Noureddine Daham (born 15 November 1977 in Oran) is an Algerian

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who currently plays for

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 the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

International career

Daham made his debut for the Algerian national team in 2006 when he was called up by then head coach Meziane Ighil for a friendly against

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...

. He scored his first goal for the team in the second game, a friendly against Sudan. He has been a regular for the team since his first call-up.

Club career

Daham began his playing career with his hometown team ASM Oran. After five seasons with them, he joined

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in ar, شبيبة القبائل), ( Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, In Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ), known as JS Kabylie or JSK, is an Algerian professi ...

in the summer of 2002. He was released from the club after an incident in France in which he was accused of stealing from a store. In 2004, he joined

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 s ...

where he enjoyed his most successful time. He helped them win the Algerian Cup in 2006 with two goals in the final against

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 is also their all-time top scorer in the

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with six goals. In summer of the same year, he joined as a waiver recently relegated

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern () or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to football, the club also operates in sev ...

in the

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. Just three weeks into season 2007–08, the often-injured Daham was transferred to

TuS Koblenz TuS Koblenz is a German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club. History Nazi era (1933–1945) The or ...

Honours

;

* Algerian Cup: 2006 ;

* Algerian Cup:

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* UAFA Club Cup:

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* * 1977 births Living people Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers 1. FC Kaiserslautern players TuS Koblenz players Expatriate footballers in Germany JS Kabylie players USM Alger players Footballers from Oran MC Alger players ASM Oran players ASO Chlef players Algerian expatriates in Germany Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players 2. Bundesliga players Association football forwards 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-forward-stub