Hicham Belkaroui (born 24 August 1990) is an Algerian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for

ASM Oran Association Sportive Madinet d'Oran ( ar, الجمعية الرياضية لمدينة وهران), known as ASM Oran or ASMO for short, is an Algerian football club based in Oran and founded in 1933. The club colours are green and white. Their ...

and the Algeria national team. He plays primarily as a

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Club career

In July 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Tunisian side

Club Africain Club Africain ( ar, النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian football club based in Tunis that competes in the Tunisian Championship. It fields several sports teams, including football, handball, basketball, swimming and volleyball. The foot ...

. In 2019, Belkaroui signed a contract with

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 ...

. In 2020, Belkaroui signed a two-year contract with

MC Oran ( ar, نادي مولودية وهران), known as , commonly referred to as MC Oran for short, is a football club based in Oran, Algeria. Founded on 1 January 1917 and formed again on 14 May 1946, the club was known as Mouloudia Chaâbia Ouah ...

. In 2021, Belkaroui signed a two-year contract with

ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne ( ar, الوفاق الرياضي السطايفي), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in ...

. On 5 September 2022, Belkaroui joined

Al-Ain Al Ain ( ar, ٱلْعَيْن, , ) is a city in the western side of Tawam (region), Tuwwam region and the seat of the administrative division of its namesake, Al-Ain Region, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ...

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* * 1990 births Algeria men's A' international footballers Algeria men's under-23 international footballers Algeria men's international footballers Algerian expatriate men's footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Algerian men's footballers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Primeira Liga players Saudi Pro League players Saudi First Division League players ASM Oran players C.D. Nacional players Moreirense F.C. players Club Africain players Footballers from Oran USM El Harrach players WA Tlemcen players Al Raed FC players Al-Ain FC (Saudi Arabia) players Living people Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football central defenders Espérance Sportive de Tunis players MC Oran players 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-defender-stub