Rafik Bouderbal (born 19 September 1987) is a French professional

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who plays as a winger for club

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Club career

Bouderbal was born in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

. On 20 January 2009, Bouderbal signed a two and a half year professional contract with

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ES Sétif

On 30 September 2009, Bouderbal was loaned out to Algerian club

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until the end of the season. On 6 November 2009, he made his league debut for

in a league game against

USM El Harrach Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الحراش), known as USM El Harrach or simply USMH for short, is an Algerian football club based in El Harrach, Algiers. The club was founded in 1935 ...

, coming as a substitute in the 55th minute. On 25 December 2009, he scored his first goal for the club in a

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game against ''US Doucen''. Bouderbal made a total of 8 league appearances, scoring 1 goal, during his loan period with the club.

Lyon-Duchère (Sporting Club Lyon)

Bouderbal moved to

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in 2011, the first of three spells at the club encompassing five seasons (2011–13, 2015–16 and 2019–20, when the team had rebranded as

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).. He made 81 league appearances for the club in total.

Beauvais and Bourg-en-Bresse

Bouderbal's first spell with Lyon-Duchère ended in January 2013, when he left the club to sign for fellow

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club

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. At the end of the season he moved to

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, who were reprieved from relegation, giving him another opportunity to play in

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RC Arbaâ

Bouderbal spent a second spell in Algeria, with

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, in 2014–15, but left early due to a financial dispute, returning to France after negotiations to join

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 ...

broke down. Back in France, he returned to Lyon-Duchère.

USM Alger

Bouderbal joined

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 ...

in the summer of 2016, at the end of his second Lyon-Duchère spell. By February 2017 he was allowed to leave due to family problems. He returned to the club in December 2017. He finally ended his time with USM Alger in June 2019, returning to Lyon-Duchère.

FC Sète 34

In July 2020, Bouderbal signed for FC Sète 34, newly promoted to

Personal life

Born in France, Bouderbal's family is originally from the

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district of

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Honours

Club

USM Alger *

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 ...

: 2018–19 *

Algerian Super Cup The Algerian Super Cup ( ar, كأس الجزائر الممتازة), is an Algerian football competition, held as a game between the reigning champions of the Algerian League and the Algerian Cup. The first edition was held in 1973 and then agai ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouderbal, Rafik 1987 births Living people Footballers from Lyon Association football midfielders Association football forwards French footballers Algerian footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent Citizens of Algeria through descent AS Saint-Priest players FC Lorient players ES Sétif players Lyon La Duchère players AS Beauvais Oise players Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 players RC Arbaâ players USM Alger players FC Sète 34 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players