Abdelmalek Cherrad

Abdelmalek Cherrad

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Personal information
Full name	Abdelmalek Cherrad
Date of birth	(1981-01-14) 14 January 1981
Place of birth	La Tronche, France
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Grenoble
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2005	Nice	76	(9)
2000–2001	→ Cannes (loan)	13	(3)
2004	→ Espérance (loan)	0	(0)
2004	→ Gent (loan)	5	(2)
2005	→ Bastia (loan)	9	(0)
2005–2007	Bastia	21	(7)
2007–2008	MC Alger	10	(2)
2008–2009	Bastia	14	(2)
2009	Arles-Avignon	9	(1)
2010–2011	Maritimo	5	(0)
2011	→ Belenenses (loan)	1	(0)
2012–	Grenoble	–	(–)
International career‡
2003–2007	Algeria	18	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 19 February 2013 UTC ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Abdelmalek Cherrad (Arabic: عبدالمالك شراد‎‎) (born 14 January 1981 in La Tronche) is a French born Algerian footballer who currently plays for Championnat de France amateur side Grenoble Foot 38 as a striker.

Club career

Cherrad began his playing career with OGC Nice in 1998. His first full season as a professional saw him make five appearances. His six and a half seasons with Nice saw him loaned out to several different sides in France and abroad. He played for the likes of AS Cannes, Espérance de Tunis, K.A.A. Gent and SC Bastia. His spell with Bastia, saw Bastia sign him in January 2005. His two and a half seasons with Bastia, saw him make twenty one appearances, scoring seven goals.

In the summer of 2007, Bastia released Cherrad. In November 2007, he signed for Algerian side MC Alger. He remained with the Algerian side for one season where in 2008 he returned to Bastia. He returned to the Les Bleus on a one-year deal. His second spell with Bastia saw him make fourteen appearances, scoring two goals.

Cherrad left Bastia in the summer of 2009 for newly promoted to Ligue 2 side AC Arles-Avignon. His stay would be short-lived as he would released at the end of 2009. In the January transfer window he would move to Portugal to play for Maritimo. In January 2011, he was on the move again this time representing Belenenses for the latter half of the 2010–11 season. In the summer of 2011, Maritimo would release Cherrad.

In October 2012, Cherrad signed for Grenoble Foot 38.

International career

He was part of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals. Cherrad has 18 caps and 7 goals with the Algerian national team.

International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 April 2003	Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France	Madagascar	3 – 0	3 – 1	Friendly match
2.	4 September 2003	Stade Paul Audrain, Dinard, France	Qatar	1 – 0	1 – 0	Friendly match
3.	14 November 2003	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria	Niger	1 – 0	6 – 0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	14 November 2003	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria	Niger	2 – 0	6 – 0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	8 February 2004	Stade Taïeb El Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia	Morocco	1 – 0	1 – 3	2004 African Cup of Nations
6.	30 May 2004	Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria	Jordan	1 – 1	1 – 1	Friendly match
7.	20 June 2004	National Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	1 – 0	1 – 1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

External links

• Abdelmalek Cherrad at footballzz.co.uk
• Abdelmalek Cherrad profile at ForaDeJogo
• Abdelmalek Cherrad – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Abdelmalek Cherrad at National-Football-Teams.com