Youcef Belaïli

Mohamed Youcef Belaïli (Arabic: محمد يوسف بلايلي‎; born 14 March 1992) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Qatar as a left winger for the Algeria national team.[3][4][5] He currently play with Qatar SC.[6]

Youcef Belaïli
Belaïli playing for Espérance in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Youcef Belaïli[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992
Place of birth Oran, Algeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger[2]
Club information
Current team
 Qatar
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2008 RCG Oran
2008–2009 MC Oran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 3 (0)
2010–2012 MC Oran 47 (15)
2012–2014 Espérance ST 35 (8)
2014–2015 USM Alger 29 (9)
2017–2018 Angers II 6 (3)
2018–2019 ES Tunis 20 (3)
2019–2020 Al-Ahli 13 (2)
2020– Qatar SC 7 (10)
National team‡
2010–2011 Algeria U23 14 (0)
2015– Algeria 18 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Belaïli was born on 14 March 1992 in Oran.[7]

Club career

On 24 May 2012, Belaïli traveled to Tunisia to negotiate a move to Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis.[8] Two days later, he announced that he had agreed to personal terms with the club and would be signing a three-year contract in the upcoming days.[9] On 5 June, Belaïli officially joined Espérance, signing a three-year contract worth €2 million.[10] On 20 July, Belaïli made his debut for Espérance as a substitute against ASO Chlef in the group stage of the 2012 CAF Champions League. Coming on in the 77th minute, Belaïli won his team a penalty to level the score and then provided an assist for Yannick N'Djeng in injury time to help Espérance win the game.[11]

In September 2017, Belaïli signed with Angers SCO of Ligue 1.[12] He left the club on 26 January 2018, where he signed for his former club Espérance de Tunis.[13] In 2019, after winning the African Cup of Nations with Algeria, Belaili signed for Al-Ahli, a Saudi club in Jeddah.

International career

Belaili was called up to participate in the 2010 UNAF U-23 Tournament. On 13 December 2010, he scored an own goal in the 54th minute against the Cameroonian under 23 side. On 16 November 2011, he was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco.[14]

Doping ban

In September 2015, it was announced that Belaïli was banned from sports for two years by the Confederation of African Football after testing positive for cocaine after a CAF Champions League match on 7 August 2015.[15] However, in March 2016, FIFA confirmed they were giving an extended four-year ban to apply worldwide through 19 September 2019.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 January 2021 [17]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 2009–10 National 1 3010——40
MC Oran 2010–11 Algerian Ligue 1 18444——228
2011–12 24810——258
Total 421254——4716
Espérance ST 2011–12 Tunisian Ligue 1 30———30
2012–13 206419[lower-alpha 3]0—337
2013–14 122007[lower-alpha 3]1—193
Total 35841161—5510
USM Alger 2014–15 Algerian Ligue 1 256205[lower-alpha 3]2—328
2015–16 43005[lower-alpha 3]2—95
Total 29920104—4113
Espérance ST 2017–18 Tunisian Ligue 1 93104[lower-alpha 3]1—144
2018–19 1103120[lower-alpha 3]55[lower-alpha 4]3399
Total 20341246535313
Al-Ahli Saudi 2019–20 SPL 132432[lower-alpha 5]1—196
Total 1324321—196
Qatar SC 2020–21 QSL 91211—001013
Total 9121100001013
Career total 15146211052125322768
  1. Includes the Algerian Cup and Tunisian Cup
  2. Includes the FIFA Club World Cup, Tunisian Super Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup
  3. All appearance(s) in Champions League
  4. one appearance in Tunisian Super Cup, one appearance and one goal in Arab Club Champions Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance and one goal in CAF Super Cup
  5. All appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

Career statistics

International
As of matches played on 18 November 2019[2]
Algeria
YearAppsGoals
201520
201600
201700
201820
2019145
Total185

International goals
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.[2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 June 2019Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Mali2–23–2Friendly
2.27 June 201930 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Senegal1–01–02019 Africa Cup of Nations
3.7 July 2019 Guinea1–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations
4.14 November 2019Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Zambia3–05–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.18 November 2019Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Botswana0–10–1

Honours

Club

Espérance de Tunis

International

Algeria

Individual

Controversy

In September 2015, it was announced that Belaïli was banned from sports for two years by the Confederation of African Football after testing positive for cocaine after a CAF Champions League match on 7 August 2015. However, in March 2016, FIFA confirmed they were giving an extended four-year ban to apply worldwide through 19 September 2019.

References
  1. "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. Youcef Belaïli at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Algeria – Y. Belaïli – Profile with news, career statistics and history. Soccerway. Retrieved on 31 August 2013.
  4. EN Olympique : Stage du 3 au 7 novembre. Dzfoot.Com (30 November 2010). Retrieved on 2013-08-31.
  5. EN Olympique: Stage ŕ Alger du 6 au 9 novembre. Dzfoot.Com. Retrieved on 31 August 2013.
  6. "Mercato : Belaili signe à Qatar SC". dzfoot.com. M-A. D. 7 November 2020.
  7. يوسف بلايلي بلبل الحمراوة"إذا غادرت المولودية فسألعب في الخارج" يوسف بلايلي بلبل الحمراوة للجمهورية :. Eldjoumhouria.dz. Retrieved on 31 August 2013.
  8. Walid Z. (24 May 2012). "Youcef Belaïli vers l'Espérance de Tunis ?" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  9. Walid Z. (26 May 2012). "Belaïli à l'Espérance, c'est presque fait !" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  10. Toufik O. (5 May 2012). "ES Tunis, Belaïli acquis, Djabou en bonne voie?" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  11. Walid Z.; Nabil A-0 (21 July 2012). "ES Tunis 3–2 ASO Chlef, Dominer n'est pas gagner" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  12. "Transferts : Youcef Belaïli à Angers". L'Équipe (in French). 11 September 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  13. Football. Ligue 1 : Youcef Belaïli quitte Angers Sco‚ ouest-france.fr, 26 January 2018
  14. EN U23 : Les 21 joueurs sélectionnés; DZFoot, 16 November 2011.
  15. Stephane DeSaintsalvy: USM Alger star Belaïli hit with two-year doping ban, africanfootball.com, 21 September 2015
  16. "FIFA extends three Algerian players' bans worldwide for four years". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  17. "Youcef Belaïli". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  18. "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
  19. "Mane, Oshoala named African Footballers of 2019 at CAF Awards". CAFOnline.com. CAF. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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