Mustapha Dahleb (born 8 February 1952) is an Algerian former professional

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who played as a

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. Having begun his career at Sedan and

CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad S.s.p.a (Classical Arabic: الشّباب الرّياضيّ لبلوزداد, English Translation: Sporting Club of Belouizdad), known as ''Chabab Belouizdad'' or ''CR Belouizdad'' or simply ''CRB'' for short, is a ...

, he spent most of his career at

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before playing a final season at

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. At international level, Dahleb represented the Algeria national team. He holds the records of being the fourth-highest goalscorer for Paris Saint-Germain in the French first division and sixth all-time goalscorer in all competitions.

Career

Dahleb played with the Algeria national team in the

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, where Algeria failed to make it out of the group stage. He held the record of the all-time leading scorer for

in the French first division with 85 goals before being surpassed by

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. Dahleb is the club's sixth all-time goalscorer in all competitions, with 98 goals.

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* Living people 1952 births Kabyle people Association football midfielders Footballers from Béjaïa Algerian footballers Algerian expatriate footballers Algeria international footballers CS Sedan Ardennes players CR Belouizdad players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players OGC Nice players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Expatriate footballers in France Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France African Games competitors for Algeria Footballers at the 1973 All-Africa Games 1982 FIFA World Cup players 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-midfielder-stub