Billel Naïli (born June 15, 1986) is an Algerian

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who is currently playing for

USM El Harrach Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach (), known as USM El Harrach or simply USMH for short, is an Algerian Association football, football club based in El Harrach, a suburb of Algiers. The club was founded in 1935 as Union Sportive Musulmane ...

in the

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 The Algerian Ligue 2, also called Ligue 2, formerly known as Ligue Professionnelle 2 and Championnat National 2, is the second highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. Administered by the Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur ...

Club career

JS Kabylie

On July 10, 2010, Naïli signed a one-year contract with

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (Kabyle grammar, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqvayel; Berber languages, Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ; ), known as JS Kabylie or simply JSK, is an Algerian profession ...

, joining them on a free transfer from

. On July 16, 2010, he made his official debut for the club, in a

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group stage game against

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ian club

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. Naïli came on as a substitute in the 65th minute as JSK went on to win the game 1–0.

CR Belouizdad

On July 21, 2011, Naïli joined

CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi Belouizdad (); known as CR Belouizdad or simply CRB for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Algiers, Algeria, that plays in the Ligue Professionnelle 1, the top flight of Algerian football. The club has com ...

Suspension

In February 2019, Billal Naïli was suspended on a provisional basis after a doping charge, while playing for

.Accusé de dopage, Billel Naïli fait des révélations fracassantes!
, alg24.net, 21 February 2019 Naïli dropped a bombshell in his first reaction and claimed to have never been the subject of doping control. The test was positive for

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Honours

* Won the

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup () also known the Republic Cup (), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after independence, and has been played yearly since then apart ...

once with

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References

External links

DZFoot.com La Fiche de Billal NAÏLI
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Naili, Billel 1986 births Living people People from El Harrach Algerian men's footballers JS Kabylie players USM El Harrach players CR Belouizdad players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Algerian sportsmen