Mohammed Ilyas Cherchar (born 18 January 1992) is an Algerian football player who plays for RC Arbaâ in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Ilyas Cherchar
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Ilyas Cherchar
Date of birth (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Chlef, Algeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
RC Arbaâ
Youth career
2005–2007 ASO Chlef
2007–2010 AC FAF
2010 SAS Épinal
2010–2013 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 ASO Chlef 23 (0)
2015–2016 RC Arbaâ 22 (0)
International career
2007–2009 Algeria U17 33 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 23 May 2020 (EST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 16 June 2015 (EST)

Club career

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A product of the ASO Chlef youth ranks, Cherchar joined the AC FAF Academy in 2007 in preparation for the 2009 African U-17 Championship that Algeria was hosting. In January 2010, Cherchar joined French club SAS Épinal[1] before signing for AS Nancy six months later.[2] After spending three seasons with Nancy's reserve team, Cherchar returned to Algeria and signed a two-year contract with his boyhood club ASO Chlef.[3]

International career

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Cherchar was a member of the Algeria national under-17 football team that finished as runners-up at the 2009 African U-17 Championship and subsequently played at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. Cherchar started all three of Algeria's games in the competition, captaining the squad in the opener against Italy.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Walid Z. (30 January 2010). "Cherchar rejoint le club d'Epinal (France)" (in French). DZfoot. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Ilyas Cherchar à l'AS Nancy-Lorraine" (in French). DZfoot. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. ^ Feknous, Ahmed (12 June 2013). "ASO : Il est revenu au bercail : Cherchar, première recrue" (in French). Le Buteur. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Mohammed CHERCHAR". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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