Abdelmalek Cherrad
Abdelmalek Cherrad | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 14, 1981 La Tronche, France |
| Occupation | Professional footballer (retired) |
| Years active | 1998–2012 |
| Known for | Forward for OGC Nice, SC Bastia, MC Alger, Algeria national team |
Abdelmalek Cherrad (; born 14 January 1981) is a retired professional soccer player who operated primarily as a forward. Although born in France, he represented the Algerian national team, earning 18 international caps and netting 7 goals.
Club career
Cherrad was born in La Tronche, France, and initiated his professional journey with OGC Nice in 1998, appearing five times during his debut full season. Throughout six and a half years at Nice, he spent periods on loan at several clubs such as AS Cannes, Espérance de Tunis, K.A.A. Gent, and SC Bastia. In January 2005, Bastia secured his services permanently, where he featured in 21 matches and scored seven goals across two and a half years.
Following his release from Bastia in the summer of 2007, Cherrad joined Algerian side MC Alger in November 2007 for a one-year contract. He later returned to Bastia in 2008 on a one-season deal, contributing 14 appearances and two goals during this second tenure.
In mid-2009, Cherrad signed with newly promoted Ligue 2 club AC Arles-Avignon but was let go by the end of that year. He transferred to Portuguese outfit C.S. Maritimo in January 2010 and was loaned out to C.F. Os Belenenses for the remainder of the 2010–2011 season. Maritimo released him in the summer of 2011.
In October 2012, he joined Grenoble Foot 38.
International career
Cherrad took part with the Algeria national team at the 2004 African Nations Cup, where Algeria finished second in their group before being knocked out by Morocco in the quarter-final stage. Over his international career, he accumulated 18 caps and scored seven goals.
Career statistics
- The score column reflects Algeria's goal tally first; score indicates the state of the match immediately following each goal by Cherrad.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 24 April 2003 | Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France | Template:Fb | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 4 September 2003 | Stade Paul Audrain, Dinard, France | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 14 November 2003 | Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 2–0 | |||||
| 5 | 8 February 2004 | Stade Taïeb El Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2004 African Cup of Nations |
| 6 | 30 May 2004 | Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria | Template:Fb | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 20 June 2004 | National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |