Adel Messali ( ar, عادل مصالي; born 31 July 1983) 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 ...

. He currently plays for

MC El Eulma Mouloudia Chabab El Eulma ( ar, مولودية شباب العلمة), known as MC El Eulma or simply MCEE for short, is an Algerian football club based in El Eulma. The club was founded in 1936 and its colors are green and red. Their home stadi ...

in the

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ...

Club career

On 16 June 2008 Messali started for

JSM Béjaïa Jeunesse Sportive Madinet de Béjaïa ( ar, الشبيبة الرياضية لمدينة بجاية), known as JSM Béjaïa or simply JSMB for short, is an Algerian football club based in Béjaïa. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are ...

in the final of the 2007–08 Algerian Cup. He played the entire game as JSM Béjaïa won 3-1 in the

penalty shootout The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

International career

Messali was a member of the Algerian Under-23 National Team in 2003 and 2004.E.N Espoirs - Liste des matchs disputés en 2004
/ref> He played at the

2003 All-Africa Games The 8th All Africa Games were 5–17 October 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium. The organizing committee was headed by Nigerian Amos Adamu. Venues * Nationa ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...

and the qualifiers for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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 i ...

once with

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...

References

External links

DZFoot Profile
* 1983 births Living people Algerian men's footballers Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Footballers from Sétif ES Sétif players JSM Béjaïa players MC El Eulma players Paradou AC players Algeria men's under-23 international footballers CS Constantine players Men's association football defenders Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Algeria 21st-century Algerian people {{Algeria-footy-defender-stub