Rafik Zoheir Djebbour (

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who played as striker and winger. Born in France, he represented

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at international level.

Club career

Auxerre

Born in

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, France, Djebbour was signed to Auxerre's youth academy at the age of 15 in 1998. He was moved to the senior team in 2003 after spending five years in the youth academy. He made his professional debut at the age of 19.

Louviéroise

His impressive debut season caught the eye of R.A.A. Louviéroise. In his second professional season, he did not live up to his expectations. Even though he made 21 appearances he only managed to score six goals. Djebbour was transfer listed by the club at the end of the season, Djebbour mentioned in an interview that he was transfer listed as he was not happy with the way the club did not support him when his brother had been in a coma for five months, he stated he was very disappointed with the staff and became disillusioned and felt no attachment to the club. In July 2005, Djebbour signed for Greek outfit

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Ethnikos Asteras

In his first season in

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, he scored 11 goals in 21 appearances from September to January. This earned him a move to

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where he managed six goals until the end of the season.

Atromitos

Djebbour suffered a serious injury in his first season with

this limited Djebbour to only two appearances without scoring. In January 2006, Djebbour called upon one of the "big three" of Greece (

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

) to acquire his services, however this did not happen and he ended up at

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

Panionios

Before signing to Panionios, Djebbour went on trial at English club

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but was not retained as

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stated "He wasn't what I was looking for". His first six months with Panionios, Djebbour scored four goals in the remaining 14 games. He would go on to score 15 goals in 27 appearances. In the summer of 2008,

expressed their interest in signing Djebbour. He completed his move to the "Dikefalos-Aetos" on 1 July 2008.

AEK Athens

In 2008, Djebbour transferred to AEK for €3.2 million. Djebbour scored his first goal for AEK in the 93rd minute in the home 2–1 win against

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, giving his club the three points. Djebbour got into a fight with teammate Nacho Scocco in a training ground bust-up. On 30 September 2009, it was reported that Djebbour clashed with AEK Athens' coach

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and was not allowed to train with the rest of the season for four months. During his absence from AEK Athens' training, Djebbour had been training with

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and

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. On 7 September 2010, Djebbour signed a three-year deal keeping at the club until 2013. Djebbour's contract is worth €3.3 million with a buy-out clause of €7 million. After signing his contract extension in 2010, he began the 2010 season in great form, scoring 3 goals in three games (2–1 loss to Kerkyra, 1–0 win against Panserraikos, and a 2–2 draw with Asteras Tripolis) for the regular season as well as a goal during AEK's 3–1 Europa League win against

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. On 2 January 2011, Djebbour had another clash, this time with Manolo Jimenez, the current AEK Athens coach. Jimenez reportedly stressed to Djebbour that he is not allowed to attend the next day training and that he should instead meet with the chairman of AEK Athens. After the incidents with Manolo Jimenez, Djebbour requested immediately to be released on a free transfer by AEK. He also requested to be paid his remaining wages doubled. Lens and other French teams declared interest in buying him. Djebbour threatened AEK's board and was ready to seek a solution in court.

Olympiacos

2010–11

On 21 January 2011,

bought Djebour from

for €2.3 million. He signed a six-month contract with the club with the option of renewal for two years. He scored his first goal for Olympiacos in an away win at

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after a superb assist of

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. That was followed by two goals in a 6–0 home win against

, a goal against PAOK and the winning goal in a 2–1 derby win against

. He also scored in a home win 3–1 against Kavala after an assist of

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and in the final match of the season, against

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after a superb assist of

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2011–12

Djebbour scored his first goal of the season with a last-minute winner in a thrilling home win 2–1 against

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. Rafik's goal of the season came at a home win 2–1 against PAOK with an sublime header after an assist of

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. His first European goal for Olympiakos came in a Champions League home win (3–1) against

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. In the domestic league, he scored two goals in a 3–0 away win against

. He also scored in a home win 2–1 against PAOK. He scored a goal in a 2–2 home draw against

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and a goal in a 1–1 home draw with

. He also scored in a 2–0 home win against

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. His second European goal came in a 3–1 home win against

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in a Champions League home game. He also scored a goal in a 2–0 home win against

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

. Djebbour scored a goal in a 7–2 home win against

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. His third European goal of the season came in a 1–0 home win against

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in the Europa League. He also scored two goals in a 4–0 away win against PAS Giannina. Djebbour also scored in the Greek Cup Final in Olympiacos' win 2–1 against

. In all competitions, Djebbour made 31 appearances, scoring 12 goals in the Greek Superleague and 16 goals in all competitions.

2012–13

Djebbour started the season with a goal in a 2–1 away win against

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after an assist from

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. He next scored two goals in a 4–0 home win against

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after assist of

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. His next goal came in a 2–1 away win against PAS Giannina. At this match he made the assist to

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to score the second goal. He also scored two goals in a 4–1 home win against

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after two assists of

and

. He next scored two goals in a 4–0 home win against

. As a result of his outstanding performances the club has offered Djebbour a better contract extension. He also scored in a 1–1 away draw against PAOK. The next goal came in a 2–0 home win against

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, with a wonderful header at a Greek Cup match. He next scored two goals in an away draw 2–2 at the classical Greek derby against

after two assists of

and David Fuster. These goals marked his 4th goal in the classic derby

with Olympiacos team. He scored 10 goals against

at his charge at Greece and he intrigued illustrious European football clubs such as

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. His next goal came in an away win 2–1 against

after an assist of Kostas Mitroglou. Rafik Djebbour finished the first half of Greek Superleague with 12 goals in 11 appearances. At January transfer window Rafik Djebbour renew his contract with Olympiacos until 2016. The second half of Greek Superleague begins with a goal in a 3–0 home win against Veria with a penalty shot. With this goal has already surpass his previous record with Olympiacos of 12 goals in Greek Superleague. He scored his next goal against Levadiakos in a 1–0 away win at the last minute of the game with a wonderful header, after an assist of Juan Pablo Pino. His next goal came in a home win 2–0 against

Pas Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

. With this goal he equaled his previous (last year) record of 16 goals in all competitions with the Olympiacos' shirt and his previous record of 15 goals at Greek Superleague with the Panionios shirt. His next goal came in a 3–2 home loss against

after an assist of Kostas Mitroglou. His next goal came in an away win 2–0 against

. With this goal he reached 18 goals in all competitions and broke his previous record of 17 goals in all competitions with Panionios shirt. His next goal came in a home win 2–1 against

after an assist from Holebas. He next scores two goals in an away win 4–0 against OFI after an assist of

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. With these two goals he reached 20 goals at 20 performances at Greek Superleague. At a home win against

Djebbour did not score a goal but gave two assists at

and

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. With that win Olympiacos claimed the 40th championship in its history. Djebbour made the assist to Kostas Mitroglou at a home draw 1–1 against

at the classical Greek derby. He ended the season at

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being the top scorer, scoring 20 goals in 24 appearances.

Loan to Sivasspor

On 6 September 2013, Djebbour joined

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club

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on a season-long loan deal from

, after the interest of the coach of the club,

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. He played 13 games with the club in all competitions and scored 4 goals.

Nottingham Forest

Djebbour joined

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on 29 January 2014 for €1.5 million, initially on loan with the deal becoming permanent at the end of the season. Despite a debut goal, Djebbour, along with countryman

, was dropped by caretaker manager

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due to a perceived lack of effort in training and bad attitude. At the end of the season, Forest believed they could cancel the permanent transfer with his club

, but were unable to. On 15 July 2014, it was confirmed Djebbour and Forest had reached an agreement to terminate his contract.

APOEL

On 5 August 2014, Djebbour signed a one-year contract with

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

from

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. He made his debut against

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on 26 August 2014, in APOEL's 4–0 victory for the

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of the Champions League. Djebbour also appeared in five group stage matches in APOEL's

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campaign. He scored his first goal for APOEL on 6 October 2014, netting the winner in his teams’s 2–1 comeback win against Othellos for the

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. The next matchday, he scored for a second consecutive league match, netting again the winner in APOEL's 1–0 home win against

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. On 15 December 2014, he scored twice in APOEL's enthralling 4–4 home draw against

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for the

. On 11 March 2015, Djebbour came on as a 62nd-minute substitute and scored twice in APOEL's 2–0 home victory against

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for the quarter-finals of the

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. On 14 March 2015, he scored the equalizer in APOEL's 1–1 away draw against arch rivals Omonia for the play-offs of the

. On 2 May 2015, Djebbour scored a stoppage-time winner to give APOEL a dramatic 3–2 win against arch rivals Omonia and helped his team to move five points clear at the top of the

, just three matches before the end. On 24 May 2015, Djebbour scored twice in APOEL's 4–2 victory against

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and celebrated the

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, as his team secured their third consecutive

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title.

Return to AEK

On 17 June 2015, Djebbour signed a one-year contract with the option of a further season with

, returning to his former club after four years. He missed the start of the season and started training in November. On 6 December 2015, in a home win against

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, he scored his first goal with AEK Athens after his return. At the semi-final of the

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against

he equalized an

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goal, by coming from the bench, helping the club to advance in the final targeting its first title after five years. On 17 May 2016, Djebbour scored to help his club win 2–1 against champions

in Cup's final at the Olympic Stadium of Athens and won the title for 15th time in their history.

Aris F.C.

On 7 September 2016 Djebour made the move to

on a 3-year contract. On 6 November 2016, the Algerian striker had a beef with his team's fans after disappointing home draw (1-1) against

Aiginiakos F.C. Aiginiakos Football Club ( el, Γ.Α.Σ. Αιγινιακός) is a Greek professional football club based in Aiginio, Pieria, Greece. It plays its home matches at the Municipal Stadium "Giannis Paralikidis". History Aiginiakos is a club of Ai ...

at Thessaloniki. Οn 18 July 2017, the administration of Aris has decided to terminate the contract of experienced Algerian striker Rafik Zoheir Djebbour, a year after his signing.

Later Years

On 3 October 2017 Djebbour signed a contract with

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, a team that plays at the

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, making his return to France after 12 years.

International career

He made his debut with the

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in an unofficial friendly game against

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in August 2006 and his first official game was the following day against

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, which Algeria lost 0–2. He scored his first international goal against

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on 6 June 2008. He played a key role in Algeria’s winning campaign to qualify for the

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and scored a crucial goal in Algeria’s 3–1 victory over Egypt in June 2009. He also played at the

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but failed to score.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Djebbour goal.''

Honours

Olympiacos *

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2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 2011–12,

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: 2011–12,

APOEL *

: 2014–15 *

: 2014–15 AEK Athens * Greek Cup: 2015–16 Individual * Super League Greece Golden Boot:

(20 goals)

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