Youssef Sofiane ( ar, يوسف سُفيان; born 8 July 1984, in Villefranche-sur-Saône) is a French

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who played in England, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Algeria and Germany.

Club career

Of Algerian descent, Sofiane began his footballing career in August 2000 as a trainee at AJ Auxerre. He joined West Ham United in June 2002, when he was signed by manager

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on a free transfer as back-up to the club's strikers. Opportunities were rare however and he made only two appearances for West Ham, as a substitute in a 2–1 away win against

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, and in a 3–1 win over

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in the first round of the League Cup, both in August 2003. He was loaned to

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in January 2004 until the end of the 2003–04 season, and to Notts County on a one-month loan deal in September 2004, where he made three appearances, scoring one goal against Wrexham in the Football League Trophy. He then joined Dutch club

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on loan through January–May 2005, where he made three substitute appearances. Despite playing in pre-season games, he was not given a squad number by West Ham for the 2005–06 season and his contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2005. After trials with

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and

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, he joined Coventry on non-contract terms in October 2005. However, he made only one substitute appearance for Coventry before being released in January 2006. After leaving Coventry, he played for

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in the Belgian Jupiler League,

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of the German

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, and

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in France. On 7 December 2011, Sofiane signed an 18-month contract with ES Sétif.ESS, signature de Youssef Sofiane
; DZFoot, 7 December 2011. He signed as a free agent having been without a club after his contract with

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ended in summer 2011. Sofiane later became a football agent.

Representative honours

Sofiane represented France at Under-15 to Under-18 level.

Honours

ES Sétif *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sofiane, Youssef 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Villefranche-sur-Saône Footballers from Rhône (department) French men's footballers Algerian men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent Men's association football forwards AJ Auxerre players West Ham United F.C. players Lille OSC players Notts County F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players English Football League players R.A.A. Louviéroise players Sportfreunde Siegen players Ligue 1 players Belgian Pro League players Eredivisie players MC Alger players ES Sétif players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players US Lesquin players Association football agents Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands