Khaled Bousseliou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Thenia, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | USM Alger | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | CR Belouizdad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | CR Belouizdad | 67 | (8) |
| 2022– | USM Alger | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 | |||
Khaled Bousseliou (Arabic: خالد بوسليو; born 3 October 1997) is an Algerian professional footballer[1][2] who plays for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Career
[edit]CR Belouizdad
[edit]Khaled Bousseliou came from a poor neighborhood in Skikda to fulfill his dream in Algiers, where he used to work in a café to secure his day's sustenance. One day the former CR Belouizdad player Karim Bakhti came to the café and talked to him about his dream of becoming a football player.[3] Bakhti told him that he would try him in the club and if he was convinced he would join him.[3] However, everything was not easy for Bousseliou who was not even sure of getting his place in the first team.[3]
In the entourage of the club some people in particular Billel a simple agent working at Stade 20 Août 1955, regularly asked Ahmed Djaâfer the queens of the club at the time, to sign this young prodigy.[3] Seduced by the explosiveness, speed and technical finesse of this dribbling winger, skilful in front of goal, Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani gave his approval for the signing of Bousseliou.[3] El-Ouazzani said "He is a young player who has a lot of quality and who can become an important part of the Belouizdadi squad in the years to come, of course if he continues to show the same seriousness in training".[3]
Khaled Bousseliou wasted no time, He diligently continued his work and occasionally took advantage of a few minutes of play. The confidence of El-Ouazzani was the motive, the arrival of Abdelkader Amrani also played a major role in the hatching of this nugget.[3] Bousseliou take on a new role within the belouizdadi workforce that of joker. A role that seems to suit him and he who continues his persuasive performances. “He is still young and as a technician, I have to protect him and watch over his progress,” explained Amrani.[3] And to celebrate the first Algerian Cup final, "Skikdi" as his colleagues call him drops a new pass and even scores his first goal among professionals to win his first title.[3][4]
In his second season Bousseliou continued his brilliance despite the departure of Amrani, the arrival of Frenchman Franck Dumas and the end of the season early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[5] but he won the first title in Ligue 1.[6] Bousseliou began to suffer from several injuries that affected his career with CR Belouizdad and with the change of the club's goals and the policy of contracting with the stars, his career with the Belouizdadis ended, during which he won five titles.
USM Alger
[edit]On July 20, 2022, Khaled Bousseliou signed a two-year contract with USM Alger, after terminating his contract with CR Belouizdad amicably.[7] After a difficult start where Boualem Charef did not rely on him, and the first match was on December 3 as a substitute, with the advent of Abdelhak Benchikha, Bousseliou regained confidence and in the first match in the group stage of the Confederation Cup against Saint-Éloi Lupopo Bousseliou scored a double.[8] In the second leg of the quarter-finals against AS FAR, after entering as a substitute, Bousseliou scored a Chip that contributed the qualification of USM Alger to the semi-finals.[9] After relying on him previously as a Joker, Bousseliou participated as a starter in the match against ASEC Mimosas and scored the first goal to qualify for the first continental final in his history.[10] On June 3, 2023, Bousseliou won the first international title by winning the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup after defeating Young Africans of Tanzania.[11][12] On August 16, 2023, Khaled Bousseliou renewed his contract for two seasons until 2026 along with nine other players.[13][14] On 15 September 2023, Bousseliou won the CAF Super Cup title after winning against Al Ahly, it is the second African title with USM Alger in three months.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CR Belouizdad | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 11 | 2 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 5 | — | 10[b] | 1 | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 10 | ||
| USM Alger | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11[a] | 4 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | — | 40 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 88 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 15 | ||
- ^ a b All appearance(s) in Confederation Cup
- ^ a b All appearance(s) in Champions League
- ^ All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in CAF Super Cup, 4 appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
Honours
[edit]CR Belouizdad
USM Alger
References
[edit]- ^ "FICHE DU JOUEUR: KHALED BOUSSELIOU".
- ^ "Khaled BOUSSELIOU".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "CRB : L'incroyable histoire de Bousseliou". lebuteur.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Finale Coupe d`Algérie : Bernaoui remet le trophée au capitaine du CR Belouizdad". aps.dz. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "بسبب كورونا.. الدوري الجزائري مهدد بالسيناريو الفرنسي". al-ain.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Le CRB officiellement déclaré champion d'Algérie". echoroukonline.com. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "USM Alger : Khaled Bousseliou quatrième recrue". mediafootdz.dz. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Coupe de la CAF : l'USMA bat le FC St-Eloi Lupopo". radioalgerie.dz. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "CAF CC : L'USM Alger se qualifie en demi finale !". dzfoot.com. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "CAF CC : L'USM Alger est en finale !". dzfoot.com. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ a b "USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans". barrons.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "CAF CC : L'USMA REMPORTE LA COUPE!". dzfoot.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "USM Alger: dix cadres prolongés d'un seul coup". lescore.dz. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Football: USMA: Dix joueurs prolongés d'un coup". rivalite.dz. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b "L'USMA remporte la Supercoupe de la CAF face au Ahly". mediafootdz.dz. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Khaled Bousseliou". Soccerway.
- ^ "Khaled Bousseliou". Footballdatabase.
- ^ "Ligue 1 (37e j): le CRB champion, l'USMBA officiellement en Ligue 2". aps.dz. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Ligue 1 : Le CRB est à nouveau champion d'Algérie". dzfoot.com. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Super Coupe d'Algérie : Le CRB prend le titre". dzfoot.com. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Khaled Bousseliou at Soccerway
- Khaled Bousseliou on Instagram