Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Chalali | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Montreuil-sous-Bois, Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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JSM Béjaïa | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2003 | CA Romainville | ||
2003–2007 | Le Havre | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Le Havre | 2 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Châteauroux | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Panionios | 12 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Aberdeen | 16 | (1) |
2012–2013 | ES Sétif | 13 | (3) |
2013 | JS Kabylie | 13 | (4) |
2013– | JSM Béjaïa | 16 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Algeria U20 | 3 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Algeria U23 | 13 | (9) |
2012– | Algeria | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 26 July 2014 (EST). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 26 July 2014 (EST) |
Mohamed Chalali (born 4 April 1989) is an Algerian footballer. He plays for JSM Béjaïa in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Chalali was born in Montreuil-sous-Bois, Paris, to Algerian parents. His family is originally from the village of Ighil Ouantar, in the Seddouk District of Béjaïa.
Chalali began his career with CA Romainville before he was scouted in summer 2003 from Le Havre AC. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 2 November 2007, coming on as a substitute against EA Guingamp. On 15 July 2009 he agreed a contract with LB Châteauroux.
On 23 August 2010, Chalali signed a three-year contract with Greek club Panionios, joining them on a free transfer from Châteauroux. He made 12 league appearances for the club, 5 of which were as substitute.
The 2011 Greek riots motivated Chalali to seek a move abroad, and former Rangers defender and fellow Algerian Majid Bougherra recommended that he consider playing in Scotland. On 23 August 2011, Chalali signed for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen. He had been recommended to Aberdeen manager Craig Brown by former Superleague Greece colleague Youl Mawene, and had impressed during a trial earlier in the same month. Brown said Chalali had been the most impressive of all the trialists at the club in the 2011 summer transfer window, including Icelandic international Kari Arnason and former Dutch under-21 Maceo Rigters.