CS Constantine on a two-year deal.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Mehdi Kerrouche". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mehdi Kerrouche". L'Équipe. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Interview de Mehdi Kerrouche".
  4. ↑ "KERROUCHE Mehdi".
  5. ↑ "FOOTBALL AJACCIO GFCO EFFECTIF CFA 2008/2009". Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Transferts : Mehdi Kerrouche à Naval" (in French). dzfoot.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "http://www.lpfp.pt/liga_sagres/pages/jogo.aspx?epoca=20092010&jornada=4&jogo=5715".
  8. ↑ "Kerrouche agrees to Town move". Swindon Town official website. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Swindon Town sign Algerian striker Mehdi Kerrouche". BBC Sport. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "Swindon 4 Huddersfield 1". BBC Sport. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Swindon Town's Mehdi Kerrouche signs for Oxford United". BBC Sport. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "Striker returns to Robins". EatSleepSport.com. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "KERROUCHE : " REJOINDRE L'EN "" (in French). FootAfrica 365. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

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