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Merouane Abdouni Personal information Full name Merouane Abdouni Date of birth March 27, 1981 Place of birth Bordj El Kiffan, Algiers, Algeria Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club USM Blida Number TBA Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999-2002 USM El Harrach 43 (0) 2002-2005 USM Alger 85 (0) 2005-2007 MC Alger - (-) 2007-2011 USM Alger - (-) 2011- USM Blida 0 (0) National team‡ 2002-2004 Algeria 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 2009Merouane Abdouni (born March 27 1981 in Bordj El Kiffan, Algiers) is an footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for USM Blida in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.[1]
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Biography
Abdouni began his playing career at USM El Harrach and made his first team debut in the 1999/2000 in the Algerian second division. That same season, he helped the team gain promotion to the top flight, although they would get relegated just one year later. He stayed another season before signing with USM Alger in the summer of 2002.
With USM Alger, he played a key role in the teams 2003 African Champions League run, where the team was eliminated in the semi-final's to eventual champions Enyimba FC of Nigeria. He also helped the team win the Algerian league twice (2003 and 2005) and the Algerian Cup twice (2003 and 2004). He was voted as the top goalkeeper in the 2004/2005 season by sports daily El Heddaf (Le Buteur) and was selected in the DZFoot.com Team of the Season. He received all 4 of his call-ups to the Algerian National Team during his spell with USM Alger.
In the summer of 2005, he joined crosstown rivals MC Alger and became the target of chants by USM Alger fans during the capital derby «El Classico». He helped the team win back to back Algerian Cup's in 2006 and 2007, both times defeating his former team USM Alger in the final. On May 17, 2007, in a CAF Confederation Cup game against Kwara United of Nigeria, he received a red card from the referee and then assaulted the referee as well as match officials. He subsequently received a 3-year ban from the CAF, a decision upheld by FIFA, disallowing him from playing in any competition (domestic or international). The ban was later reduced to 2 years.[2]
Although unable to participate in any games, he signed with USM Alger at the beginning of the 2007 season.
National team statistics
Algeria national team Year Apps Goals 2002 3 0 2003 0 0 2004 1 0 Total 4 0 Honours
- Won the Algerian league twice with USM Alger in 2003 and 2005
- Won the Algerian Cup four times
- Won the Algerian Super Cup once with MC Alger in 2006
References
External links
- Merouane Abdouni at National-Football-Teams.com
- USM-Alger.com Profile
Algeria squad – 2002 Africa Cup of Nations 
USM Blida – current squad 2 Yaghni · 3 Belkheir · 6 Beldjilali · 7 Djemaouni · 8 Aliouane · 10 Bitam · 11 Kherbache · 13 Benloucif · 14 Djahel · 15 Chebira · 18 Defnoun · 20 Oussaad · 21 Namani · 22 Khalladi · 23 Tilbi · 25 Terbah · 26 Boukacem · 32 Meguenni · 33 Mokhtari · Illoul · Abdouni · Manager: Assas
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Bordj El Kiffan
- Association football goalkeepers
- Algerian footballers
- Algeria international footballers
- USM Alger players
- USM El Harrach players
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Algeria under-23 international footballers
- MC Alger players
- Algeria under-20 international footballers
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 players
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