Youcef Atal
Youcef Atal (in Tamazight ⵢⵓⵙⴻⴼ ⴰⵜⴰⵍ; born 17 May 1996) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club OGC Nice and the Algeria national team. He mainly plays as a right-back, but can also play as a left winger.
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| Full name | Youcef Atal[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1996 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Boghni, Algeria | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Fullback, winger | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nice | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | CR Belouizdad | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | JS Kabylie | |||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | USM Alger | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | JS Kabylie | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Paradou AC | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Paradou AC | 46 | (5) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2018– | Nice | 52 | (8) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Algeria | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:45, January 23, 2021 (EST) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:45, January 23, 2021 (EST) | ||||||||||||||||
Club career
Atal joined OGC Nice from Paradou AC in 2018. He underwent knee surgery in December 2019.[2]
International career
On 1 June 2017, Atal was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time for a friendly match against Guinea and a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo.[3]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played on 18 November 2019[4]
| Algeria | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 November 2018 | Stade Municipal, Lomé, Togo |  Togo | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
References
- "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- "Youcef Atal: Algeria international to have knee surgery". 8 December 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- M-A-D (1 June 2017). "EN : 25 joueurs convoqués par Alcaraz, beaucoup de nouveautés" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- Youcef Atal at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
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