Sofiane Hanitser (born 20 November 1984) is an Algerian former
football
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player.
Club career
During the
2009–10 Algerian Championnat National
The 2009–10 Algerian Championnat National, referred to as the Nedjma Algerian Championnat National for sponsorship reasons, was the 48th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 18 teams contested th ...
, Hanitser finished as the second top scorer of the league with 16 goals in 32 games, one goal less than
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 ...
's
Hadj Bouguèche.
International career
Hanitser was a member of the
Algerian Under-23 National Team at the
2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
The 1st Islamic Solidarity Games held in the Islamic holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia from 8–20 April 2005 with an Olympic-style tournament aimed at showing Muslim sports prowess and featuring 6,000 athletes. Only men's events were included on ...
in
Saudi Arabia. In the opening game against
Palestine
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* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
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, he scored two goals as Algeria went on to win the game 3-0. He played in Algeria's remaining games at the competition but did not score. Hanitser was also a member of the team at the
2005 Mediterranean Games
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in
Almeria,
Spain. In the opening game, he scored two goals against
Tunisia, with the game ending 2-2 and Algeria winning the penalty shoot-out 5-4.
On 4 June 2006 Hanitser made his debut for the
Algerian National Team in a friendly against
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
.
Algérie 1-0 Soudan
Hanitser started the game on the bench and replaced Lazhar Hadj Aïssa in the 76th minute as Algeria went on to win the game 1-0.
References
External links
Review of 07/08 season at official MC Oran site
DZFoot Profile
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1984 births
Living people
Algerian footballers
Algeria international footballers
USM Alger players
MC Oran players
USM El Harrach players
Algeria A' international footballers
ASM Oran players
Algeria under-23 international footballers
People from Oran Province
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Association football midfielders
Mediterranean Games competitors for Algeria
21st-century Algerian people