Kheiredine Merzougi

Kheiredine Merzougi (born August 16, 1992 in Aïn Defla) is an Algerian footballer who plays for club JSM Skikda.

Kheiredine Merzougi
Personal information
Full name Kheiredine Merzougi
Date of birth (1992-08-16) August 16, 1992
Place of birth Aïn Defla, Algeria
Club information
Current team
 JSM Skikda
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 SC Aïn Defla - (-)
2011–2014 ASO Chlef 19 (4)
2014–2015 RC Relizane 28 (17)
2015–2016 MC Alger 12 (6)
2020– JSM Skikda 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:00, October 6, 2015 (EST)

Merzougi finished as the top scorer of the 2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 with 17 goals for RC Relizane.[1]

In June 2015, Merzougi signed a two-year contract with MC Alger.[2]

Doping ban

In January 2016 it was announced that Merzougi was banned from sports for two years by the Confederation of African Football after testing positive for Methylhexanamine.[3] However, in March 2016, FIFA confirmed they were giving an extended four-year ban to apply worldwide through 24 January 2020.[4]

Honours
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References
  1. M-A-D (May 24, 2015). "Ligue 2 : Merzougui (Relizane), meilleur buteur avec 17 réalisations". DZfoot. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. M-A D (June 10, 2015). "Le MCA fait signer Merzougui meilleur buteur de Ligue 2" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  3. Fodil, Houssam. "Doping on Algeria's football pitches". alaraby. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  4. "FIFA extends three Algerian players' bans worldwide for four years". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
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