Hocine Achiou ( ar, حسين عشيو; born April 27, 1979) is a former

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. Achiou was a member of the Algeria national team at the

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where he scored a wonderful individual goal against rivals Egypt.

Football career

Achiou started his playing career with ES Ben Aknoun before joining the junior ranks of

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 ...

. He would eventually sign his first professional contract with the club. Achiou was an important member of the team's

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run in 2003 and 2004. USM Alger made the final eight (group stage) in both those years and even made it to the semi-final in 2003 when they lost 3–2 on aggregate to eventual champions Enyimba FC. He had numerous opportunities to join European clubs but the player could not agree on financial terms with the clubs. He had trials with Premiership-sides

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and

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and French clubs

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and

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. Hocine finally signed a one-year deal with Swiss club

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in the summer of 2006. He scored a goal in his first league game against

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. In the summer of 2007, he left

after just one season and immediately joined his former team USM Alger. In January 2009, he joined

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in ar, شبيبة القبائل), (Kabyle language, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, Berber languages, In Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ), known as JS Kabyli ...

. َAfter six successful months, he returned to his former team USM Alger. In the summer of 2011, he left USM Alger definitively to join

ASO Chlef Association Sportive Olympique de Chlef ( ar, الجمعية الرياضية أولمبي الشلف), known as ASO Chlef or simply ASO for short, is an Algerian football club based in Chlef, founded in 1947. The club colours are red and white. ...

. In January 2013, he joined

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 the summer of 2013, he joined USM Bel-Abbès and he led him to return to the

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ...

. In January 2016, he joined

RC Arbaâ Raed Club Arbaâ ( ar, أمل الأربعاء), known as RC Arbaâ or simply RCA for short, is an Algerian football club located in Larbaâ. The club was founded in 1941 and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, the Ismaïl Mak ...

. In January 2017, he joined

WA Boufarik Widad Adabi Boufarik ( ar, وداد أدبي بوفاريك), known as WA Boufarik or simply WAB for short, is an Algerian football club based in the town of Boufarik. The club was founded in 1945 and its colours are black and orange. Their hom ...

International career

Achiou was part of the Algerian team that finished second in their group in the first round of the

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behind

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before being defeated by

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in the quarter-finals. Achiou had scored an important goal against

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in one of the group stage matches that was instrumental in helping Algeria reach the quarterfinals. Achiou also scored a goal against Zimbabwe which would be the difference in the tie-breaker against Egypt, and ultimately qualify Algeria to the quarter-finals. Achiou has 25 caps for the Algerian national team and has scored 3 goals.

Career statistics

Club

National team statistics

Honours

As a player

USM Alger *

(3): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05 *

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup ( ar, كأس الجزائر) also known the Republic Cup ( ar, كأس الجمهورية), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after in ...

(3): 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Achiou, Hocine 1979 births Living people Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers FC Aarau players Swiss Super League players Kabyle people Footballers from Algiers USM Alger players MC Oran players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Algerian expatriate footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland JS Kabylie players ASO Chlef players USM Bel Abbès players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Association football midfielders WA Boufarik players 21st-century Algerian people