Ismaïl Abdelfetah Belkacemi (; born 24 June 1993) is an Algerian

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who plays as a forward for Al Ahli SC in the

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Club career

In 2015, Belkacemi signed a two-year contract with

MO Béjaïa Mouloudia Olympique de Béjaïa (; Kabyle: Muludya Ulampik n Vgayet; Tamazight: ⵎⵓⵍⵓⴷⵢⴰ ⵓⵍⴰⵎⴱⵉⴽ ⵏ ⴱⴳⴰⵢⴻⵜ), referred to commonly as MO Béjaïa or MOB for short, is a professional Algerian football club ...

. In 2018, He signed a two-year contract with

CS Constantine Club Sportif Constantinois (), also known as CS Constantine or simply CSC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Constantine, Algeria. The club was founded in 1898, and its colours are green and black. Their home stadium, Chahid Hamla ...

USM Alger

On 16 September 2020, Belkacemi joined USM Alger for three seasons. Belkacemi made his debut for the team in the Super Cup final as a starter in a loss against

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 ...

. On 16 January 2021, Belkacemi scored his first goal against

RC Relizane Rapide Club de Relizane (), known as RC Relizane or simply RCR for short, is a Association football, football club based in the city of Relizane. The club was founded in 1934 and its colours are white and green. Their home stadium, Tahar Zoughar ...

, after which he scored a braces in four matches. Belkacemi finished the

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scorers' rankings in third place behind

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and Billel Messaoudi. In September 2022, Belkacemi returned to the field after being absent for several weeks due to injury, more than beneficial return for the Usmists who will be able to count on the services of their adventurer, who they sorely missed at the start of the season. On 3 June 2023, Belkacemi won the first title in his football career by winning the

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after defeating

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of Tanzania. On 16 August 2023, Belkacemi renewed his contract for two seasons until 2025 along with nine other players. On 15 September 2023, Belkacemi won the

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title after winning against

Al Ahly Al-Ahly Sporting Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest ...

, it is the second African title with

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 ...

in three months. On 6 May 2024, Belkacemi scored a brace against

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 ...

in a match that ended in a 2–2 draw. Four days later, Belkacemi scored another brace against

MC El Bayadh Mouloudia Club El Bayadh (), known as MC El Bayadh or simply MCEB for short, is an Algerian football club based in El Bayadh. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are white and blue. Their home stadium, Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium, has a c ...

, where he led USM Alger to a difficult victory with a score of 2–1. On 11 June 2024, Belkacemi scored a hat-trick against US Souf. On 14 June 2024, Belkacemi won the title of top scorer in the

with 14 goals shared with Youcef Belaïli. Belkacemi said that after a difficult season, he finished with the top scorer title despite his absence from several matches due to injuries. Belkacemi talk about his future that he has contacts with many Algerian and foreign clubs, but in the absence of important offers from abroad, Belkacemi said that he will not leave

. On 13 February 2025, after four years with the club, USM Alger announced the departure of Belkacemi to

Al-Ittihad Tripoli Al-Ittihad Sports Club () is a professional football (soccer), football club based in Bab Ben Gashier, Tripoli, Libya. They have won the Libyan Premier League 18 times, the Libyan Cup 7 times and the Libyan SuperCup 11 times. Al-ittihad reached t ...

for $450,000.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

USM Alger *

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: 2022–23 *

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Individual * Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top scorer: 2023–24 *

top scorer: 2024–25

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belkacemi, Ismail 1993 births Living people Algerian men's footballers CS Constantine players MO Béjaïa players USM Alger players Men's association football forwards 21st-century Algerian sportsmen