Abdelmalek Cherrad (; born 14 January 1981) is a former professional

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who played as a forward. Born in France, he made 18 appearances for the Algeria national team, scoring 7 goals.

Club career

Born in

La Tronche La Tronche () is a commune in the Isère department, Southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).

, France, Cherrad began his playing career with

OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice (), commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional association football, football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of Footb ...

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

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, K.A.A. Gent and

SC Bastia Sporting Club Bastia (, commonly referred to as SC Bastia or simply Bastia) is a French professional association football, football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Football in France, ...

. 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

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. 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 summer 2009 for newly promoted to

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side

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. His stay was short-lived as he was released at the end of 2009. In the January

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he moved to Portugal to play for Maritimo. In January 2011, he was on the move again this time representing

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for the latter half of the 2010–11 season. In the summer of 2011, Maritimo would release Cherrad. In October 2012, Cherrad signed for

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International career

Cherrad was part of the Algeria national team at the

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which finished second in its group in the first round of competition before being defeated by

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in the quarter-finals. Cherrad has 18 caps and 7 goals with Algeria.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cherrad goal.''

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