Muaid Ellafi (

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: مؤيَّد اللافي; born 7 March 1996) is a Libyan professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Club career

USM Alger

On 15 December 2018, Muaid Ellafi joined

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its ...

for two and a half years, after his contract was previously terminated with the Saudi Club Al-Shabab., he told the media that he had received several offers from Egyptian, Moroccan, Tunisian and even Algerian clubs, but he chose USM Alger because It's a big club and has great fans and he aspires to win titles with him, He was assigned the number 10 shirt. Ellafi made his debut for USM Alger in the

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against

DRB Tadjenanet Difaa Riadhi Baladiat Tadjenanet ( ar, الدفاع الرياضي لبلدية تاجنانت), more commonly known as DRB Tadjenanet, is a football club based in Tadjenanet, Algeria. The club was founded in 1971 and its colours are blue and ...

as a substitute for his injured

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in 1–0 Loss. On 15 January 2019, Ellafi Once again he entered as a substitute in the 67th minute for

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in the Derby against

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, and only needed three minutes to score his first goal and the last in the game from a

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in 4–1 victory. Ellafi said after the end of the game that he was happy with this win and also his first goal and said my start was successful especially as I return to competition after four months and he will work to be better in the future. On 26 January 2019, and after four games as a substitute he made his debut as a starter in the

against

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in 2–0 victory. He left the field in the 67th minute because he was not ready to play for 90 minutes. On 26 May 2019, In the last game against

CS Constantine Club Sportif Constantinois ( ar, النادي الرياضي القسنطيني), 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 ...

, Ellafi he made two assist for

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and

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respectively to help them win 3–1 and also achieving his first title with USM Alger. Before the start of the new season Ellafi return to training until late July in the USM Alger's trainees in Tunisia to end the controversy over his survival because of the club's financial crisis, later he told the Algerian media that he could leave the club easily as a foreign player because he had not received his salary for five months, but he said his love for this club made him decide to stay. On 25 August 2019, Ellafi scored his first goals in the

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against

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in 3–1 home victory.

International career

Ellafi made his international debut for

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in 2014 In a friendly match against

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. On 6 June 2015, in a friendly match against

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, he scored his first international goals in 2–2 draw. In August during a 2018 African Nations Championship qualifiers against

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he scored twice to lead his country to qualify for the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Libya's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ellafi goal.''

Honours

Al Ahli Tripoli *

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: 2016 USM Alger *

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ...

: 2018–19 Wydad * Moroccan

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Pro:

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: 2021–22

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellafi, Muaid 1996 births Living people People from Zliten Libyan men's footballers Libyan expatriate men's footballers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria C.D. Santa Clara players USM Alger players Al Ahli SC (Tripoli) players Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Wydad AC players Libya men's international footballers Saudi Pro League players Botola players Men's association football wingers Men's association football inside forwards Libya men's youth international footballers Libyan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Libyan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Libyan expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Libyan Premier League players