Haris Belkebla

Haris Belkebla (Arabic: حارس بلقبلة; born 28 January 1994) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Brest. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.[1]

Haris Belkebla
Belkebla with Brest in 2018
Personal information
Full name Haris Belkebla
Date of birth (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994
Place of birth La Courneuve, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Brest
Number 7
Youth career
Boulogne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Valenciennes B 36 (0)
2014–2018 Tours 136 (5)
2014 Tours B 2 (0)
2018– Brest 46 (1)
National team
2016 Algeria U23 3 (0)
2019– Algeria 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

Club career

Born in La Courneuve,[2] Belkebla began his career in the youth ranks of Boulogne before joining Valenciennes in 2012.[3] In 2014, he joined Tours, signing an amateur contract with the club. He made his Ligue 2 debut at 8 August 2014 against Troyes AC in a 1–0 away loss.[4]

In summer 2018, he moved to Stade Brestois 29.[5]

International career

In October 2012, Belkebla was called up to the Algeria under-20 national team for the first time in preparation for the 2013 African U-20 Championship.[6]

He was called up to the Algeria national football team playing the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, but was shortly kicked off the team by the manager Djamel Belmadi for showing his buttocks on a live stream of his teammate Alexandre Oukidja playing Fortnite.[7] He debuted for Algeria in a 5–0 win over Zambia on 14 November 2019.[8]

Personal life

Belkebla is the nephew of former professional footballer Youssef Belkebla, who played for Red Star and Saint-Étienne.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2019[9]
Appearances and clubs, season and competition
Club Season Division League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valenciennes B 2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur 160160
2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur 2 200200
Total 3600000360
Tours 2014–15 Ligue 2 3623010402
2015–16 3422131394
2016–17 3100000310
2017–18 3513040421
Total 136581811527
Tours B 2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 2 2020
Brest 2018–19 Ligue 2 3311020361
2019–20 Ligue 1 2300000230
2020–21 3501000360
Total 9112020951
Career total 26561011012858

References

  1. Haris Belkebla at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. "Harris Belkebla : " J'ai tout de suite eu le déclic quand j'ai été reçu à Boulogne "" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. "Portrait : Haris Belkebla" (in French). Tours FC. 13 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. "Troyes vs. Tours - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. "Belkebla, la figure de l'ombre". letelegramme.fr. 2 November 2018.
  6. "EN U20 : Liste des 25 joueurs convoqués au stage de Lisses" (in French). La Gazette du Fennec. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  7. "Algeria midfielder axed from AFCON squad… for flashing bum on Fortnite stream". 12 June 2019.
  8. "Algeria vs. Zambia (5:0)".
  9. Haris Belkebla at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2019.


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