Haithem Loucif (; born 8 July 1996) is an Algerian professional

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who plays as a

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for

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a Association football, football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their home sta ...

Club career

Loucif made his professional debut with

Paradou AC Paradou Athletic Club (), known as Paradou AC or simply PAC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1994 by members of the Hydra AC junior team, the club colours are blue and yellow. Their home stadium, A ...

in a 1–0

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loss to

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on 15 March 2018.

Angers

In 2019, Loucif Joined

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USM Alger

On 31 January 2021, Haithem Loucif return to Algeria through the gate of USM Alger and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract after terminating his contract with

. On 3 June 2023, Loucif won the first title in his football career by winning the

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after defeating

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of Tanzania.

Yverdon-Sport

On 16 August 2023, Loucif joined the newly promoted club in the

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for three seasons. On 8 February 2024, Loucif was loaned by Lausanne-Sport.

International career

Loucif made his debut for

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in a friendly match against Qatar in December 2018. On 2 January 2023, Loucif was selected for the 28-man squad to participate in the

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. Loucif reaching the

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settling for runner-up after the defeat against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

USM Alger *

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: 2024–25 *

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* 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Batna, Algeria Men's association football midfielders Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers Algeria men's under-23 international footballers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Championnat National 2 players Swiss Super League players Paradou AC players Angers SCO players Yverdon-Sport FC players FC Lausanne-Sport players 21st-century Algerian sportsmen Algeria men's A' international footballers 2022 African Nations Championship players Algerian expatriate men's footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland {{Algeria-footy-midfielder-stub