Kheireddine Merzougui (born 16 August 1992 in
Aïn Defla) is an Algerian
footballer who plays for club
MC Alger.
Merzougi finished as the top scorer of the
2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
The 2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 will be the 49th season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 since its establishment, and its fourth season under its current title. A total of 16 teams will contest the league.
Team overview Sta ...
with 17 goals for
RC Relizane.
In June 2015, Merzougi signed a two-year contract with
MC Alger.
Doping ban
In January 2016 it was announced that Merzougi was banned from sports for two years by the
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...
after testing positive for
Methylhexanamine. However, in March 2016,
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
confirmed they were giving an extended four-year ban to apply worldwide through 24 January 2020.
Honours
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Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 top scorer:
2014–15
References
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1992 births
Algerian footballers
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Algerian Ligue 2 players
ASO Chlef players
MC Alger players
Living people
People from Aïn Defla
RC Relizane players
Association football forwards
21st-century Algerian people
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