- Khaled Kharroubi
Football player infobox
playername = Khaled Kharroubi
fullname = Khaled Farid Kharroubi
height = 1.80 m
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|2|11
cityofbirth =Lyon
countryofbirth =France
currentclub =FCV Dender
clubnumber =
position =Midfielder
youthyears = 1992–1997
1997–2001
youthclubs =Olympique Lyon Grenoble Foot
years = 2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2008 2008–
clubs = Bangu
Vitória Bahia
ValenciennesFCV Dender
caps(goals) =
56 (1) 00 (0)
nationalyears = 2006–
nationalteam = Algeria
nationalcaps(goals) = 00 (0)
pcupdate =June 4 ,2008
ntupdate =June 4 ,2008 Khaled Farid Kharroubi ( _ar. خالد خروبي) (born
February 11 ,1984 inLyon ,France ) is anAlgeria n football player who is currently playing as a midfielder forFCV Dender in theBelgian First Division .Biography
Kharroubi started playing football at the age of 6 in his neighborhood club "US Vénissieux". At the age of 8, he joined the Olympique Lyon academy, and stayed with the club until the age of 15. He would then join the academy at
Grenoble Foot for another 4 years, reaching the semi-finals of theCoupe Gambardella , before leaving toBrazil at age 19 to sign with Bangu. After one season, he was loaned out to Série A sideEsporte Clube Vitória and at the end of the season he would come back toFrance to joinValenciennes FC in the French Championnat National. In his first season, he played 33 games and helped the team finish first in the tables gaining promotion toLigue 2 . In his second season, injuries limited him to just 10 games (and 1 goal) but his team still finished first in the standings, gaining promotion toLigue 1 . In his first season in the top flight, Kharroubi again managed just 10 games. Injuries again limited him to just 3 games in his second season inLigue 1 .On
June 4 ,2008 , he signed a 2-year contract with newly promoted Belgian clubFCV Dender . [ [http://www.dzfoot.com/news-3404.php Transferts : Kharroubi au FCV Dender - Football algérien ] ]International career
Although born in
France , Kharroubi has represented Algeria in international competition. In June, 2005, he was called up to a training camp by the Under-23 national team. [ [http://www.dzfoot.com/news.php?hot_id=976 Jeunes : regroupement des "pros" - Football algérien ] ] In August, 2006, he was called up byJean-Michel Cavalli to the Algerian National Team for friendlies againstFC Istres and Gabon. He started the game againstFC Istres but did not feature in the second game. [ [http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-2554.php | Football algérien ] ]Honours
* Won the French
Championnat National once withValenciennes FC in 2004/2005
* Won the Ligue 2 Championship once withValenciennes FC in 2005/2006Personal
Kharroubi's family hails from the city of
Chlef inAlgeria and the player has admitted he is a big fan ofASO Chlef .References
External links
*lfpfr|110411
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur21085.html Player profile - L'Equipe.fr]
* [http://www.dzfoot.com/effectifs/joueur_dz.php?joueur_id=984&saison_id=12 Player profile - dzfoot.com]
* [http://vacance12.skyrock.com/article_184386850.html DZfoot.com Interview]
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