Zineddine Belaïd

Algerian footballer

Zineddine Belaïd
Zineddine Belaïd in 2024
Personal information
Full name Zineddine Belaïd
Date of birth (1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Thenia, Algeria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 USM Alger
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2019 NA Hussein Dey
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 NA Hussein Dey 21 (0)
2020– USM Alger 97 (6)
International career‡
2017 Algeria U20 6 (1)
2018 Algeria U23 3 (0)
2021–2022 Algeria A' 11 (0)
2023– Algeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023

Zineddine Belaïd (Arabic: زين الدين بلعيد; born 20 March 1999) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a centre-back for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algeria national team.[1][2][3]

Career

On 31 May 2018, Zinedine Belaïd signed his first professional contract with NA Hussein Dey and played his first match at the professional level on 20 January 2019 in the CAF Confederation Cup against Al-Ahly Benghazi of Libya. In his first season, Belaid only played three matches. In his second season Belaid became a key piece in the team and on 30 October 2019, Belaid scored the first goal in his football career against JS Saoura which led him to a 1–0 victory. On 11 October 2020, Belaïd signed a four-year contract with USM Alger.[4] Belaïd became a key player in the team and got the captain's armband, Belaïd is in the sights of Al-Arabi SC winners of this season's Emir of Qatar Cup, The coach Younes Ali would already be delighted to see the native of the city of Isser in his ranks. Indeed, the coach would have watched the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup final between USMA and Young Africans, He would then have given the green light to the management of the Qatari club to try this summer.[5]

On 3 June 2023, Belaïd won the first title in his football career by winning the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup after defeating Young Africans of Tanzania.[6][7] On 17 August 2023, Belaïd has finally extended her contract for two years. Many clubs contacted USM Alger captain during this transfer period, as the Belgian club Sint-Truidense made an official offer for the player, but the latter rejected it in the end.[8] On 15 September 2023, Belaïd led USM Alger to win the CAF Super Cup against Al Ahly by scoring the only goal in the match, winning the second title in three months.[9][10] Despite renewing his contract with USMA, Belaïd still has ambitions to professionalize in Europe, but news has spread about the desire of Al Ahly to sign him at the end of the season at the request of his coach Marcel Koller. The same source explained that the management of the Egyptian club is ready to invest an amount of one and a half million euros to hire Belaïd.[11][12]

International career

In June 2021, Zineddine Belaïd was called up by Madjid Bougherra for the first time to the Algeria A' national team against Liberia to inaugurate the new stadium in Oran in 5–1 victory.[13] On 2 January 2023, Belaïd was selected for the 28-man squad to participate in the 2022 African Nations Championship.[14] Belaïd played all the matches reaching the final, settling for runner-up after the defeat against Senegal.[15] On 30 May 2023 the FAF publish the list of Djamel Belmadi for the two matches of the month of June, Where is called Belaïd for the first time and his first match was against Uganda in the Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[16][17] On 29 December 2023, Belaïd was named by Djamel Belmadi to Algeria's 26-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 March 2024[19]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NA Hussein Dey 2018–19 Ligue 1 2 0 — 1[a] 0 — 3 0
2019–20 19 1 2 0 — — 21 1
Total 21 1 2 0 1 0 — 24 1
USM Alger 2020–21 Ligue 1 33 1 — — 3[b] 0 36 1
2021–22 30 3 — — — 30 3
2022–23 23 3 — 16[a] 3 — 39 6
2023–24 12 0 1 1 9[c] 2 — 22 3
Total 98 7 1 1 25 5 3 0 127 13
Career total 119 8 3 1 26 5 3 0 151 14
  1. ^ a b All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
  2. ^ All appearances in Algerian League Cup
  3. ^ one appearance and one goal in CAF Super Cup, eight appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup

Honours

USM Alger

References

  1. ^ "FICHE DU JOUEUR: ZINEDDINE BELAID".
  2. ^ "Zineddine Belaïd".
  3. ^ "Zineddine Belaid à l'USM Alger".
  4. ^ "USMA : Zineddine Belaid va signer". DZFoot.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Belaïd et Mahious se rapprochent encore plus du Qatar". africafoot.com. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ^ "USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans". barrons.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. ^ "CAF CC : L'USMA REMPORTE LA COUPE!". dzfoot.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. ^ "USM Alger : Zinedine Belaid prolonge son contrat jusqu'en 2026". DZfoot. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b "L'USMA remporte la Supercoupe de la CAF face au Ahly". mediafootdz.dz. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  10. ^ "USM Alger deserved African Super Cup win over Ahly: Coach Benchikha". ahram.org. 16 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Al-Ahly met 1,5 million € pour Belaïd". L'algerie Aujourd'hui. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  12. ^ "ALG : Une offre de 1,5 M€ pour Zinedine Belaïd par Al-Ahly SC". Foot Afrique. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Football - Amical : victoire de l'Algérie A' devant le Liberia (5-1)". radioalgerie.dz. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  14. ^ "CHAN 2022 : La liste des 28 algériens dévoilée". dzfoot.com. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Senegal win penalty shootout against Algeria to become CHAN champions". Cafonline.com. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  16. ^ "EN : La liste de Belmadi contre l'Ouganda et la Tunisie". dzfoot.com. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Zineddine Belaïd, si pas maintenant c'est quand ?". Lagazette du fennec. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Officiel : La liste des Verts pour la CAN est parue !". DZfoot. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  19. ^ Zineddine Belaïd at Soccerway
  20. ^ "USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans". barrons.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

External links

  • Zineddine Belaïd at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Zineddine Belaïd at Soccerway
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USM Alger – current squad
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Algeria squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
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