Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ismaël Mickael Bouzid | ||
Date of birth | 21 July 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Nancy, France | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Progrès Niederkorn | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2002 | FC Metz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Metz | 1 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Union Berlin | 21 | (1) |
2005–2006 | MC Alger | 22 | (1) |
2006–2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 25 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Galatasaray | 24 | (3) |
2008–2009 | Troyes | 7 | (1) |
2009 | Ankaragücü | 16 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Heart of Midlothian | 58 | (1) |
2011–2012 | PAS Giannina | 12 | (0) |
2012 | Baniyas | 7 | (0) |
2012–2013 | USM Alger | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Kilmarnock | 4 | (0) |
2014– | Progrès Niederkorn | 34 | (9) |
National team‡ | |||
2003–2004 | Algeria U23 | 5 | (1) |
2007–2012 | Algeria | 13 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 July 2013 |
Ismaël Mickael Bouzid (Arabic: إسماعيل بوزيد) (born 21 July 1983 in) is an Algerian footballer currently playing for Progrès Niederkorn. He plays mainly as a centre-back but has also been used as a right back.
Born in Nancy, France, Bouzid started his career with FC Metz. In July 2001, he had a trial with English Premier League side Sunderland and played in a pre-season match between Sunderland and Calais. Bouzid then played in Germany, Algeria, Turkey and France, including spells at football clubs like 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Galatasaray and Troyes.
On 9 July 2009, he joined Hearts from Ankaragücü. Bouzid scored his first goal for Hearts at Tynecastle against Celtic on 20 December 2009, which also proved to be the winning goal. In June 2011, after two years playing for the Edinburgh club, he was released alongside Rubén Palazuelos, Dawid Kucharski, Paul Mulrooney and Jamie Mole.