Boualem Benmalek (born 30 January 1989 in

Sétif Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...

) is an Algerian professional

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. He is currently

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in the

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International career

On 16 November 2011 Benmalek was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the

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.EN U23 : Les 21 joueurs sélectionnés
DZFoot, November 16, 2011.

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* 1989 births Living people Algerian men's footballers ES Sétif players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Algeria men's under-23 international footballers Algeria men's youth international footballers Footballers from Sétif Men's association football goalkeepers AS Aïn M'lila players 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-bio-stub