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Below is a list of notable
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who have played 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 ...
. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more league matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes players that have had considerable success either at other clubs or at international level, as well as players who are well remembered by the supporters for particular reasons. ''Players are listed in alphabetical order according to the date of their first-team official debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only. Substitute appearances included. Statistics accurate as of 17 June 2022.''


List of USM Alger players

Nationalities are indicated by the corresponding
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.


Statistics


List of all-time appearances

This list of all-time appearances for USM Alger contains
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players who have played for USM Alger and have managed to accrue 100 or more appearances. Bold Still playing competitive football in USM Alger. 1 Includes the
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and League Cup.

2 Includes the
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,
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, Confederation Cup and Champions League.

3 Includes the
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and
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.


Clean sheets

Bold Still playing competitive football in USM Alger.
''Statistics correct as of game against NC Magra on June 14, 2024.''


From USM Alger to Europe


Award winners

(Whilst playing for USM Alger) ;
Algerian Footballer of the Year The Algerian Footballer of the Year is an annual football award for the best Algerian player presented by El Heddaf-Le Buteur since 2001. The first winner of the award was Olympique de Marseille midfielder Djamel Belmadi. As of 2015, only Karim ...
* Amar Ammour – 2003 *
Billel Dziri Billel Dziri (; born 21 January 1972) is an Algerian football manager, former player and the current head coach of ES Ben Aknoun. After starting off with NA Hussein Dey, Dziri played most of his career with USM Alger and had spells with Étoil ...
– 2005 ; Top goalscorers in CAF Champions League *
Tarek Hadj Adlane Tarek Hadj Adlane (born 11 December 1965) is a retired Algerian football player who played as a striker. Hadj Adlane played in his career with USM Alger and JS Kabylie as well as in Saudi Arabia with Al-Wehda. Club career International car ...
(8 goals) – 1997 * Mamadou Diallo (10 goals) – 2004 ; Top goalscorers in Algerian Ligue 1 *
Moncef Ouichaoui Moncef Ouichaoui (, born April 5, 1977) is an Algerian international football player who last played as a forward for CA Bordj Bou Arreridj in the Algerian Championnat National. National team statistics Honours * Won the Algerian League once ...
(18 goals) – 2002–03 * Oussama Darfalou (18 goals) – 2017–18 ; Algerian professional football awards Goalkeeper of the Year * Lamine Zemmamouche – 2012–13, 2013–14 ; Algerian professional football awards Young Player of the Year *
Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia (born April 13, 1987, in Kouba (Alger), Algeria) is an Algerian football player who is currently playing as a midfielder for RC Arbaâ in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2. On April 5, 2008, he was called up by the Al ...
– 2008–09 *
Farouk Chafaï Farouk Chafaï (; born June 23, 1990) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays at Damac. Club career In the summer of 2010, Chafaï left the junior ranks of MC Alger to join city rivals USM Alger, signing a four-year contract with the cl ...
– 2011–12 *
Zinedine Ferhat Zinedine Ferhat (; born 1 March 1993) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Angers and the Algeria national team. Club career USM Alger On 19 November 2011, with the new coach Didier Ollé-Nicolle Fer ...
– 2012–13 * Mohammed Benkhemassa – 2015–16 ; Algerian professional football awards Manager of the Year *
Hubert Velud Hubert Velud (born 8 June 1959) is a French football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Moroccan club AS FAR. Playing career Velud was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône. A goalkeeper, played for Stade de Reims, Châlons-s ...
– 2013–14


List of foreign USM Alger football players

This is a list of all foreign players of
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 ...
, including statistics.
Freddy Zemmour Freddy Zemmour (born 21 February 1942) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Freddy Zemmour began playing football at the age of nine with Gallia Sports Algérois and was Algiers Department Champion i ...
's from
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one of the few French players who have decided to stay in Algeria first foreign to play with
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 ...
immediately after Independence for 6 seasons in which he won one title in
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
. On 1998 USM Alger signed with the first foreigner after 30 years, the Nigerian Mohamed Manga, 5 years after that joined to
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 ...
international Malian Mamadou Diallo, who became one of the most important players in the Algerian league and in one year scored 18 goals, including 10 goals in the
2004 CAF Champions League The 2004 CAF Champions League was the 40th edition of the CAF Champions League, the Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Enyimba of Nigeria defeated Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia ...
Was behind his victory over the top scorer. immediately after that, he went to the
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club
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for 700,000 euros. On 18 January 2009, USM Alger signed the first South American player Wuiwel Isea from Venezuela. And it's considered a failed deal, he scored only one goal from 14 matches. On 28 May 2012, Malagasy international
Carolus Andriamatsinoro Charles Carolus Andriamatsinoro (born 6 July 1989), simply known as Andria, is a Madagascar, Malagasy professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Saudi club Al-Rawdhah Club, Al-Rawdhah a ...
joined USM Alger from
Paradou AC Paradou Athletic Club (), known as Paradou AC or simply PAC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1994 by members of the Hydra AC junior team, the club colours are blue and yellow. Their home stadium, A ...
and spent five seasons with them, during which he won six titles to be the most foreigner to achieve titles with USM Alger and in Algeria, also played 132 games and scored 20 goals to be the most appearances and the most goalscorer. He left USMA in 2017 after the end of his contract. In the 2020–21 season, USM Alger contracted with Burkinabe international Hamed Belem from
Rahimo FC Rahimo Football Club is a Burkinabé football team based in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, which competes in the Burkinabé Premier League. History Rahimo Football Club was founded in 2012 in Bobo-Dioulasso by retired former Les Étalons player R ...
and Ghanaian Kwame Opoku from
Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional sports, professional association football, football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''African crested ...
in a historic deal amounting to 350 thousand euros. Opoku in the first season did not present much and was then loaned to
Najran SC Najran Sport Club () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Najran Province, that competes in the Saudi Second Division League. Overview Najran SC achieved promotion to the Saudi Premier League by finishing 2nd in the Saudi Firs ...
from Saudi Arabia. The latter declined because of his poor level, to be released after that. On 9 January 2024, USM Alger announced the termination of Tumisang Orebonye's contract after disagreement with the head coach
Juan Carlos Garrido Juan Carlos Garrido Fernández (born 29 March 1969) is a Spanish football manager who is the manager of Libyan Premier League club Al Ittihad Tripoli. Football career Villarreal Born in Valencia, Garrido started managing at only 24, his first ...
as reported by many sources, The Spaniard accused his player of cheating, by faking fictitious injuries in order not to take part in matches. On 31 January 2024, the Cameroonian club Dynamo Douala announced the transfer of international striker
Leonel Ateba Leonel Ateba (born 6 February 1999) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Simba S.C in the Tanzanian Premier League and the Cameroon national team. Club career USM Alger On 31 January 2024, Dynamo Douala announ ...
for a period of two and a half years. The signing of the player cost 215,000 euros. On July 23, 2024, USM Alger announced the recruitment of two Congolese players from
TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional association football, football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a ...
,
Kévin Mondeko Kévin Mondeko (born 10 September 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club USM Alger and the DR Congo national team. Professional career On November 25, 2017, Kévin Monde ...
and
Glody Likonza Glody Likonza (born 10 May 1998) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club USM Alger and the DR Congo national team. Professional career Likonza began his senior caree ...
. Although he was also called up by
CS Constantine Club Sportif Constantinois (), also known as CS Constantine or simply CSC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Constantine, Algeria. The club was founded in 1898, and its colours are green and black. Their home stadium, Chahid Hamla ...
, Mondeko has signed a two-season contract with the Rouge et Noir, while Likonza has signed for a period of three seasons. The Egyptian
Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Egy ...
and the
Club Africain Club Africain (), known as CA for short, is a Tunisian professional football club based in Tunis. The club was founded in 1920 and its colours are red and white. Their home stadium, Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, has a capacity of 60,000 spectators. ...
of Tunis tried to offer the services of the vice-captain of
TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional association football, football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a ...
, but the USMA was quicker in materializing with Likonza, while he was expected in Tunis to finalize his contract with the most popular club in Tunisia. On August 27, 2024, USM Alger announced the signing of Bolivian international
Adalid Terrazas Adalid Terrazas Abasto (born 25 August 2000) is a Bolivian professional association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Algerian club C.D. San Antonio Bulo Bulo, San Antonio Bulo Bulo and the Bolivia national football t ...
for three seasons. Terrazas became the first player from South America to join the club since 2009.


List of foreign players

*Bold International players.


Foreign players of All-time appearances

''Competitive matches only, includes appearances as used substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.''


Notes


References

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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 ...
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 ...
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