Toufik Zerara
Algerian football player (born 1986)
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Toufik Zerara (born 3 February 1986 in Mulhouse) is a footballer currently playing for CR Belouizdad in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[4] Born in France, he represented that nation at youth level but then opted to represent Algeria.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toufik Zerara[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Mulhouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CR Belouizdad | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Kingersheim | |||
| FC Mulhouse | |||
| 2002–2006 | FC Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Sochaux[2] | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Germinal Beerschot[3] | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Al Dhafra | ? | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Falkirk | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Al Dhafra | - | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | SR Colmar | 36 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | JSM Béjaïa | 41 | (10) |
| 2013–2016 | ES Sétif | 71 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | CS Constantine | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | CR Belouizdad | 0 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Algeria A' | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:00, 26 May 2013 (UTC) | |||
Career
Youth career
He began his football career in the youth side for FC Kingersheim[5] and joined later to the cult club FC Mulhouse.[6]
Professional career
Zerara began his professional career with the second team of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard who was promoted to the Ligue 1 team in 2006. After one year without a game in the Ligue 1 for Sochaux[7] signed for Jupiler League club K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot.[8] He played in only season for G.B.A. seven games and joined now to Al Dhafra Club in the UAE League during the 2008–09 season and was released by Emirati club Dhafra a few months ago.[9] On 12 January 2012 Zerara signed for Algerian club JSM Bejaia.[10] On 28 January 2012 he made his debut for the club as a starter in a league game against CS Constantine,
Falkirk
He then signed for Scottish Premier League club Falkirk in November 2009; although this was outside of the transfer window, Zerara was able to sign as a free agent.[11] On 6 January 2010 Zerara left the club after rejecting a contract extension which did not meet his wage demands.[12]
International career
Zerara is a former France national under-21 football team member, played in 2007 only one game for his country.[13]