Nordine Belahmideche Sam (born 25 March 1982) is an Algerian football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nordine Belahmideche Sam | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | RC Strasbourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | RC Strasbourg | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 27 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | FC Luzern | 52 | (3) |
| 2007 | FC Luzern II | ? | (?) |
| 2007–2010 | Nea Salamis Famagusta FC | 50 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Al-Nasr Benghazi | - | (-) |
| 2011 | CS Constantine | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | Algeria U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, February 19, 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 4, 2009 | |||
Club career
editA product of the RC Strasbourg academy, Sam made just one appearance for the RC Strasbourg first team, a 0–0 draw against AC Ajaccio in the final week of the 2002-2003 Ligue 1 season.[1] In 2005, Sam left the club to join FC Luzern who were playing in the Swiss Challenge League. He helped the team win the division in 2006 and gain promotion to the Swiss top flight. However, he was dropped down to the reserve team for the 2007 season and terminated his contracted with the club in December 2007. He quickly received an offer from Nea Salamis and a signed a contract for two and a half years.[2]
International career
editSam played two games for the Algerian Under-23 National Team in 2003, against Tunisia and Libya.[3]
Personal
editAlthough born in France, Sam is originally from Mostaganem, Algeria.
References
edit- ^ http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2002/2003&code_evt=&code_jr_tr=J38&num_ordre=1 [dead link]
- ^ "Verts d'Eur. :Interview de Nordine Sam (Nea Salamina) - Football algerien". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009.
- ^ "Verts d'Eur. :Interview de Nordine Sam (Nea Salamina) - Football algerien". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009.
External links
edit- Nordine Sam – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
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