Sabri Cyrille Boumelaha (born 21 September 1989) is a footballer who plays as a left-back.[1][2] Born in France, he opted to represent Algeria at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sabri Cyrille Boumelaha | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Mulhouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bourgfelden | |||
| St-Louis | |||
| –2007 | Old Boys | ||
| 2007–2009 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Basel U-21 | 43 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Basel | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Concordia Basel (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Thun (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Wil 1900 (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2012 | Minyor Pernik | 24 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Mulhouse | 23 | (0) |
| 2014 | Black Stars Basel | ||
| 2015 | SR Delémont | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–? | Saint-Louis Neuweg | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2014 | |||
Career
editBoumelaha was born in Mulhouse, France. He joined FC Basel's U21 team from BSC Old Boys in July 2007 and made 28 appearances in his first season with the club. In the 2008–2009 season, Boumelaha made another 15 appearances for the reserve side before being loaned out to Challenge League side FC Concordia Basel in January for the rest of the season.[3] On 8 March 2009, he made his professional debut for Concordia starting in a 3–1 loss against FC Locarno. He made 8 more appearances for the club before returning to FC Basel at the end of his loan.
International career
editDespite being born in France, Boumelaha chose to represent Algeria in international competition.[4] He received his first call-up to the Algerian Under-23 National Team for a training camp in September 2009.[5] The camp was capped off with a friendly against local side CR Belouizdad, a game in which Boumelaha started in.[6] On 14 September 2009, he received his second call up to the team.[7]
Personal life
editBoumelaha has two older brothers who are also professional footballers: Virgile Boumelaha and Olivier Boumelaha.
References
edit- ^ http://www.fcthun.ch/index.php?id=68&L=0&tx_pmclubchampionsship_pi1[detailUID]=140&cHash=8ef357b9e2
- ^ "Die unabhängige Seite des FC Basel 1893". Joggeli.ch. 21 September 1989. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (2009). "Boumelaha leihweise zu Concordia" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Interview de Boumelaha : "Sans hésitation je choisirai le bled" | Football algérien". Dzfoot.com. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "EN Espoir : Les Verts en regroupement à Alger – Football algérien". Dzfoot.com. 27 August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "EN Espoirs : Match nul face au CR Belouizdad – Football algérien". Dzfoot.com. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "EN Espoirs : L'EN en regroupement à Beaucaire – Football algérien". Dzfoot.com. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2010.