Toufik Zerara (born 3 February 1986 in

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) is a

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currently playing for

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in the

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. Born in France, he represented that nation at youth level but then opted to represent

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Career

Youth career

He began his football career in the youth side for FC Kingersheim and joined later to the cult club

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Professional career

Zerara began his professional career with the second team of

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard (; commonly referred to as FCSM or simply Sochaux) is a Football in France, French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Championnat N ...

who was promoted to the Ligue 1 team in 2006. After one year without a game in the

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for

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signed for Jupiler League club K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. He played in only season for G.B.A. seven games and joined now to

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in the

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during the 2008–09 season and was released by Emirati club Dhafra a few months ago. On 12 January 2012 Zerara signed for

n club

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. On 28 January 2012 he made his debut for the club as a starter in a league game against

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Falkirk

He then signed for

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club

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in November 2009; although this was outside of the transfer window, Zerara was able to sign as a free agent. On 6 January 2010 Zerara left the club after rejecting a contract extension which did not meet his wage demands.

International career

Zerara is a former

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member, played in 2007 only one game for his country.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zerara, Toufik 1986 births Living people Footballers from Mulhouse Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Beerschot A.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Belgian Pro League players French sportspeople of Algerian descent French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Algerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates JSM Béjaïa players Al Dhafra FC players ES Sétif players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Algeria men's A' international footballers Algerian men's footballers UAE Pro League players CAF Champions League–winning players 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Algerian sportsmen