Abdelmalek Ziaya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdelmalek Ziaya | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Guelma, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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ES Sétif | ||
| 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– | ES Sétif | 11 | (6) |
| 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) |
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Abdelmalek Ziaya (born 23 January 1984 in Guelma) is an Algerian footballer who is currently playing for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club ES Sétif.
Ziaya plays 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 and against Al-Nasr in the group stage. Ziaya scored again in the 2007–08 Arab Champions League versus Al-Wehda in the round of 16.
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. However, 4 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.
On 6 January 2010, Ziaya signed a two-year contract with Saudi Arabian Ittihad Jeddah, with the club paying €2 million for the transfer. He scored two goals in his first game for the club, a 4-1 win in a friendly against Al-Ettifaq. 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. He scored his first official goal for the club on 8 March 2010 in an AFC Champions League match Zob Ahan. 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 1 championship with the team in 2 years, he is considered to be one of Ittihad's greatest strikers recently and has expressed his urge to rejoin Saudi Arabia.
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