Paradou AC
Paradou Athletic Club (Arabic: نادي أتليتيك بارادو), known as Paradou AC or simply PAC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1994 by members of the Hydra AC junior team, the club colours are blue and yellow. Their home stadium, Stade Hydra, has a capacity of some 5,000 spectators but the club receives its opponents in Omar Hamadi Stadium. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
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| Full name | Paradou Athletic Club | ||
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| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Ground | Stade Hydra Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| President | Hassen Zetchi | ||
| Head Coach | Pierrick Le Bert[1] | ||
| League | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue Professionnelle 1, 10th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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In May 2017, Paradou AC returned to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 after a 10 years absence.
Honours
Players
Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;
Current squad
As of 27 October 2020.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
Current technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Pierrick Le Bert |
| Assistant coach | Christophe Gamel |
| Assistant coach | Abdelkader Bouchoucha |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mohamed Zemouli |
| Fitness coach | Ahmed khalil Khebbeb |
Paradou AC/JMG "El Ankaoui" Academy
In 2007, Paradou AC launched their academy in a partnership with JMG Academy, run by Frenchman Jean-Marc Guillou.[3] The cost of the academy is estimated to be about 600 000 € over 7 years, including the purchase of land at a site in Tessala El Merdja (in the outskirts of Alger), and construction of housing and facilities for the players and staff. Since its creation, the academy has had a tremendous amount of success. The current team is made up of players aged 13 to 15 years old, and they have regularly beaten much older teams, while playing without shoes or a goalie.[4] The team is coached by Olivier Guillou and Djamel Aïch.[5][6]
Players from Paradou AC to Europe
| Player | Pos | Club | League | Transfer fee | Source |
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 Hicham Boudaoui | MF | Nice |  Ligue 1 | 4,000,000 € | [7] |
| Youcef Attal | DF | KV Kortrijk | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgian First Division A | Undisclosed | [8] |
| Farid El Mellali | FW | Angers | Ligue 1 | Undisclosed | [9][10] |
| Ramy Bensebaini | DF | Rennes | Ligue 1 | 2,000,000 € | [11] |
References
- "Paradou AC : Le Bert succède à Hakim Malek".
- "FICHE DU CLUB: PARADOU AC".
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-04-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-04-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Loto foot : le destin incroyable de l'équipe Paradou AC !". www.paradouac.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-04-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Officiel : Hichem Boudaoui 4 ans à Nice". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- "Transfert : Courtrai lève l'option d'achat de Youcef Attal". footalgerien.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "Farid El Mellali rejoint officiellement le SCO d'Angers". alg24.net. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "Officiel : El Mellali pour 4 ans au SCO Angers". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- M-A D (5 July 2016). "Bensebaini pour 4 ans au Stade rennais" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 5 July 2016.