Youcef Atal (born 17 May 1996) is an Algerian professional

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who plays for

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club

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and the Algeria national team. He mainly plays as a

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, but can also play as a

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Club career

Atal joined French club

from

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 ...

in 2018. He underwent knee surgery in December 2019.

International career

On 1 June 2017, Atal was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time for a

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match against

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and a

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qualifier against

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Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.''

Honours

Paradou AC *

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 The Algerian Ligue 2, also called Ligue 2 , formerly known as Ligue Professionnelle 2 and Championnat National 2, is the second highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. It was professional from 2010 to 2020. History The ...

: 2016–17 Nice *

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runner-up: 2021–22 Algeria *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Attal, Youcef Living people 1996 births People from Boghni Association football fullbacks Association football wingers Algeria international footballers Algerian footballers Algerian Ligue 2 players Belgian Third Division players Ligue 1 players CR Belouizdad players JS Kabylie players Kabyle people Paradou AC players USM Alger players K.V. Kortrijk players OGC Nice players Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France Algerian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in France 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Algerian people 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players