Sofiane Hanitser (born 20 November 1984) is an Algerian former football player.

Club career

During the

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, Hanitser finished as the second top scorer of the league with 16 goals in 32 games, one goal less than

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International career

Hanitser was a member of the Algerian Under-23 National Team at the

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. In the opening game against Palestine, 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 in Almeria,

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. In the opening game, he scored two goals against

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, 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.Algérie 1-0 Soudan
Hanitser started the game on the bench and replaced

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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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanitser, Sofiane 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