Salim M'Hamed Arrache (born 14 July 1982) is an Algerian former professional

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who played as a

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Early years

Born in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

, France, to parents from

Béjaïa Béjaïa (; ; ar, بجاية‎, Latn, ar, Bijāya, ; kab, Bgayet, Vgayet), formerly Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean port city and commune on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Béjaïa is ...

(north-eastern Algeria), Arrache began to play for the local club of his neighborhood, the Batarelle, Northern Marseille in 1995.

Career

On 20 July 2009, Arrache left Olympique de Marseille after both sides reached a mutual agreement to terminate his contract. He signed a one-year contract with

SC Bastia Sporting Club Bastiais ( co, Sporting Club di Bastia, commonly referred to as SC Bastia or simply Bastia) is a Corsican association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of French f ...

shortly after. On 4 December 2009, Bastia announced they have reached a mutual agreement to end Arrache's contract, four months after his arrival. On 6 June 2011, Arrache signed a one-year contract with Kuwaiti side

Qadsia SC ) The Royal ( ar, الملكي) The Yellow Castle ( ar, القلعة الصفراء) , founded = as ''Al-Jazira'' , ground = Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Hawalli , capacity = 26,000 , chairman = Khaled Fahad Al Sabah , manager = Boris ...

. On 9 August 2011, however, the club terminated his contract after he failed to impress the coach in pre-season friendlies. On 25 July 2012, he participated in a trial match for the

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. This match was the first ever match the new club played, but Arrache was passed over and did not stay with the club after this match. On 2 February 2013, he reportedly went for a trial to the Malaysian based club,

Kelantan FA Kelantan Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Kelantan) is a Malaysian professional football club based in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The club plays in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football since 2023. Founded in 1946, the ...

. In February 2014, after seven months back in France with

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...

, Arrache's contract was terminated on a mutual agreement, allowing him to sign a new contract in China with Chengdu Tiancheng. Nearly five years after retiring, Arrache played for French amateur club, SC La Cayolle, in 2020.NONO MEDEBBEUR « SALIM ARRACHE ? ÇA VA NOUS DONNER UN PLUS ! »
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Career statistics

Honours

Strasbourg * Coupe de la Ligue: 2005

References

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