Adda Djeziri (born 3 August 1988) is a Danish-

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who plays for Lao team Luangprabang United.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Djeziri began his career with Danish club

BK Frem Boldklubben Frem (also known as Frem, BK Frem or BK Frem Copenhagen) is a Danish sports club based in the Valby- Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team and its youth academy. Since its foundatio ...

before joining Scotland's

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on loan. Djeziri played in the Rangers reserve and under-19 teams until the end of the 2006–07 season with a view to a permanent deal. He would have commanded a

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of around £125,000. He was part of the Rangers under-19 team which won the 2007

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on loan until December 31. On 9 January 2008 Djeziri joined South Coast based English

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side

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under

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Denmark

In May 2008, he signed for

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, and in August 2008 moved to

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality (''Municipalities of De ...

. While with Vejle Djeziri had a solid campaign with his club. In September 2010 once his contract had expired with Vejle he joined

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It ...

on a free transfer. At HB Køge he appeared in 17 league matches, scoring a memorable goal to win the game 2-1 away at Viborg.

Return to England

After spending a month on trial in England with

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Djeziri signed a one-year deal with an option for a further year with the

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side. On 22 November 2012 Djeziri completed a loan move to

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where stayed until 5 January 2013. Djeziri had a trial with

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in August 2013.

Serbia

After playing for USA club

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and Algerian side

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, Djeziri spent almost two years on free transfer. On 28 September 2017 it was announced that he moved to Serbian club

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, 28-9-2017

Laos

In 2018 Djeziri joined Laos-based team Luangprabang United.

International career

In an interview, he stated that he wanted to represent

in international competition.Djeziri Interview
, DZFoot March 17, 2008.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Djeziri, Adda 1988 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish people of Algerian descent Footballers from Copenhagen Men's association football forwards Boldklubben Frem players Rangers F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Vendsyssel FF players Vejle Boldklub players HB Køge players Viborg FF players Blackpool F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players OKC Energy FC players FK Vojvodina players Danish Superliga players English Football League players USL Championship players Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Danish expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Danish expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria Danish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Laos Danish expatriate sportspeople in Laos 21st-century Danish sportsmen