Zinedine Ferhat (; born 1 March 1993) is an Algerian professional

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who plays as a

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for French club

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and the Algeria national team.

Club career

USM Alger

On 19 November 2011, with the new coach

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Ferhat made his professional debut for

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in a league game against

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 ...

where he participated in 90 minutes. Then he participated in 19 games between the Ligue 1 and the cup, including six games in 90 minutes and is a good outcome for his 18 years coming of the academy of FAF, The following season he became Farhat, a key player in the team where he participated in 30 Match and scored two first goals was against

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on 2 February 2013, with the end of the season made Ferhat first two titles in his career the

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and the

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also received the best young player award at the League. In the 2013–14 season Ferhat began to receive special offers from France of professionalism especially from

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and former coach

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. where he presented a fabulous season contributed to the victory of USM Alger league title after nine years and also won the Super Cup at the end of the season participated Ferhat in 31 Match scored five goals and provided eight assists. The following season Ferhat was injured several times kept him out of several matches which reflected negatively on the team where he survived a fall in the last round after the piece and in the last season with the team Ferhat contributed to the arrival of USM Alger CAF Champions League Final for the first time, but were defeated against

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, but with the end of the season won the last title with USM Alger, a title for the second time in its history, and with 10 assists.

Le Havre

On 13 June 2016, Ferhat signed for three years with French

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club

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. He made his debut on 29 July against

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. Ferhat finished the

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season as the top assister, setting a record with 20 assists in the season.

Nîmes

Ferhat joined

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club

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on 3 July 2019 as a free transfer following the expiry of his contract with Le Havre.

Alanyaspor

On 22 July 2022, Ferhat signed for

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club

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on a two-year contract. He was given the number 10 shirt.

Angers

On 31 August 2023, Ferhat returned to France and signed a two-year contract with

International career

On 24 March 2010, Ferhat was called up for the first time to the Algeria under-20 national team for the 2010 UNAF U-20 Tournament. On 26 March 2012, Ferhat was called up for the 2012 UNAF U-20 Tournament that was held in

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. He scored a penalty in the 27th minute against

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in the play-off for third place. Ferhat was a member of the Algeria under-20 national team at the

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. Despite Algeria failing to progress past the group stage, Ferhat's performances earned him a place in the team of the tournament. In November 2015, Ferhat was a member of the Algeria under-23 national team at the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

USM Alger *

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: 2013–14, 2015–16 *

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Algerian Super Cup The Algerian Super Cup () is an Algerian football competition, held as a game between the reigning champions of the Algerian League and the Algerian Cup. The first edition was held in 1981 and then again in 1992, 1994 and 1995 before being scrapp ...

Algeria U23 *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferhat, Zinedine 1993 births Living people People from Bordj Menaïel Sportspeople from Boumerdès Province Kabyle people Algerian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Algeria men's international footballers Algeria men's A' international footballers Algeria men's youth international footballers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Süper Lig players JS Kabylie players USM Alger players Le Havre AC players Nîmes Olympique players Alanyaspor footballers Angers SCO players Algerian expatriate men's footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 21st-century Algerian sportsmen