Mohammed Ilyas Cherchar (born 18 January 1992) is an Algerian football player who plays for RC Arbaâ in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Club career

A product of the ASO Chlef youth ranks, Cherchar joined the AC FAF Academy in 2007 in preparation for the 2009 African U-17 Championship that Algeria was hosting. In January 2010, Cherchar joined French club SAS Épinal[1] before signing for AS Nancy six months later.[2] After spending three seasons with Nancy's reserve team, Cherchar returned to Algeria and signed a two-year contract with his boyhood club ASO Chlef.[3]

International career

Cherchar was a member of the Algeria national under-17 football team that finished as runners-up at the 2009 African U-17 Championship and subsequently played at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. Cherchar started all three of Algeria's games in the competition, captaining the squad in the opener against Italy.[4]

References

  1. ^ Walid Z. (30 January 2010). "Cherchar rejoint le club d'Epinal (France)" (in French). DZfoot. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Ilyas Cherchar à l'AS Nancy-Lorraine" (in French). DZfoot. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. ^ Feknous, Ahmed (12 June 2013). "ASO : Il est revenu au bercail : Cherchar, première recrue" (in French). Le Buteur. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Mohammed CHERCHAR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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