Chafik Tigroudja (born 16 January 1992) is a French professional

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who plays as an

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. He has previously represented Le Pontet,

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and

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Playing career

Tigroudja began his senior career with Le Pontet, where he made 62 league appearances. In the summer of 2014, he joined

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side

on a two-year contract. Tigroudja made his debut for the club in the 2–0 win at Genêts Anglet in the eighth round of the

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. He went on to play his first professional league match the following week, coming on as a late substitute for

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in the 0–1 home defeat to

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. He went on to play 27 league matches during two seasons with the club. At the end of the 2015–16 season, Tigroudja was released by Niort and subsequently signed for

on a free transfer. On 11 February 2019, Tigroudja signed for

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. On 10 June 2019, Tigroudja signed a new two-year contract with Zira.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tigroudja, Chafik 1992 births Living people Footballers from Lille French men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent Men's association football midfielders US Le Pontet Grand Avignon 84 players Chamois Niortais FC players Les Herbiers VF players Alki Oroklini players FK Kukësi players Zira FK players FC Caspiy players FK Panevėžys players Ligue 2 players Cypriot First Division players French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus French expatriate sportspeople in Albania French expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan French expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan French expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania 21st-century French sportsmen