Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (; born 19 March 1985) is an Algerian

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who plays for ES Ben Aknoun.

Club career

USM Alger

MC Alger

Return to USM Alger

On 10 July 2011, Zemmamouche returned to USM Alger, although some supporters refused to return because of the famous penalty kick against the USM Alger in 2010 at the Algerian Cup. the goalkeeper said after the penalty kick recorded was not a provocation to supporters and apologized to them, However, he spent a three-year contract worth 3,500,000 DZD by a month to become the highest salary holder in the Ligue 1, in his first season after returning. Zemmamouche participated in 32 matches between the Ligue 1 and the cup, contributing to the return of the team to continental tournaments after six years of absence. In the following season 2012–13 is the beginning of a new era with the titles where the goalkeeper contributed to the coronation

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup () also known the Republic Cup (), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after independence, and has been played yearly since then apart ...

and the Arab Club Cup, where he did not receive goals in 22 games, including 14 in the Ligue 1 is the best outcome of his career, also Zemmamouche repelled two kick penalties against the Egyptian club

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was the spa in the arrival to the final. the same thing in the final cup against his former club

MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger (), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home stadium, Ali La Pointe Stadium, has a capacit ...

where he played a big game. by the end of the season, Zemmamouche won the best goalkeeper award in the Ligue 1, presented by Maracana Foot. The next season was good for the international goalkeeper, where he managed to lead the team to the league title after a 9-year absence and also to win the

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for the first time and after the great level in the last two seasons, was able to secure a ticket to participate in the

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to become the first player in the history of the

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a Association football, football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their home sta ...

, as for this season participated in 27 games, including 15 clean sheets. On August 24, 2021, Zemmamouche became the first player in USMA to reach 400 matches, after the last round match of the 2020–21 season against JSM Skikda. With the end of the 2023 CAF Confederation Cup final match against Young Africans and winning the title, Lamine Zemmamouche announced his retirement from football after 18 years with USM Alger, which is more than playing matches in his history with 405 games, Zemmamouche stated "That's it I stop! I have known everything in the world of football. I'm finishing this season and I'm definitely hanging up".

International career

In December 2009, Zemmamouche was selected by Algeria national team coach Rabah Saâdane to play in the

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hosted in Angola, and as backup to Faouzi Chaouchi, he came on as a replacement in the semi-final against

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

following Chaouchi's sending-off, before playing the entire 90 minutes of the third-place playoff against

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. Zemmamouche was the last player cut as coach Saâdane finalised his 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Zemmamouche was also selected in the Algerian national team for the

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in Brazil as Algeria's second-choice goalkeeper. He contested one qualifier ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, filling in for

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against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

USM Alger *

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (), known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat National 1, is the Algerian professional league for association football clubs. It is the co ...

: 2004–05, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19 *

: 2003–04, 2012–13 * Algerian Super Cup:

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

* UAFA Club Cup: 2012–13 *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football football team, club competition established in 2004 and organized by Confederation of African Football, CAF ...

: 2022–23 MC Alger *

: 2009–10

References

External links

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Player's profile
FIFA.com

USM Alger * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zemmamouche, Mohamed Lamine 1985 births Living people Algerian men's footballers 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2014 FIFA World Cup players USM Alger players People from Mila Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Algeria men's A' international footballers Algeria men's under-23 international footballers 2011 African Nations Championship players Algeria men's youth international footballers MC Alger players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football goalkeepers Algeria men's international footballers 21st-century Algerian sportsmen