Adel Amar Belkacem Bouzida ( ar, عادل عمار بلقاسم بوزيدة; born 28 February 2002) is an Algerian

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who plays as a

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for

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

, on loan from

Paradou AC Paradou Athletic Club ( ar, نادي أتليتيك بارادو), known as Paradou AC or simply PAC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1994 by members of the Hydra AC junior team, the club colours ...

Club career

In October 2019, Belkacem Bouzida was included in

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's "Next Generation 2019", highlighting the best young players worldwide. On 25 January 2024, Bouzida signed one-year loan contract with

International career

Belkacem Bouzida was called up to the Algeria national under-17 football team in 2018. This was followed up with a call up to the

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side in 2020.

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* * 2002 births Living people Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Paradou AC players USM Alger players {{Algeria-footy-forward-stub