Samir Hadjaoui (16 February 1979 – 16 May 2021) was an Algerian

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who played as a

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.La Fiche de Samir HADJAOUI - Football algérien

Club career

Born in

Tlemcen Tlemcen (; ar, تلمسان, translit=Tilimsān) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran, and capital of the Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the por ...

, Hadjaoui began his career with hometown club WA Tlemcen. He won two

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup ( ar, كأس الجزائر) also known the Republic Cup ( ar, كأس الجمهورية), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after in ...

s and an Arab Cup with the side. Having joined ASO Chlef in 2002, he won a third Algerian Cup. Following a brief stint with

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 signed with ES Sétif. He contributed to two

Algerian Championnat National 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 ...

titles and two Arab Champions League titles between 2006 and 2009. He played four more seasons with

JS Kabylie Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in ar, شبيبة القبائل), (Kabyle language, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, Berber languages, In Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ), known as JS Kabyli ...

, WA Tlemcen, CS Constantine, and

Paradou AC Paradou Athletic Club ( ar, نادي أتليتيك بارادو), known as Paradou AC or simply PAC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1994 by members of the Hydra AC junior team, the club colours ...

International career

Hadjaoui made his debut for the Algeria national team in an

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qualifier against

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on 2 June 2007, coming on as a substitute for

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after the starting goalkeeper

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received a red card. He made his first start for the team in a 4–3 friendly loss against

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in Barcelona's Nou Camp, facing a 20-year-old

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Death

Hadjaoui died on 16 May 2021 after a long illness.

Honours

WA Tlemcen *

: 1997–98, 2001–02 *

Arab Club Champions Cup The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by eli ...

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ASO Chlef * Algerian Cup: 2004–05 ES Sétif * Arab Champions League: 2006–07, 2007–08 *

: 2006–07, 2008–09

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* 1979 births 2021 deaths People from Tlemcen Algerian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Algeria men's international footballers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Algerian Ligue 2 players WA Tlemcen players ASO Chlef players CR Belouizdad players ES Sétif players JS Kabylie players Paradou AC players 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-bio-stub