Karim Boudiaf

Karim Boudiaf
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-16) September 16, 1990
Place of birth Rueil-Malmaison, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing position Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Lekhwiya
Number 12
Youth career
2006–2008 Lorient
2008–2010 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Lekhwiya 96 (4)
National team
2013 Algeria under–23 national team 0 (0)
2013– Qatar 25 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:00, April 15, 2015 (EST).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:02 11 June, 2015 (EST)

Karim Boudiaf (Arabic: كريم بوضياف; born 16 September, 1990) is a French Algerian of Moroccan descents naturalised Qatari footballer. He currently plays for Lekhwiya SC in the Qatar Stars League. He can play as a central defender and as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

On September 5, 2010, Boudiaf started for Lekhwiya in the final of the 2010 Sheikh Jassem Cup against Al-Arabi Sports Club. However, he was red carded in the 64th minute and Lekhwiya went on to lose the match 1-0.[1]

International career

Boudiaf was born in France, and is of Moroccan-Algerian descent. On December 22, 2009, Boudiaf was called up to the Algerian Under-23 national team for a training camp in Algiers.[2]

Boudiaf acquired Qatari nationality and was called up to the Qatar national football team on November 13, 2013.[3] He was capped in an unnoficial friendly exhibition match against Saudi club Al Hilal.[4] He made his official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.[5] Boudiaf's first goal came fifteen caps in. He cancelled out a Stuart Dallas goal as Qatar drew with Northern Ireland in England.[6]

Honours

Lekhwiya

References

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