Malik Asselah (born 8 July 1986) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Algeria national football team.

Personal

Born in

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

, Asselah is originally from the village of Ighil Imoula in the Tizi Ouzou Province.

Club career

A product of the NA Hussein Dey junior ranks, Asselah made his senior debut for the club in 2006. At the end of the 2009–2010 season, he left NA Hussein Dey after they got relegated. He subsequently signed a one-year contract with JS Kabylie. On 5 July 2022, Asselah joined Al-Kholood.

International career

On 31 December 2007 Asselah made his debut for the Algerian Under-23 National Team in a 1-0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. On 17 April 2008 he was called up to the Algerian A' National Team for an African Championship of Nations qualifier against Morocco but withdrew from the squad with an injury. Asselah was called up to the senior Algeria squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Seychelles on 2 June 2016.

Honours

* Won the

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 ...

once with JS Kabylie in

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References

1986 births Algerian men's footballers Living people Footballers from Algiers NA Hussein Dey players JS Kabylie players Al-Hazem F.C. players Al-Kholood Club players Kabyle people Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Saudi Pro League players Saudi First Division League players Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Algeria men's under-23 international footballers Algeria men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-bio-stub