Abdelmalek Ziaya

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Abdelmalek Ziaya
Personal information
Full name Abdelmalek Ziaya[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Guelma, Algeria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 ES Guelma 62 (77)
2005–2010 ES Sétif 94 (27)
2010–2012 Ittihad 29 (12)
2012–2013 CA Bizertin 11 (4)
2013–2014 USM Alger 25 (6)
2014–2016 ES Sétif 11 (6)
2016 JS Kabylie 12 (0)
2017 ASM Oran 10 (4)
2018 MC El Eulma 11 (4)
2018–2019 USM Annaba ? (?)
International career‡
2010– Algeria 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 25 July 2014 (EST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 25 July 2014 (EST)

Abdelmalek Ziaya (born 23 January 1984) is an Algerian former footballer.

Career[edit]

ES Sétif[edit]

Ziaya was born in Guelma. He played regularly in ES Sétif's first team, and was a fixture in the club's 2006–07 Arab Champions League triumph, scoring a goal against Al-Ittihad in the second round[2] and against Al-Nasr in the group stage.[3] Ziaya scored again in the 2007–08 Arab Champions League versus Al-Wehda in the round of 16.[4]

On 26 December 2009, it was announced that the 25-year-old Algerian striker was going to move on loan from ES Sétif to FC Sochaux with an option to buy.[5] However, four days later, it was reported that ES Sétif president refused to loan the player to Sochaux and was negotiating with Saudi Arabian club Ittihad Jeddah.[6]

Ittihad Jeddah[edit]

On 6 January 2010, Ziaya signed a two-year contract with Saudi Arabian Ittihad Jeddah, with the club paying €2 million for the transfer.[7] He scored two goals in his first game for the club, a 4–1 win in a friendly against Al-Ettifaq.[8] On 23 February 2010, Ziaya made his official debut for Al-Ittihad in an AFC Champions League match against FC Bunyodkor in Uzbekistan, with the score ending 3–0 in favour of the home side.[9] He scored his first official goal for the club on 8 March 2010 in an AFC Champions League match Zob Ahan.[10] Ziaya scored the goal in the 16th minute of the game, with the game ending 2–2. In his first league game for Ittihad, on 14 March against Al-Ahli, he delivered an assist to Manaf Abushgeer for the only goal of the game. Despite achieving only one championship with the team in two years, he is considered to be one of Ittihad's greatest strikers recently and has expressed his urge to rejoin Saudi Arabia.[11]

Club Athlétique Bizertin[edit]

On 29 July 2012, Ziaya signed a two-year contract with Tunisian club CA Bizertin.[12] On 1 August 2012, he made his official debut for the club in a league game against ES Zarzis, scoring a goal on the occasion.[13]

International career[edit]

After showing excellent form for ES Setif in 2009, scoring 15 goals in 13 games in the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup and a further 8 goals in first half of the domestic league, Ziaya was called up by Rabah Saadane for the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.[14]

On 12 January 2010, Ziaya made his debut for the Algerian National Team coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute in a group game against Malawi at the 2010 African Cup of Nations.[15]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 10 January 2012
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saudi Arabia League Crown Prince Cup League Cup Asia Total
2009–10 Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Premier League 2 1 0 0 5 2 5 3 12 6
2010–11 23 9 2 0 4 2 7 4 36 15
2011–12 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2
Total Country 29 12 2 0 9 4 14 7 54 23

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

ES Sétif

Ittihad FC

USM Alger

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ "MTN Football". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  3. ^ MTNfootball.com - MTN CAF Champions League - Entente Setif Qualify For Arab Champs League Semifinals[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Algeria's ES Setif advances to Arab Champions League third round (Magharebia.com)
  5. ^ "Football : Abdelmalek Ziaya, l'attaquant de l'ES Sétif signera un contrat avec Sochaux - Afrik.com : l'actualité de l'Afrique noire et du Maghreb - Le quotidien panafricain". 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Transferts : Serrar refuse de vendre Ziaya à Sochaux ?". DZfoot.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Transferts : Ziaya signe à lIttihad de Djeddah - Football algérien". Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Verts : Un doublé pour Ziaya en match amical". DZfoot.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  9. ^ "Verts : Débuts officiels de Ziaya avec Al-Ittihad". DZfoot.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  10. ^ "Verts : Premier but de Ziaya en match officiel". DZfoot.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  11. ^ "Verts : Ziaya passeur décisif contre Al-Ahli". DZfoot.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  12. ^ Walid Z. (30 July 2012). "Abdelmalik Ziaya signe au CA Bizerte (Tunisie)" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  13. ^ Walid Z. (1 August 2012). "Premier match, premier but pour Ziaya en Tunisie" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  14. ^ "EN : Les séléctions". Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  15. ^ "Malawi 3-0 Algérie | Football algérien". Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

External links[edit]

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