Sofiane Hanitser (born 20 November 1984) is an Algerian former

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player.

Club career

During the

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, Hanitser finished as the second top scorer of the league with 16 goals in 32 games, one goal less than

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International career

Hanitser was a member of the Algerian Under-23 National Team at the

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. In the opening game against

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, he scored two goals as Algeria went on to win the game 3–0. He played in Algeria's remaining games at the competition but did not score. Hanitser was also a member of the team at the

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in Almeria,

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. In the opening game, he scored two goals against

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, with the game ending 2-2 and Algeria winning the penalty shoot-out 5–4. On 4 June 2006 Hanitser made his debut for the Algerian National Team in a friendly against

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.Algérie 1-0 Soudan
Hanitser started the game on the bench and replaced

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in the 76th minute as Algeria went on to win the game 1–0.

References

External links

Review of 07/08 season at official MC Oran site

DZFoot Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanitser, Sofiane 1984 births Living people Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers USM Alger players MC Oran players USM El Harrach players Algeria men's A' international footballers ASM Oran players Algeria men's under-23 international footballers People from Oran Province Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Men's association football midfielders Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria 21st-century Algerian sportsmen Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Algeria