Adem Zorgane (; born 6 January 2000) is an Algerian professional

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who plays for

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and the Algeria national team. He is the son of former Algeria international

Malik Zorgane Malik Zorgane (born 27 June 1965) is an Algerian football manager and a former player. He spent the majority of his playing career with ES Sétif. Zorgane is a former international and had 9 caps for the Algeria national team. He was a member o ...

Club career

Paradou AC

On 13 August 2018 Zorgane made his senior debut for

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, becoming the first ever player born in the 21st century to play in the

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Charleroi

On 27 June 2021 Zorgane signed a four-year contract with

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club

. He made his debut for the club in the

on 8 August, scoring his first goal in the eighth minute of a 1–1 draw against

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. In his first season with Charleroi, Zorgane quickly established himself as a starter, making 37 total appearances in which he scored three goals.

International career

In the summer of 2018, Zorgane was part of Algeria's under-18 national team at the

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, Spain.

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* * 2000 births Living people Algerian men's footballers Algerian expatriate men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers Algeria men's under-23 international footballers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Belgian Pro League players ES Sétif players Paradou AC players Royal Charleroi S.C. players Footballers from Sétif Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Algerian sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{Algeria-footy-midfielder-stub