Karim Ghazi (born January 6, 1979; ar, كريم غازي) is an Algerian former 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 played as a

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. From 2002 to 2005, Ghazi made 16 appearances for the Algeria national team.

Club career

On July 24, 2011, Ghazi signed a two-year contract with

MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home sta ...

, joining them on a free transfer from

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 ...

Career statistics

International

Honours

USM Alger * Algerian league: 1996, 2002, 2003, 2005 *

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 ...

: 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 ES Tunis * Tunisian league: 2004

References

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