Abdelkader Ghezzal
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Abdelkader Mohamed Ghezzal | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Décines-Charpieu, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker, Playmaker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Como | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Vaulx-en-Velin | ||
| 1998–2002 | Olympique Lyon | ||
| 2002–2004 | Vaulx-en-Velin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | AS Saint-Priest | 22 | (11) |
| 2005–2008 | Crotone | 39 | (20) |
| 2006 | → Biellese (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | → Pro Sesto (loan) | 31 | (9) |
| 2008–2010 | Siena | 66 | (11) |
| 2010–2013 | Bari | 37 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | → Cesena (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Levante (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Parma | 16 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Latina (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2015– | Como | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Algeria | 28 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:00, 13 May 2012 (UTC) |
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Abdelkader Mohamed Ghezzal (Arabic: عبد القادر غزال; born 5 December 1984) is a French-born Algerian footballer who currently plays for Serie B club Como.
After starting his career with a number of minor league clubs in France, Ghezzal moved to Italy in 2005 to join Crotone. There, he managed to breakthrough to the higher level by scoring 20 goals in the Serie C1/B 2007–08 season, guiding his club to a Serie B promotion.
On 13 June 2008, Ghezzal signed with the Serie A side Genoa C.F.C., for €2 million. However, Ghezzal joined another Serie A squad A.C. Siena on 2 July 2008 for €3.5 million. It was part of the deal that Fernando Forestieri returned to Genoa for €4.5 million. Early in June Manuel Coppola joined Siena in co-ownership deal for €1.5 million.
On 1 July 2010, Ghezzal joined A.S. Bari, signing a four-year contract with the club, in co-ownership deal, for €2.25 million. Co-currently, Siena signed Pedro Kamatà and Filippo Carobbio also in co-ownership deal, for €500,000 each, made Ghezzal worth €1.25 million cash plus players.
In June 2011 Bari purchased Ghezzal outright for pre-agreed €2.25 million, again, it involved player swap. Kamatà and Carobbio joined Siena outright for pre-agreed price (€1 million in total), as well as Nicola Belmonte joined Siena outright after two-year loan in Bari for €1.25 million, thus the deal did not involve cash.
On 31 August 2011, Ghezzal joined A.C. Cesena on a season-long loan deal.
On 29 August 2013 he was signed by Parma F.C. for undisclosed fee, after refusing an offer from Kazakhstan. He was signed by Latina in temporary deal immediately.
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