Jugurtha Meftah
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Jugurtha Meftah is an Algeria
n football player. He currently plays for JS Kabylie
in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
. He comes from a long family of footballers, with three of his cousins having already played for JS Kabylie
: Mahieddine Meftah
, Mohamed Rabie Meftah
and Rahim Meftah
. Two of them, Mahieddine and Rabie, also played for the Algerian National Team
. Another cousin, Chaâbane Meftah
, is also a footballer and currently plays for JS Kabylie as well.
in a league match
against ASO Chlef
as a 49th minute substitute for Ibrahim Amada
.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n football player. He currently plays for JS Kabylie
JS Kabylie
Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie , known as JS Kabylie or JSK , is an Algerian professional association football club based in Tizi Ouzou. It draws its support from Kabyle football fans even outside the city of Tizi Ouzou...
in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Personal
Meftah was born on July 28, 1990 in Tizi OuzouTizi Ouzou
Tizi Ouzou is a city in Kabylia, Algeria, where it ranks second in population after Béjaïa. It is the capital and largest city of Tizi Ouzou Province and of Great Kabylia .-Etymology:The name comes from the Kabylian Berber Tizi n Uzezzu and is pronounced Tizuzzu, commonly...
. He comes from a long family of footballers, with three of his cousins having already played for JS Kabylie
JS Kabylie
Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie , known as JS Kabylie or JSK , is an Algerian professional association football club based in Tizi Ouzou. It draws its support from Kabyle football fans even outside the city of Tizi Ouzou...
: Mahieddine Meftah
Mahieddine Meftah
Mahieddine "Tchico" Meftah is a former Algerian national footballer. He currently holds the record as the most capped Algerian player...
, Mohamed Rabie Meftah
Mohamed Rabie Meftah
Mohamed Rabie Meftah is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.-Personal:...
and Rahim Meftah
Rahim Meftah
Rahim Meftah is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays for USM Alger in the Algerian League.Rahim is the cousin of Algerian international and JS Kabylie defender, Mohamed Rabie Meftah, as well as former Algerian international Mahieddine Meftah.-Club career:* 1999-2007 JS Kabylie * 2007-pres...
. Two of them, Mahieddine and Rabie, also played for the Algerian National Team
Algeria national football team
The Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...
. Another cousin, Chaâbane Meftah
Chaâbane Meftah
Chaâbane Meftah is an Algerian football player. He currently plays for JS Kabylie in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.-Personal:...
, is also a footballer and currently plays for JS Kabylie as well.
Club career
On May 24, 2011, Meftah made his professional debut for JS KabylieJS Kabylie
Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie , known as JS Kabylie or JSK , is an Algerian professional association football club based in Tizi Ouzou. It draws its support from Kabyle football fans even outside the city of Tizi Ouzou...
in a league match
2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The 2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 was the forty-seventh season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league, with MC Alger as the defending champions. The league started on September 24, 2010...
against ASO Chlef
ASO Chlef
Association Sportive Olympique de Chlef is an Algerian football club based in Chlef, founded in 1947. The club colours are red and white. Their venue, Stade Mohamed Boumezrag has a capacity of some 30,000.-History:...
as a 49th minute substitute for Ibrahim Amada
Ibrahim Amada
Ibrahim Samuel Amada is a Malagasy football player. He currently plays for AS Khroub in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.-Club career:...
.