Abdelkader Laïfaoui

Abdelkader Laïfaoui
Personal information
Full name	Abdelkader Laïfaoui
Date of birth	29 July 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Hussein Dey, Algiers, Algeria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2003	OMR El Annasser
2003–2005	NA Hussein Dey
2005–2007	CR Belouizdad
2007–2011	ES Sétif
2011–2015	USM Alger
2015–2018	USM Blida
National team
2004–2011	Algeria
2010–2011	Algeria A'
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdelkader Laïfaoui (born 29 July 1981 in Hussein Dey, Algiers) is an Algerian international retired footballer. Mainly a central defender, he could also play as a right back.

An Algerian international since 2004, Laïfaoui was a member of the Algeria national team at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was also a member of the Algeria A' national team that finished fourth at the 2011 African Nations Championship in Sudan.

Club career

In December 2005, Laïfaoui was linked with a move to Tunisian side Club Africain.^[1] Despite traveling to Tunis and agreeing to personal terms with the club, CR Belouizdad refused to release the player and an agreement on a transfer fee could not be reached.^[2]

On 25 July 2011 Laïfaoui signed a two-year contract with USM Alger, joining them on a free transfer from ES Sétif.^[3] On 14 April 2012, in a league game against MC Saïda at Saïda's Stade 13 Avril 1958, Laïfaoui was stabbed by opposing fans who stormed the pitch at the end of the game.^[4] As a result of his injuries he had to receive stitches and spend the night in hospital.^[5]

Honours

Club

Won the Algerian League once with ES Sétif in 2009
Won the Arab Champions League twice with ES Sétif in 2007 and 2008
Won the North African Cup of Champions once with ES Sétif in 2009
Won the North African Super Cup once with ES Sétif in 2010
Won the Algerian Cup twice
- Once with ES Sétif in 2010
- Once with USM Alger in 2013
Won the North African Cup Winners Cup once with ES Sétif in 2010
Finalist of the CAF Confederation Cup once with ES Sétif in 2009
Won the UAFA Club Cup once with USM Alger in 2012–13
Won the Algerian Super Cup once with USM Alger in 2013
Won the Ligue 1 once with USM Alger in 2013–14

Country

Has 7 caps for the Algerian National Team
Semi-finalist of the 2010 African Cup of Nations
Played at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

References

^ Mohamed B. (December 26, 2005). ""Je veux jouer en Tunisie" ABDELKADER LAIFAOUI à Liberté". Liberté. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
^ "Laïfaoui devrait rester". Infosoir. December 26, 2005. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
^ Laïfaoui, usmiste pour 2 ans Archived October 3, 2011, at archive.today
^ APS (April 14, 2012). "La délégation de l'USMA agressée à Saïda" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
^ APS (April 15, 2012). "Haddad: "Laifaoui et Cherchar toujours à l'hôpital"". DZFoot. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.

External links

Abdelkader Laïfaoui at National-Football-Teams.com
Abdelkader Laïfaoui at DZFoot.com (in French)
Abdelkader Laïfaoui at Soccerway

[1] Mohamed B. (December 26, 2005). ""Je veux jouer en Tunisie" ABDELKADER LAIFAOUI à Liberté". Liberté. Retrieved April 17, 2011.

[2] "Laïfaoui devrait rester". Infosoir. December 26, 2005. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2012.

[3] Laïfaoui, usmiste pour 2 ans Archived October 3, 2011, at archive.today

[4] APS (April 14, 2012). "La délégation de l'USMA agressée à Saïda" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.

[5] APS (April 15, 2012). "Haddad: "Laifaoui et Cherchar toujours à l'hôpital"". DZFoot. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.

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