Madjid Bougherra
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Madjid Bougherra is a professional footballer. He currently plays for Lekhwiya and the Algeria national team
. He is a defender
, who can also play as a midfielder
.
Bougherra began his professional football career with French club Gueugnon
before having spells with English sides Crewe Alexandra
, Sheffield Wednesday
and Charlton Athletic
. Bougherra moved to Rangers
in the summer of 2008 for a fee of £2.5 million, he made his debut against Falkirk
in August of that year. Bougherra made 113 appearances for Rangers and was a key part of the team that won the Scottish Premier League
championship in seasons 2008-09
, 2009-10 and 2010-11. In August 2011 Rangers sold Bougherra to Lekhwiya for £1.7 million.
Bougherra has received over forty caps for the Algeria national football team
representing them at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations where Algeria finished fourth and the 2010 World Cup
in South Africa
.
in July 2002. Whilst with the Ligue 2
side Bougherra made 49 league appearances and scored one goal. He also made a single appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue
.
club Crewe Alexandra
on loan at the end of January 2006. He managed to get into the Crewe record books as his agent, Charles Collymore recommended the Algerian defender to the South Cheshire club and was given £
5,000 by the club, making him the first agent to receive a fee from Crewe.
After a number of impressive performances, including a goal in the 4–1 win over Coventry City
, many of the club's supporters urged then manager Dario Gradi
to sign Bougherra on a permanent basis. However, in April 2006, he confirmed he would leave Crewe at the end of his loan spell after failing to help the club avoid relegation to League One
.
Bougherra's performances at Crewe had attracted interest from a number of clubs in England, including some from the Premier League. He signed for another Championship club, Sheffield Wednesday
, in May 2006 on a permanent deal. The fee was undisclosed, but according to then-manager Paul Sturrock
it was not as much as the reported £300,000.
Bougherra made a big impact at Hillsborough
after making his debut on 5 August 2006 against Preston North End, winning the Player of the Month award in only his second month at the club and captaining the team for the first time against Queens Park Rangers
at home in October 2006. He also scored twice for the Owls against Ipswich and West Brom in the first half of the 2006–07 season.
, Bougherra was linked with several Premier League clubs. Sheffield Wednesday rejected a £1.3 million offer from Charlton Athletic
, whilst Reading
, Everton
and Birmingham City
were also rumoured to be interested. Eventually the Owls accepted an increased offer of £2.5m from Charlton for Bougherra, who completed his move to The Valley on 28 January 2007.
Bougherra was linked with a transfer to West Bromwich Albion
in the summer of 2008 after a transfer fee of £2.5 million was accepted by Charlton. However, Bougherra chose not to join Albion, saying that the absence of West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace
during negotiations was a major factor; Peace commented that his presence was not required for the transfer to go through.
, signing a four-year deal for £2.5 million on 31 July 2008.
He made his Rangers debut on 9 August 2008 in a Scottish Premier League
match against Falkirk
, and scored his first goal on 28 September 2008 in a 3–0 win against Hibernian
. After losing Carlos Cuéllar
to Aston Villa
Bougherra formed a consistent partnership alongside David Weir. Bougherra was sent off in a 2–1 win over Aberdeen
in May 2009 after a challenge with Jamie Langfield
. The red card was reduced to a yellow upon appeal after the referee changed his decsion after reviewing the incident. Bougherra was available for the title decider against Dundee United
the following weekend which Rangers won 3–0, winning them the title. Bougherra ended his first season in Scottish football by winning the Scottish Cup
in a 1–0 win over Falkirk.
On 12 September 2009 Bougherra was shown two yellows in the same minute against Motherwell at Fir Park, in doing so giving away a penalty. On 16 September 2009, he scored a solo goal in the 77th minute to make it 1–1 against Stuttgart
in the group stage of the Champions League, earning Rangers a point. The goal came on Bougherra's European debut for the club. After playing for Algeria against Rwanda
in a World Cup
qualifier Bougherra returned to Scotland
two days late and was subsequently dropped for a league match away to St. Johnstone on 17 October. He was late returning from international duty again in November after being caught up in Algeria's World Cup qualification celebrations. On 3 May 2010, Bougherra was awarded the PFA Scotland goal of the season for his effort in the 7-1 win over Dundee United in December 2009.
Bougherra missed much of the second half of the 2009-10 season through injury, but picked up his second SPL winners medal after Rangers clinched back to back league titles in 2010.
On 14 September 2010, Bougherra was named as the man of the match
in the opening group game of the Champions League against Manchester United
at Old Trafford
, with the game ending 0-0. On 26 January 2011, he scored with a volley in a 2-0 win over Hibernian
.
In March 2011 Bougherra announced that he intended to leave Rangers at the end of the 2010-11 season after turning down a new contract. Bougherra was fined £2500 by the SFA for manhandling referee Callum Murray during an Old Firm match in 2011. On August 3rd in a Champions League qualifier against Malmo, Bougherra was shown a straight red card for elbowing an opponent, which proved to be his last game for the club.
and growing up in Dijon
, Bougherra opted to play for the country of his grandfather's birth. He first made his debut at Under-23 level on 2 January 2004, in a 2004 Olympics qualifier
against Ghana. He made two more appearances at U23 level in qualifiers against Ghana and Zambia.
Bougherra made his full debut in a FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifier on 20 June 2004 against Zimbabwe
. On 2 July 2007 he scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Cape Verde
. His second goal came on 20 June 2009, a header from a free kick in the 2010 World Cup Qualifier against Zambia
, which ended in a 2–0 win, putting them top of their group.
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...
. He is a defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
, who can also play as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
.
Bougherra began his professional football career with French club Gueugnon
FC Gueugnon
Football Club Gueugnonnais was a French association football club based in Gueugnon. The club was formed in 1940 and played in the Championnat National, the third level of French football, before entering liquidation in April 2011. Gueugnon played its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville...
before having spells with English sides Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
, Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
and Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
. Bougherra moved to Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
in the summer of 2008 for a fee of £2.5 million, he made his debut against Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
in August of that year. Bougherra made 113 appearances for Rangers and was a key part of the team that won the Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
championship in seasons 2008-09
Scottish Premier League 2008-09
The 2008–09 Scottish Premier League season was the eleventh season of the Scottish Premier League and the second season under the sponsorship of the Clydesdale Bank...
, 2009-10 and 2010-11. In August 2011 Rangers sold Bougherra to Lekhwiya for £1.7 million.
Bougherra has received over forty caps for the Algeria national football 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...
representing them at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations where Algeria finished fourth and the 2010 World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Early career
Bougherra began his career at AS Quetigny in 1999, spending a season at the club before moving to local club AS Longvic.Gueugnon
Bougherra joined French side GueugnonFC Gueugnon
Football Club Gueugnonnais was a French association football club based in Gueugnon. The club was formed in 1940 and played in the Championnat National, the third level of French football, before entering liquidation in April 2011. Gueugnon played its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville...
in July 2002. Whilst with the Ligue 2
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
side Bougherra made 49 league appearances and scored one goal. He also made a single appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue
Coupe de la Ligue
The Coupe de la Ligue , known outside of France as the French League Cup, is a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel...
.
Crewe Alexandra
Bougherra joined English First DivisionFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
club Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
on loan at the end of January 2006. He managed to get into the Crewe record books as his agent, Charles Collymore recommended the Algerian defender to the South Cheshire club and was given £
Pound sterling
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5,000 by the club, making him the first agent to receive a fee from Crewe.
After a number of impressive performances, including a goal in the 4–1 win over Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
, many of the club's supporters urged then manager Dario Gradi
Dario Gradi
Dario Gradi MBE is an Italian-born English football manager and former player, who was serving as manager of the Crewe Alexandra F.C. Academy. He is a former manager of Crewe Alexandra, with whom he has been associated for almost thirty years.Gradi is notable for his 24-year first spell as manager...
to sign Bougherra on a permanent basis. However, in April 2006, he confirmed he would leave Crewe at the end of his loan spell after failing to help the club avoid relegation to League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
.
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
, in May 2006 on a permanent deal. The fee was undisclosed, but according to then-manager Paul Sturrock
Paul Sturrock
Paul Whitehead Sturrock is a Scottish football manager who, since July 2010, is the manager of Southend United. Until this appointment, Sturrock had most recently been at English League 1 club Plymouth Argyle in a business support role, having been relieved of his managerial duties, until he quit...
it was not as much as the reported £300,000.
Bougherra made a big impact at Hillsborough
Hillsborough Stadium
Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday football club, Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove. Today it is a 39,812 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the...
after making his debut on 5 August 2006 against Preston North End, winning the Player of the Month award in only his second month at the club and captaining the team for the first time against Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
at home in October 2006. He also scored twice for the Owls against Ipswich and West Brom in the first half of the 2006–07 season.
Charlton Athletic
During the January 2007 transfer windowTransfer window
The transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...
, Bougherra was linked with several Premier League clubs. Sheffield Wednesday rejected a £1.3 million offer from Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
, whilst Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
, Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
and Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
were also rumoured to be interested. Eventually the Owls accepted an increased offer of £2.5m from Charlton for Bougherra, who completed his move to The Valley on 28 January 2007.
Bougherra was linked with a transfer to West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
in the summer of 2008 after a transfer fee of £2.5 million was accepted by Charlton. However, Bougherra chose not to join Albion, saying that the absence of West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace
Jeremy Peace
Jeremy Roland Peace . Since June 2002 he has been the chairman of West Bromwich Albion F.C., a professional football club in the West Midlands, England.-Biography:...
during negotiations was a major factor; Peace commented that his presence was not required for the transfer to go through.
Rangers
Bougherra joined RangersRangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, signing a four-year deal for £2.5 million on 31 July 2008.
He made his Rangers debut on 9 August 2008 in a Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
match against Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
, and scored his first goal on 28 September 2008 in a 3–0 win against Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
. After losing Carlos Cuéllar
Carlos Cuéllar
Carlos Javier Cuéllar Jiménez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Aston Villa. He is primarily a central defender, but can also operate as a right-back.-Early career:...
to Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
Bougherra formed a consistent partnership alongside David Weir. Bougherra was sent off in a 2–1 win over Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
in May 2009 after a challenge with Jamie Langfield
Jamie Langfield
James "Jamie" Robert Langfield is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who currently plays for Forfar Athletic, on loan from Aberdeen.-Domestic:...
. The red card was reduced to a yellow upon appeal after the referee changed his decsion after reviewing the incident. Bougherra was available for the title decider against Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
the following weekend which Rangers won 3–0, winning them the title. Bougherra ended his first season in Scottish football by winning the Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
in a 1–0 win over Falkirk.
On 12 September 2009 Bougherra was shown two yellows in the same minute against Motherwell at Fir Park, in doing so giving away a penalty. On 16 September 2009, he scored a solo goal in the 77th minute to make it 1–1 against Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
in the group stage of the Champions League, earning Rangers a point. The goal came on Bougherra's European debut for the club. After playing for Algeria against Rwanda
Rwanda national football team
The Rwanda national football team, nicknamed Amavubi , is the national team of Rwanda and is controlled by the Fédération Rwandaise de Football Amateur...
in a World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
qualifier Bougherra returned to Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
two days late and was subsequently dropped for a league match away to St. Johnstone on 17 October. He was late returning from international duty again in November after being caught up in Algeria's World Cup qualification celebrations. On 3 May 2010, Bougherra was awarded the PFA Scotland goal of the season for his effort in the 7-1 win over Dundee United in December 2009.
Bougherra missed much of the second half of the 2009-10 season through injury, but picked up his second SPL winners medal after Rangers clinched back to back league titles in 2010.
On 14 September 2010, Bougherra was named as the man of the match
Man of the match
In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...
in the opening group game of the Champions League against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
at Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
, with the game ending 0-0. On 26 January 2011, he scored with a volley in a 2-0 win over Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
.
In March 2011 Bougherra announced that he intended to leave Rangers at the end of the 2010-11 season after turning down a new contract. Bougherra was fined £2500 by the SFA for manhandling referee Callum Murray during an Old Firm match in 2011. On August 3rd in a Champions League qualifier against Malmo, Bougherra was shown a straight red card for elbowing an opponent, which proved to be his last game for the club.
Lekhwiya
In August 2011 Bougherra moved to Qatar side Lekhwiya for £1.7 million. Bougherra made his league debut on September 16 in a match against Al-Wakrah where he scored the only goal of the match, thus scoring the first goal of the 2011/2012 season.Club Career Statistics
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| Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... (Loan from FC Gueugnon FC Gueugnon Football Club Gueugnonnais was a French association football club based in Gueugnon. The club was formed in 1940 and played in the Championnat National, the third level of French football, before entering liquidation in April 2011. Gueugnon played its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville... ) |
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| 2005–06 2005-06 in English football The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether... |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 11 | 1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
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| 2006–07 2006-07 in English football The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five... |
28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 2 | |
| Total | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 2 | |
| Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
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| 2006–07 2006-07 in English football The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 5 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 2007-08 in English football The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool... |
29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 33 | 2 | |
| Total | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 38 | 2 | |
| Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
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| 2008–09 2008-09 in Scottish football The 2008–09 season was the 112th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Overview:* Hamilton Academical competed in the Scottish Premier League for the first time, their first season in the top-flight since the 1988–89 season, after being promoted as First Division champions the... |
31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 113 | 5 | |
International career
Despite being born in FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and growing up in Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
, Bougherra opted to play for the country of his grandfather's birth. He first made his debut at Under-23 level on 2 January 2004, in a 2004 Olympics qualifier
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...
against Ghana. He made two more appearances at U23 level in qualifiers against Ghana and Zambia.
Bougherra made his full debut in a FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifier on 20 June 2004 against Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe national football team
The Zimbabwe national football team, nicknamed The Warriors, is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association. They were known as the Southern Rhodesia national football team from 1939–1964, then the Rhodesia national football team until 1980, when Rhodesia...
. On 2 July 2007 he scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Cape Verde
Cape Verde national football team
The Cape Verde national football team, nicknamed either the Tubarões Azuis or Crioulos , is the national team of Cape Verde and is controlled by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol.-Overview:...
. His second goal came on 20 June 2009, a header from a free kick in the 2010 World Cup Qualifier against Zambia
Zambia national football team
The Zambia national football team represents the country of Zambia in the sport of association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia. Before independence they were known as the Northern Rhodesia national football team. The side is nicknamed Chipolopolo as copper is one of...
, which ended in a 2–0 win, putting them top of their group.
International goals
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 2 June 2007 | Estádio da Várzea Estádio da Várzea Estádio da Várzea is a multi-purpose stadium in Praia, Cape Verde. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 10,000 people. The stadium has seat rows in the left and right sides and a small hill and a plateau lies to the west... , Praia Praia Praia , is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. It lies on the southern coast of Santiago island in the Sotavento Islands group. It is the island's ferry port and is home to one of the nation’s four international airports... |
1–0 | 2 – 2 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying | |
| 2. | 20 June 2009 | Konkola Stadium Konkola Stadium Konkola Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Chililabombwe, Zambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home for Konkola Blades Football Club. The stadium holds 15,000 people.... , Chililabombwe Chililabombwe Chililabombwe is a city located in Zambia's Copperbelt Province. The name means 'place of the croaking frog'.The main economic activity is the mining of copper.... |
1–0 | 2 – 0 | 2010 World Cup qualifying 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) The Confederation of African Football section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa... |
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| 3. | 24 January 2010 | Estádio Chimandela Estádio Chimandela Estádio Nacional do Chiazi is a multi-use stadium in Cabinda, Angola. Completed in 2010, it is used mostly for football matches and is expected to host some events for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. The stadium has capacity of 25,000 people.-External links:... , Lubango Lubango Lubango is the capital city of the Angolan province of Huíla. Its last known population was 100,757. Until 1975, the city's official name was Sá da Bandeira.-Portuguese rule:... |
2–2 | 3 – 2 | 2010 Africa Cup of Nations | |
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RangersRangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
- Scottish Premier LeagueScottish Premier LeagueThe Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
(3): 2009Scottish Premier League 2008-09The 2008–09 Scottish Premier League season was the eleventh season of the Scottish Premier League and the second season under the sponsorship of the Clydesdale Bank...
, 2010, 20112010–11 Scottish Premier LeagueThe 2010–11 Scottish Premier League was the thirteenth season of the Scottish Premier League, the highest division of Scottish football. It commenced on 14 August 2010 and ended on 15 May 2011... - Scottish CupScottish CupThe Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
(1): 20092009 Scottish Cup FinalThe 2009 Scottish Cup Final was the final of the 124th season of the main domestic football cup competition in Scotland, the Scottish Cup. The final was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 30 May 2009... - Scottish League CupScottish League CupThe Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
(1): 20112011 Scottish League Cup FinalThe 2011 Scottish League Cup Final was the final match of the 2010–11 Scottish League Cup, the 64th season of the Scottish League Cup. It was played by Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers. Rangers won the trophy after extra time 2–1.-Celtic:...
External links
- Madjid Bougherra profile National Football Teams