Hamid Merakchi (28 January 1976 – 16 November 2024) was an Algerian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Merakchi spent most of his career in Algeria,[1] but had a spell with Turkish club Gençlerbirliği where he played in 26 Süper Lig matches.[2]
He also made several appearances for the Algeria national team, including two qualifying matches for the 2000 African Nations Cup finals.[3]
Death
Merakchi died in Marseille, France on 16 November 2024, at the age of 48.[4]
Career statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Merakchi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 April 1999 | 19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria |  Liberia |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 20 June 1999 | 19 May 1956 Stadium 56, Annaba, Algeria |  Uganda |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 2–0 |
References
- ^ "Interview with Merakchi in Le Buteur". Archived from the original on 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Hamid Merakchi". TFF. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "African Nations Cup 2000". RSSSF.
- ^ مهاجم المنتخب الوطني السابق مراكشي في ذمة الله (in Arabic)
- ^ "Les statistiques de Merakchi Hamid. Equipe d'Algérie de football". dzfootball.free.fr. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
External links
- Hamid Merakchi at National-Football-Teams.com
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