Zinedine Ferhat (; born 1 March 1993) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for MC Alger.
From 2013 to 2021, he played for the Algeria national team.
Club career USM Alger On 19 November 2011, with the new coach Didier Ollé-Nicolle, Ferhat made his professional debut for USM Alger in a league game against JS Kabylie where he played the full 90 minutes. Then he participated in 19 games between the Ligue 1 and the cup, including six full 90-minute games and is a good outcome for his 18 years coming of the academy of FAF. The following season, he became a key player in the team where he participated in 30 matches and scored his first two goals was against CA Bordj Bou Arreridj on 2 February 2013. By the end of the season, Ferhat won his first two titles, the Algerian Cup and the UAFA Club Cup, and received the best young player award at the League.
In the 2013–14 season Ferhat began to receive special offers from French professional clubs, especially from Montpellier and former coach Rolland Courbis. 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 TP Mazembe, 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 Ligue 2 club Le Havre. He made his debut on 29 July against Orléans playing 90 minutes. He scored his first goal on 3 February 2017 against Red Star.
Ferhat finished the 2017–18 Ligue 2 season as the top assister, setting a record with 20 assists in the season.
Nîmes Ferhat joined Ligue 1 club Nîmes 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 Süper Lig club Alanyaspor 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 Angers.
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 Algeria. He scored a penalty in the 27th minute against Morocco in the play-off for third place.
Ferhat was a member of the Algeria under-20 national team at the 2013 African U-20 Championship. 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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupIncludes the Coupe de France and Algerian CupLeague CupIncludes the Coupe de la LigueContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUSM Alger2011–12Ligue 117030———2002012–13Ligue 121151—2All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup06All appearance(s) in UAFA Club Cup03422013–14Ligue 129510——1All appearances in Algerian Super Cup03152014–15Ligue 119120—2All appearance(s) in CAF Champions League0102412015–16Ligue 120000—90—290Total1067111—130801388Le Havre2016–17Ligue 23433010——3832017–18Ligue 23540021—2All appearances in Ligue 2 play-offs03952018–19Ligue 23552050——425Total104125081—2011913Nîmes2019–20Ligue 12631010——2832020–21Ligue 133600———3362021–22Ligue 210000———100Total6991010——719Career total279281719113010032830
Honours USM Alger Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2013–14, 2015–16 Algerian Cup: 2013 Algerian Super Cup: 2013 UAFA Club Cup: 2013
Algeria U23 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runner-up: 2015
References
External links
Zinedine Ferhat at Angers SCO