Ismaël Mickael Bouzid ( ar, إسماعيل بوزيد; born 21 July 1983) is a former professional
footballer
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who played mainly as a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
but had also been used as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. Born in France, he represented
Algeria
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at international level.
Club career
Born in
Nancy, France, Bouzid started his career with
FC Metz
Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as FC Metz or simply Metz (), is a French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 2, the second division in the French football league ...
. In July 2001, he had a trial with
English Premier League
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side
Sunderland
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and played in a pre-season match between Sunderland and
Calais
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. Bouzid then played in Germany, Algeria, Turkey and France, including spells at football clubs like
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern () or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to football, the club also operates in severa ...
and
Troyes
Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near ...
. Bouzid joined
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other dep ...
at the start of the
2007–08 season. He made ten league appearances for the side, helping them to win the
Süper Lig
The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
title in May 2008. In doing so, Bouzid became the first Algerian player to win a Süper Lig medal.
Heart of Midlothian
On 9 July 2009, Bouzid joined
Hearts from
Ankaragücü. Bouzid scored his first goal for Hearts at
Tynecastle against
Celtic on 20 December 2009, which also proved to be the winning goal. In June 2011, after two years playing for the Edinburgh club, he was released alongside
Rubén Palazuelos
Rubén Palazuelos García (born 11 April 1983) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Gimnástica de Torrelavega as a defensive midfielder.
After only playing lower league football in his country, he spent most of his career in Scotland, mainl ...
,
Dawid Kucharski
Dawid Kucharski (; born 19 November 1984) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Zamek Gołańcz.
Career
Early career in Poland
Born in Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Kucharski began his playing career at Celuloza Kostrzyn. Befo ...
,
Paul Mulrooney
Paul Mulrooney (born 27 January 1990 in Bishopbriggs, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and last played for Scottish Premier League club Hearts.
Career
Mulrooney joined Hearts from Rossvale Boys Club and ...
and
Jamie Mole
Jamie Mole (born 1 June 1988) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Career
Hearts
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne
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.
After his release
In July 2011,
Crawley Town
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gave Bouzid a trial. However, manager
Steve Evans decided against signing him after Bouzid played in a friendly match against
Peterborough United
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.
PAS Giannina
Bouzid signed a two-year deal with newly promoted
Greek Superleague
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team,
PAS Giannina
PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...
in August 2011. Although several clubs around Europe were linked with Bouzid he chose the Greek side because of the 'team spirit'.
USM Alger
On 3 October 2012, Bouzid signed a two-year deal with
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 ...
team
USM Alger
Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its ...
. He made just three league appearances for reaching a mutual agreement with the club to terminate his contract at the end of the
2012–13 season.
Kilmarnock
In the summer of 2013, Bouzid went on trial with
Scottish Second Division
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History
The Second Division was created in 1975, as part of a wider reconstruction of the Scottish Football League (SFL ...
side
East Fife and on 20 September 2013, signed with
Scottish Premiership
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side
Kilmarnock after impressing on trial.
On 25 June Bouzid began a short-term trial at
Rangers
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* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
.
Personal life
Bouzid's younger brother,
Adam Bouzid
Adam Bouzid (born 30 November 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the younger brother of Algeria international player Ismaël Bouzid.
Career Youth career
Bouzid began his playing career in the jun ...
, is also a professional footballer and currently plays for the German side
SVN Zweibrücken
SVN Zweibrücken is a German association football club from the Niederauerbach quarter of Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate.
History
The association was founded in 1929 as ''SV Niederauerbach'' and remained an anonymous local side until winnin ...
.
Honours
MC Alger
*
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 ...
:
2005–06
Galatasaray
*
Süper Lig
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:
2007–08
References
External links
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Ismaël Bouzidat TFF.org
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1983 births
Living people
French sportspeople of Algerian descent
Sportspeople from Nancy, France
French footballers
Algerian footballers
Footballers from Grand Est
Algeria under-23 international footballers
Algeria international footballers
Association football central defenders
FC Metz players
1. FC Union Berlin players
MC Alger players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
Galatasaray S.K. footballers
ES Troyes AC players
MKE Ankaragücü footballers
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
PAS Giannina F.C. players
Baniyas Club players
USM Alger players
Kilmarnock F.C. players
FC Progrès Niederkorn players
FC Swift Hesperange players
Scottish Premier League players
UAE Pro League players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Süper Lig players
Ligue 2 players
2. Bundesliga players
Super League Greece players
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
French expatriate footballers
Algerian expatriate footballers
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Expatriate footballers in Scotland
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
French expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
French expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg
French expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg
Expatriate footballers in Luxembourg