Salim Boukhanchouche (; born 6 October 1991) is an Algerian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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 ...

Career

In November 2018, Boukhanchouche joined

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 ...

. At the end of April 2019, he got his contract terminated. In July 2019, he signed a contract with ES Sahel. On 31 January 2024, after terminating his contract with

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 ...

, Boukhanchouche, who was also on the shelves of

ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne (), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional association football, football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in 1958 and its colours are bl ...

, has signed up for a period of two years with

International career

Boukhanchouche made his international debut for the Algeria A' team in a 2–1

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loss to

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on 12 August 2017.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

USM Alger *

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup () also known the Republic Cup (), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after independence, and has been played yearly since then apart ...

: 2024–25

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boukhanchouche, Salim 1991 births Living people People from Batna Province Algerian men's footballers Algerian expatriate men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers JS Kabylie players Olympique de Médéa players CA Batna players MO Béjaïa players NA Hussein Dey players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players Abha Club players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Algerian Ligue 2 players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Saudi Pro League players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Algerian sportsmen