Kheiredine Merzougi

Kheiredine Merzougi
Personal information
Full name Kheiredine Merzougi
Date of birth (1992-08-16) August 16, 1992
Place of birth Aïn Defla, Algeria
Club information
Current team
MC Alger
Number TBA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 SC Aïn Defla - (-)
2011–2014 ASO Chlef 19 (4)
2014–2015 RC Relizane - (17)
2015– MC Alger 7 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:00, October 6, 2015 (EST).


Kheiredine Merzougi (born August 16, 1992 in Aïn Defla) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club MC Alger.

Merzougi finished as the top scorer of the 2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 with 17 goals for RC Relizane.[1]

In June 2015, Merzougi signed a two-year contract with MC Alger.[2]

Doping ban

In January 2016 it was announced that Merzougi was banned from sports for two years by the Confederation of African Football after testing positive for Methylhexanamine.[3] However, in March 2016, FIFA confirmed they were giving an extended four-year ban to apply worldwide through 24 January 2020.[4]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ M-A-D (May 24, 2015). "Ligue 2 : Merzougui (Relizane), meilleur buteur avec 17 réalisations". DZfoot. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ M-A D (June 10, 2015). "Le MCA fait signer Merzougui meilleur buteur de Ligue 2" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Fodil, Houssam. "Doping on Algeria's football pitches". alaraby. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  4. ↑ "FIFA extends three Algerian players' bans worldwide for four years". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
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