Houssem Eddine Mrezigue
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 Merizegue with CR Belouizdad in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Houssem Eddine Mezigue[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 March 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aïn Arnat, Algeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Dynamo Makhachkala | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2019 | ES Sétif | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | MC Alger | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | CR Belouizdad | 81 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Vizela (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Dynamo Makhachkala | 47 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Algeria U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Algeria | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 August 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Houssem Eddine Mrezigue (Arabic: حسام الدين مرزيق; born 23 March 2000) is an Algerian international footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Dynamo Makhachkala.[2]
In July 2020, he signed a four-year contract with CR Belouizdad.[3] On 29 August 2023, CR Belouizdad sent Mrezigue on loan to Primeira Liga side Vizela, with a future option to make the move permanent.[4] On 5 February 2024, he returned to CR Belouizdad after an unsuccessful experience with Vizela.[5]
On 31 July 2024, Mrezigue signed with Russian Premier League newcomer Dynamo Makhachkala.[6]
International career
He made his debut for the Algeria national football team on 1 December 2021 in a 2021 FIFA Arab Cup game against Sudan.[7]
Mrezigue was part of the Algeria squad that finished runners-up in the 2022 African Nations Championship (which took place in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa), and was elected Player of the Tournament.[8]
