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Abdelkader Mohamed Ghezzal ( ar, عبد القادر غزال; born 5 December 1984) is a former professional
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who played as a forward or
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playmaker. Born in France, he made 28 appearances for the Algeria national team scoring 3 goals.


Club career


Crotone

After starting his career with a number of minor league clubs in France, Ghezzal moved to Italy in 2005 to join Crotone. There, he managed to breakthrough to the higher level by scoring 20 goals in the Serie C1/B 2007–08 season, guiding his club to a
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promotion.


Siena

On 13 June 2008, Ghezzal signed with the
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side
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, for €2 million. However, Ghezzal joined another Serie A squad A.C. Siena on 2 July 2008 for €3.5 million. It was part of the deal that
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returned to Genoa for €4.5 million. Early in June
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joined Siena in co-ownership deal for €1.5 million.


Bari

On 1 July 2010, Ghezzal joined
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, signing a four-year contract with the club, in co-ownership deal, for €2.25 million. Co-currently, Siena signed Pedro Kamatà and
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also in co-ownership deal, for €500,000 each, made Ghezzal worth €1.25 million cash plus players. In June 2011 Bari purchased Ghezzal outright for pre-agreed €2.25 million, again, it involved player swap. Kamatà and Carobbio joined Siena outright for pre-agreed price (€1 million in total), as well as Nicola Belmonte joined Siena outright after two-year loan in Bari for €1.25 million, thus the deal did not involve cash. On 31 August 2011, Ghezzal joined
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on a season-long loan deal.


Parma

On 29 August 2013 he was signed by
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for undisclosed fee, after refusing an offer from Kazakhstan. He was signed by
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in temporary deal immediately.


International career

On 23 October 2008, in an interview with A.C. Siena's official website, Ghezzal indicated that he had spoken with
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head coach Rabah Saadane and that he was going to represent Algeria in international competition. Ghezzal had the opportunity to represent France, having been born there. On 12 November 2008, Ghezzal was called up by Algeria manager Rabah Saadane for a friendly against
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on 18 November 2008 in Rouen, France. On 11 February 2009, Ghezzal scored his first goal for Algeria in a 2–1 win over
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. On 13 June, at the
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group stage, Ghezzal was brought on as a substitute in a match against
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, but was subsequently sent off for two yellow card offences within thirteen minutes of being on the pitch.


Personal life

His younger brother, Rachid Ghezzal, is also a footballer and currently plays for Beşiktaş.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ghezzal goal.''


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghezzal, Abdelkader 1984 births Living people People from Décines-Charpieu French sportspeople of Algerian descent Algerian footballers Association football forwards Algeria international footballers 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 FIFA World Cup players Championnat National players Serie A players Serie B players La Liga players Olympique Lyonnais players AS Saint-Priest players F.C. Crotone players A.S.D. La Biellese players S.S.D. Pro Sesto players A.C.N. Siena 1904 players S.S.C. Bari players A.C. Cesena players Levante UD footballers Parma Calcio 1913 players Latina Calcio 1932 players Como 1907 players Ain Sud players Algerian expatriate footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Sportspeople from Lyon Metropolis French footballers Footballers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes