Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdelkader Laïfaoui | ||
Date of birth | 29 July 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Hussein Dey, Algiers, Algeria | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1999–2003 | OMR El Annasser | - | (-) |
2003–2005 | NA Hussein Dey | 52 | (2) |
2005–2007 | CR Belouizdad | 53 | (4) |
2007–2011 | ES Sétif | 87 | (4) |
2011–2015 | USM Alger | 57 | (2) |
2015–2018 | USM Blida | 66 | (1) |
International career | |||
2004–2011 | Algeria | 8 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Algeria A' | 9 | (0) |
*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.
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]