Saad Tedjar (; born 14 January 1986) is an Algerian

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who plays as a

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Club career

In 2006, Tedjar signed a five-year contract with

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JS Kabylie

In June 2009, Tedjar was loaned out by his club to

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 ...

for one season with a buy option at the end of the loan period, on condition that

do not gain promotion. In his first season with the club, Tedjar scored 3 goals in 23 games as JSK finished third in the league. On 4 June 2010 JS Kabylie took up the buy option on Tedjar, and the player signed a two-year contract with the club. On 29 August 2010 he scored a goal against Egypt's

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in the 2010 CAF Champions League group stage, helping his side become the first team to earn a semi-final spot after drawing 1-1.

International career

On 18 April 2010 Tedjar made his debut for the Algeria A' national team as a substitute in an African Championship of Nations qualifier against

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. On 12 August 2011 Tedjar was called up for the first time to the Algerian National Team by

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for a 2012 Africa Cup Nations qualifier against

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Honours

* Won the

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twice with

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and

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tedjar, Saad 1986 births Living people Footballers from Béjaïa Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's A' international footballers Algeria men's international footballers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players JS Kabylie players Paradou AC players USM Alger players ASO Chlef players Kabyle people 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Algerian sportsmen