Sofiane Chellat (born 12 January 1990) is a French Algerian

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player. His regular playing position is as

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for

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in the

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Playing career

Sofiane Chellat started as a pillar in the club AC Soissons, then joined the training center of

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. During the 2013-2014 season, he goes to the

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in Fédérale 1. He is committed to 2014 at

, where he makes his professional debut in

and European Cup. After a season spent in the Ile-de-France club, he went to the

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, which is playing in

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for the 2015–16 season. He makes his first appearance in Pro D2 in the club against Biarritz Olympique August 28, 2015.

Algeria

He honored his first international cape in Algeria on March 1, 2014 against the Ivory Coast team at Ernest Dufer Stadium (

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). Then he participated in 2015 in the Crescent Cup organised by World Rugby and the

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and in their first official match against

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after this session Chellat did not return to the Algeria national team again. until 2018 in the Rugby Africa Silver Cup where he participated in three games and contributed to the rise of the Algerian team to the Rugby Africa Gold Cup for the first time with the major continent such as

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and

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International matches

Rugby statistics

Honours

* French Top 14 **Champions

: 2014–15

References

External links

Ligue Nationale De Rugby ProfileEuropean Professional Club Rugby ProfileStade Français Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chellat, Sofiane Algerian rugby union players Living people French sportspeople of Algerian descent People from Soissons 1990 births French rugby union players Rugby union props Stade Français Paris players RC Massy players Sportspeople from Aisne