Abdelmalek Ziaya

Abdelmalek Ziaya (born 23 January 1984) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 club USM Annaba.

Abdelmalek Ziaya
Personal information
Full name Abdelmalek Ziaya
Date of birth (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984
Place of birth Guelma, Algeria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 USM Annaba
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 ES Guelma 62 (77)
2005–2010 ES Sétif 94 (27)
2010–2012 Ittihad 29 (12)
2012–2013 CA Bizertin 11 (4)
2013–2014 USM Alger 25 (6)
2014–2016 ES Sétif 11 (6)
2016 JS Kabylie 12 (0)
2017 ASM Oran 10 (4)
2018 MC El Eulma 11 (4)
2018– USM Annaba ? (?)
National team‡
2010– Algeria 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 25 July 2014 (EST)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 25 July 2014 (EST)

Career

ES Sétif

Ziaya was born in Guelma. He played regularly in ES Sétif's first team, and was a fixture in the club's 2006–07 Arab Champions League triumph, scoring a goal against Al-Ittihad in the second round[1] and against Al-Nasr in the group stage.[2] Ziaya scored again in the 2007–08 Arab Champions League versus Al-Wehda in the round of 16.[3]

On 26 December 2009, it was announced that the 25-year-old Algerian striker was going to move on loan from ES Sétif to FC Sochaux with an option to buy.[4] However, four days later, it was reported that ES Sétif president refused to loan the player to Sochaux and was negotiating with Saudi Arabian club Ittihad Jeddah.[5]

Ittihad Jeddah

On 6 January 2010, Ziaya signed a two-year contract with Saudi Arabian Ittihad Jeddah, with the club paying €2 million for the transfer.[6] He scored two goals in his first game for the club, a 4–1 win in a friendly against Al-Ettifaq.[7] On 23 February 2010, Ziaya made his official debut for Al-Ittihad in an AFC Champions League match against FC Bunyodkor in Uzbekistan, with the score ending 3–0 in favour of the home side.[8] He scored his first official goal for the club on 8 March 2010 in an AFC Champions League match Zob Ahan.[9] Ziaya scored the goal in the 16th minute of the game, with the game ending 2–2. In his first league game for Ittihad, on 14 March against Al-Ahli, he delivered an assist to Manaf Abushgeer for the only goal of the game. Despite achieving only one championship with the team in two years, he is considered to be one of Ittihad's greatest strikers recently and has expressed his urge to rejoin Saudi Arabia.[10]

Club Athlétique Bizertin

On 29 July 2012, Ziaya signed a two-year contract with Tunisian club CA Bizertin.[11] On 1 August 2012, he made his official debut for the club in a league game against ES Zarzis, scoring a goal on the occasion.[12]

International career

After showing excellent form for ES Setif in 2009, scoring 15 goals in 13 games in the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup and a further 8 goals in first half of the domestic league, Ziaya was called up by Rabah Saadane for the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.[13]

On 12 January 2010, Ziaya made his debut for the Algerian National Team coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute in a group game against Malawi at the 2010 African Cup of Nations.[14]

Career statistics
As of 10 January 2012
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Saudi Arabia League Crown Prince Cup League Cup Asia Total
2009–10Ittihad JeddahSaudi Premier League21005253126
2010–112392042743615
2011–124200002062
Total Country 291220941475423

Honours

Club

ES Sétif

Ittihad FC

Individual

References
  1. "MTN Football". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
  2. MTNfootball.com - MTN CAF Champions League - Entente Setif Qualify For Arab Champs League Semifinals
  3. Algeria's ES Setif advances to Arab Champions League third round (Magharebia.com)
  4. "Football : Abdelmalek Ziaya, l'attaquant de l'ES Sétif signera un contrat avec Sochaux - Afrik.com : l'actualité de l'Afrique noire et du Maghreb - Le quotidien panafricain". 26 December 2009.
  5. "Transferts : Serrar refuse de vendre Ziaya à Sochaux ?". DZfoot.com.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Verts : Un doublé pour Ziaya en match amical". DZfoot.com.
  8. "Verts : Débuts officiels de Ziaya avec Al-Ittihad". DZfoot.com.
  9. "Verts : Premier but de Ziaya en match officiel". DZfoot.com.
  10. "Verts : Ziaya passeur décisif contre Al-Ahli". DZfoot.com.
  11. Walid Z. (30 July 2012). "Abdelmalik Ziaya signe au CA Bizerte (Tunisie)" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  12. Walid Z. (1 August 2012). "Premier match, premier but pour Ziaya en Tunisie" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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