Ahmed Reda Madouni ( ar, أحمد رضا مادوني; born 4 October 1980) is an Algerian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Club career
Madouni played for
Montpellier
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and
Borussia Dortmund before joining
Bayer Leverkusen. In 2007, he transferred to Qatar to play for
Al-Gharafa. In July 2009, Madouni signed for French
Ligue 2
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club
Clermont. On 19 May 2010, he joined
1. FC Union Berlin
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The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweid ...
on a three-year contract.
Madouni moved to
Nantes
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in 2012.
Madouni signed a contract with
Energie Cottbus on 17 January 2014 for six months with an option to extend for another year. He left Cottbus at the end of the season after they were relegated from the
2. Bundesliga
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.
International career
A former French youth international formed in Montpellier, Madouni made the switch to join the
Algeria national team in June 2005, as he played his first game for the Fennecs, a friendly against
Mali. He holds two international caps.
Honours
Montpellier
*
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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:
1999
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Borussia Dortmund
*
Bundesliga:
2001–02
Al-Gharafa
*
Qatar Stars League
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:
2007–08
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Moroccan people of Algerian descent
Footballers from Casablanca
Algerian footballers
Moroccan footballers
Men's association football defenders
Algeria men's international footballers
Borussia Dortmund players
Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
Clermont Foot players
Montpellier HSC players
1. FC Union Berlin players
FC Nantes players
FC Energie Cottbus players
Al-Gharafa SC players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Qatar Stars League players
Algerian expatriate footballers
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate footballers in France
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Expatriate footballers in Qatar
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