Ismaël Bouzid

Ismaël Mickael Bouzid (Arabic: إسماعيل بوزيد‎) (born 21 July 1983 in) is a French-Algerian retired footballer, who most recently played for Swift Hesperange. He played mainly as a centre-back but had also been used as a right back.

Ismaël Bouzid
Personal information
Full name Ismaël Mickael Bouzid
Date of birth (1983-07-21) 21 July 1983
Place of birth Nancy, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Centre Back
Club information
Current team

Union Titus Pétange

(Assistant Manager)
Youth career
1999–2002 FC Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Metz 1 (0)
2004–2005 Union Berlin 21 (1)
2005–2006 MC Alger 22 (1)
2006–2007 Kaiserslautern 25 (0)
2007–2008 Galatasaray 10 (0)
2008–2009 Troyes 7 (1)
2008 Ankaragücü 16 (1)
2009–2011 Heart of Midlothian 58 (1)
2011–2012 PAS Giannina 12 (0)
2012 Baniyas 7 (0)
2012–2013 USM Alger 3 (0)
2013–2014 Kilmarnock 4 (0)
2014–2017 Progrès Niederkorn 35 (9)
2017–2019 Swift Hesperange 49 (0)
National team‡
2003–2004 Algeria U23 5 (1)
2007–2012 Algeria 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 July 2013

Club career

Born in Nancy, France, Bouzid started his career with FC Metz. In July 2001, he had a trial with English Premier League side Sunderland and played in a pre-season match between Sunderland and Calais.[1] Bouzid then played in Germany, Algeria, Turkey and France, including spells at football clubs like Kaiserslautern and Troyes. Bouzid joined Galatasaray at the start of the 2007–08 season. He made 10 league appearances for the side, helping them to win the Süper Lig title in May 2008. In doing so, Bouzid became the first Algerian player to win a Süper Lig medal.

Heart of Midlothian F.C.

On 9 July 2009, he joined Hearts from Ankaragücü.[2] Bouzid scored his first goal for Hearts at Tynecastle against Celtic on 20 December 2009, which also proved to be the winning goal.[3] In June 2011, after two years playing for the Edinburgh club, he was released alongside Rubén Palazuelos, Dawid Kucharski, Paul Mulrooney and Jamie Mole.[4]

After his release

In July 2011, Crawley Town gave Bouzid a trial.[5] However, manager Steve Evans decided against signing him after Bouzid played in a friendly match against Peterborough United.[6]

PAS Giannina F.C.

Bouzid signed a two-year deal with newly promoted Greek Superleague team, PAS Giannina in August 2011. Although several clubs around Europe were linked with Bouzid he chose the Greek side because of the 'team spirit'.[7]

USM Alger

On 3 October 2012, Bouzid signed a two-year deal with Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 team USM Alger.[8] He made just three league appearances for reaching a mutual agreement with the club to terminate his contract at the end of the 2012–13 season.[9]

Kilmarnock F.C.

In the summer of 2013, Bouzid went on trial with Scottish Second Division side East Fife[10] and on 20 September 2013, signed with Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock after impressing on trial.[11]

On 25 June Bouzid began a short-term trial at Rangers.[12]

Honours
MC Alger
Galatasaray

Personal

Bouzid's younger brother, Adam Bouzid, is also a professional footballer and currently plays for the German side SVN Zweibrücken.

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References
  1. 1sunderland.com (17 July 2001). "Calais 0 Sunderland 1 (Friendly)". Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  2. "Defender Bouzid seals Hearts move". BBC Sport. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  3. Lindsay, Clive (20 December 2009). "BBC Sport – Football – Hearts 2–1 Celtic". BBC News. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  4. "Ruben Palazuelos and Ismael Bouzid leave Hearts". BBC Sport. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  5. "Reds Devils look at Bouzid". Sky Sports. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  6. "Crawley Town 2-4 Peterborough United". UpThePosh!. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  7. "Algeria defender Ismael Bouzid moves to Greece". BBC Sport. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  8. "Bouzid, à l'USMA pour deux ans" (in French). USM Alger.com. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  9. Adel, C. (5 July 2013). "Bouzid a résilié son contrat" (in French). Le Buteur. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  10. "Ismael Bouzid faces Wolves as East Fife trialist". Scotsman. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  11. "Ismael Bouzid signs until the end of the season". Kilmarnock F.C. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  12. "Bouzid Joins On Trial". Rangers F.C. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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