Nordine Sam

Nordine Sam

Personal information
Full name	Nordine Belahmideche Sam
Date of birth	25 March 1982 (1982-03-25) (age 29)
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
Height	1m83
Playing position	Central Defender
Club information
Current club	CS Constantine
Number	23
Youth career
1998-2002	RC Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002-2004	RC Strasbourg	1	(0)
2004-2005	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	27	(0)
2005-2007	FC Luzern	52	(3)
2007	FC Luzern II	?	(?)
2007-2010	Nea Salamina	50	(1)
2010-2011	Al-Nasr Benghazi
2011-	CS Constantine
National team‡
2003	Algeria U23	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 16, 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 4, 2009

Nordine Belahmideche Sam (born 25 March 1982) is an Algerian football player who currently plays as a central defender for CS Constantine in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Club career

A product of the RC Strasbourg academy, Sam made just one appearance for the RC Strasbourg first team, a 0-0 draw against AC Ajaccio in the final week of the 2002-2003 Ligue 1 season.^[1] In 2005, Sam left the club to join FC Luzern who were playing in the Swiss Challenge League. He helped the team win the division in 2006 and gain promotion to the Swiss top flight. However, he was dropped down to the reserve team for the 2007 season and terminated his contracted with the club in December 2007. He quickly received an offer from Nea Salamis and a signed a contract for two and a half years.^[2]

International career

Sam played two games for the Algerian Under-23 National Team in 2003, against Tunisia and Libya.^[3]

Personal

Although born in France, Sam is originally from Mostaganem, Algeria.

References

1. ^ http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2002/2003&code_evt=&code_jr_tr=J38&num_ordre=1
2. ^ http://www.dzfoot.com/news-4923/verts-d-eur-interview-de-nordine-sam-nea-salamina/
3. ^ http://www.dzfoot.com/news-4923/verts-d-eur-interview-de-nordine-sam-nea-salamina/

External links

• Nordine Sam French league stats at LFP.fr (French)

Persondata
Name	Sam, Nordine
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Date of birth	25 March 1982
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
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