Jugurtha Hamroun (;

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: ⵊⵓⴳⵓⵔⵜⴰ ⵀⴰⵎⵔⵓⵏ; born 27 January 1989) is an Algerian professional

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who plays as a winger. After starting out at

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in France, he went on to compete professionally in Bulgaria, Turkey, Romania, Qatar and Algeria. Hamroun represented

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at under-23 level, making his debut in November 2011.

Personal life

Hamroun was born in the town of

Bouzeguene Bouzeguene (alternatively Wizgane) is a Kabyle people, Kabyle town in Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria, approximately 170 km from Algiers. The village of Bouzeguene is located in the center of the Municipalities of Algeria, commune of Bouzeguene ...

in the

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. At age 5, he moved with his family to

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, where they settled in

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in the eastern suburbs of

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; at DZFoot (in French) He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 4 June 2008. He his the cousin of footballer Rezki Hamroune.

Club career

Guingamp

At age 12, Hamroun joined the youth ranks of French club

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. On 8 April 2008, he signed his first professional contract, for a period of three years, and on 29 August of that year he made his

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debut, coming as a substitute for

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in the 83rd minute of a 1–1 home draw against

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. During his three-year spell at the

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, Hamroun alternated between the first team and the reserves, going on to appear in 26 competitive games for the former, including twice in the

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Chernomorets Burgas

On 26 July 2011, Hamroun signed a three-year deal with Bulgarian team Chernomorets Burgas, joining on a free transfer. He scored in his

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debut, helping to a 2–0 home win over

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Stadion Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and ha ...

on 20 August.

Karabükspor

On 18 January 2012, however, Hamroun moved clubs and countries again, being sold to

Kardemir Karabükspor Kardemir Demir Çelik Karabükspor, known simply as Kardemir Karabükspor or Karabükspor, was a Turkish sports club based in Karabük. The team was founded in 1969 after a merger between "Karabük Gençlikspor" and "Demir Çelik Spor". The club ...

in the Turkish

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for a reported fee of

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600,000. He played his first match three days later, starting and featuring 70 minutes in the 2–1 home success over

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

. In his first full season, Hamroun contributed with 20 scoreless appearances as the side narrowly avoided relegation after ranking 15th.

Oțelul Galați

In January 2015, after being a

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since the summer, Hamroun signed a six-month contract with Romania's Oțelul Galați, who were in the midst of a financial crisis. The second of his

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goals came on 19 April in a 2–1 win at eventual champions Steaua București, but his team was not able to eventually stave off relegation.

FCSB

After Oțelul's relegation into

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, Hamroun refused to extend his contract and, as it was due to expire, fellow league side Petrolul Ploiești showed interest in signing the player. On 29 June 2015, he was announced as player of

Giresunspor Giresunspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Giresun. History Giresunspor was founded in 1925 and re-formed in 1967 after the merger of Yeşiltepespor, Akıngençlikspor, and Beşiktaşspor. The football club is playing ...

on their official website, but the deal eventually fell through due to the club being in debt and not allowed to make any transfers; in July, he joined FCSB on a three-year deal, making his debut on the 14th against

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in the first leg of the

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for the

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and scoring the second goal of the 2–0 away win.

Samsunspor

In January 2021, Hamroun became part of the

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team.

JS Kabylie

On 5 February 2024, he joined

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 ...

International career

On 22 December 2009, Hamroun was called up to the Algerian under-23 national team by head coach Abdelhak Bencheikha, for a week-long training camp in

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. In October 2011, after scoring four goals in eight games in the Bulgarian League, he was recalled by new manager

Azzedine Aït Djoudi Azzedine Aït Djoudi (; born January 24, 1967) is an Algerian football manager. Managerial career From a young age (10 years), he began a football career at JS Kabylie in which he moved up the levels to reach the status of the ISTS professionnel ...

after an almost two-year absence. On 15 November 2011, Hamroun made his debut for the under-23s, as a second-half substitute in a friendly against

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. The following day, he was selected for the squad due to appear at the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Guingamp *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...

: 2008–09 *

Trophée des Champions The Trophée des Champions (, ) is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the Super cup, super cups found in many other count ...

runner-up:

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

FCSB *

Cupa Ligii The Cupa Ligii () was Romania's secondary club football tournament. Like the Cupa României, it was played on a knockout (single elimination) basis. History It is unclear when the competition was first created, as there are no official recordi ...

: 2015–16 Al Sadd SC *

Qatar Crown Prince Cup The Qatar Cup (formerly known as Qatar Crown Prince Cup) is a tournament in men's football. It is played by the top 4 teams of the Qatar Stars League after each season. In 2013, the tournament was renamed Qatar Cup. Previous winners All-time ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Emir of Qatar Cup Emir of Qatar Cup (), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an association football tournament played every season by all first and second division teams in Qatar. The tournament is played in a knockout system, ...

Qatari Super Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup () is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held in 1977. Prior to the 2014 Sheikh ...

runner-up:

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Al-Markhiya SC *

Qatari Second Division The Qatari Second Division (), QSD or Second Division League, also was known as Qatargas League due to sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the two-tier football league competition in Qatar. Contested by 8 teams, it operates on a system of p ...

: 2021–22

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