Sofiane Khelili (born December 9, 1989) is an Algerian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a centre back for Al-Qous.

Club career

On January 22, 2011, Khelili signed a three-year contract with JS Kabylie, joining them on a transfer from NA Hussein Dey. JS Kabylie paid a transfer fee of 6,000,000 Algerian dinars. On March 4, 2011, Khelili made his official debut for JS Kabylie in a

2010–11 Algerian Cup The 2010–11 Algerian Cup was the 47th edition of the Algerian Cup. JS Kabylie won the Cup by defeating USM El Harrach Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الحراش), known as USM El ...

match against

ES Mostaganem Espérance Sportive de Mostaganem ( ar, الترجي الرياضي المستغانمي), known as ES Mostaganem or simply 'ESM for short, is an Algerian football club in Mostaganem. The club was founded in 1940 and its colours are green and wh ...

. Khelili came on as a substitute in the 89th minute as JS Kabylie won 1–0. On 12 August 2021, Khelili joined Ohod. On 11 January 2023, Khelili joined Al-Sharq. On 31 July 2023, Khelili joined Al-Qous.

International career

On October 1, 2008, Khelili was called up to the Algerian Under-23 National Team for the first time for a 5-day training camp in

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

. He was a member of the Under-23 team that won the

2010 UNAF U-23 Tournament The 2010 UNAF U-23 Tournament is an association football tournament open to the Under-23 national teams of UNAF member countries. The tournament took place between 13 December and 18 December 2010 in Morocco with matches held in the cities of El J ...

in Morocco. On November 16, 2011, he was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the

2011 CAF U-23 Championship The 2011 African U-23 Championship was the first edition of the football tournament for players under 23 years. It was originally scheduled to be hosted by Egypt from 26 November to 10 December 2011. However, less than two months prior to the sta ...

in Morocco.EN U23 : Les 21 joueurs sélectionnés
DZFoot, November 16, 2011.

Honours

* Won the

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 ...

once with JS Kabylie in

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* Won the

World Military Cup The World Military Cup is a football competition for national military teams. It is organized by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). The tournament has been held since 1946 and was originally called the World Military Championship. ...

once with the Algerian National Military Team in 2011

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khelili, Sofiane 1989 births Living people Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's under-23 international footballers JS Kabylie players NA Hussein Dey players Al-Ettifaq FC players CR Belouizdad players USM El Harrach players JSM Skikda players US Ben Guerdane players NC Magra players Ohod Club players Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) players Al-Sharq Club players Al-Qous FC players Algerian Ligue 2 players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Saudi Pro League players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Saudi First Division League players Libyan Premier League players Saudi Second Division players Algeria men's youth international footballers Algerian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Libya Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Libya 21st-century Algerian people