2009–10 USM Alger season explained

In the 2009–10 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 32nd time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 May 2010.^[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Nat.	Position	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1		GK	Merouane Abdouni	January 1, 2010	2007	MC Alger	96	0
16		GK	Nadjib Ghoul	January 1, 2010	2009	USM El Harrach	2	0
18		GK	Sid Ahmed Rafik Mazouzi	January 1, 2010	2007	Youth system	0	0
Defenders
3		RB	Akram Benaoumeur	January 1, 2010		OM Arzew	28	0
21		CB	Mohamed Amine Aouamri	January 1, 2010	2009	RC Kouba	33	2
17		RB	Abdelkader Benayada	January 1, 2010	2009	MC Oran	22	0
31		CB	Mohamed Amine Zidane	January 1, 2010	2008	MC Oran	71	2
2			Mohamed Kefaifi	January 1, 2010		ES Berrouaghia	0	0
4		CB	Ali Rial	January 1, 2010	2007	NARB Réghaïa	93	10
13		LB	Ammar Layati	January 1, 2010	2009	WA Tlemcen	14	0
20		CB	Nacereddine Khoualed	January 1, 2010	2006	US Biskra	90	3
30		CB	Farid Cheklam	January 1, 2010	2009	ASO Chlef	24	0
25		RB	Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia	January 1, 2010	2006	Youth system	44	0
15		RB	Mohamed Billel Benaldjia	January 1, 2010	2007	Youth system	32	1
Midfielders
10		AM	Hocine Achiou	January 1, 2010	2009	JS Kabylie	0	0
8		CM	Billel Dziri	January 1, 2010	2000	CS Sedan Ardennes	0	0
6		DM	Karim Ghazi	January 1, 2010	2005	Espérance de Tunis	0	0
11		AM	Saïd Sayah	January 1, 2010	2008	MC Oran	40	2
22		DM	Hamza Aït Ouamar	January 1, 2011	2009	CR Belouizdad	21	0
28			Ismaïl Tatem	January 1, 2010		Youth system	9	0
31		AM	Mehdi Benaldjia	January 1, 2010	2009	Youth system	12	2
Forwards
9		ST	Aghilès Benchaâbane	January 1, 2010	2007	Youth system	12	1
7		ST	Nouri Ouznadji	January 1, 2010	2009	JS Kabylie	33	6
19		ST	Mouaouia Meklouche	January 1, 2010	2009	Youth system	20	4
23		ST	Cheikh Hamidi	January 1, 2010	2009	USM Annaba	43	21
11		ST	Issaad Bourahli	January 1, 2010	2007	ES Sétif	100	42
32		ST	Noureddine Daham	January 1, 2010	2009	TuS Koblenz	25	10
14			Karim Ait Tahar	January 1, 2010		Youth system	3	2
12		ST	Alain Nebie	January 1, 2010	2009	CR Belouizdad	11	1

Transfers

In

Date		Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
June 4 2009	DF			Free transfer	[3]
9 June 2009	DF			Free transfer	[4]
16 June 2009	DF			Free transfer	[5]
26 June 2009	MF			Free transfer	[6]
1 July 2009	FW			Free transfer
12 July 2009	DF			Free transfer	[7]
25 July 2009	FW			Free transfer	[8]

Out

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Division 1		4th	6 August 2009	31 May 2010
Algerian Cup	Round of 64	Round of 16	25 December 2009	16 March 2010
Total

Division 1

See main article: 2009–10 Algerian Championnat National.

Matches

Algerian Cup

See main article: 2009–10 Algerian Cup.

Squad information

Appearances and goals

No.		Player								Total
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Merouane Abdouni		32	32	0	3	3	0	35	35	0
16	GK	Nadjib Ghoul		2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
18	GK	Sid Ahmed Rafik Mazouzi		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
	DF	Mohamed Amine Saidoune		7	6	0	1	1	0	8	7	0
	DF	Billel Benmohamed		2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
3	DF	Akram Benaoumeur		2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
4	DF	Farid Cheklam		22	19	0	2	2	0	24	21	0
5	DF	Mohamed Amine Zidane		10	6	0	2	2	0	12	8	0
13	DF	Ammar Layati		13	10	0	1	0	0	14	10	0
17	DF	Abdelkader Benayada		20	17	0	2	2	0	22	19	0
20	DF	Nacereddine Khoualed		26	26	2	2	2	0	28	28	2
21	DF	Mohamed Amine Aouamri		30	29	1	3	3	1	33	32	2
25	DF	Ali Rial		30	30	1	2	2	0	32	32	1
Midfielders
8	MF	Billel Dziri		19	18	4	3	3	0	22	21	4
10	MF	Hocine Achiou		17	15	0	1	1	1	18	16	1
11	MF	Saïd Sayah		19	13	2	3	1	0	22	14	2
15	MF	Mohamed Billel Benaldjia		19	14	1	1	1	0	20	15	1
28	MF	Karim Ghazi		26	24	1	1	1	1	27	25	2
NA	MF	Ismaïl Tatem		9	3	0	0	0	0	9	3	0
NA	MF	Hamza Aït Ouamar		27	27	0	2	2	0	29	29	0
Forwards
	FW	Tarek Hammoum		4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	FW	Hamza Annani		8	2	0	0	0	0	8	2	0
7	FW	Nouri Ouznadji		25	18	5	1	1	0	26	19	5
7	FW	Aghilès Benchaâbane		7	2	0	0	0	0	7	2	0
9	FW	Issaad Bourahli		3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
11	FW	Alain Nebie		10	5	0	1	1	1	11	6	1
14	FW	Karim Ait Tahar		3	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	2
19	FW	Mouaouia Meklouche		13	13	4	2	0	0	15	13	4
22	FW	Mehdi Benaldjia		10	5	2	2	1	0	12	6	2
	FW	Cheikh Hamidi		23	14	14	3	1	1	26	15	15
	FW	Noureddine Daham		22	20	8	3	3	2	25	23	10
	FW	Abdelouadoud Zitouni		4	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	0
Players transferred out during the season
NA	DF	Sofiane Harkat		2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Total	34		47	3		7	37		54 Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. width=10 No. width=10 Nat. Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=40 TOTAL 23 Cheikh Hamidi FW 14 1 15 32 FW 8 2 10 7 FW 5 0 5 8 Billel Dziri MF 4 0 4 19 FW 4 0 4 20 DF 2 0 2 22 MF 2 0 2 14 FW 2 0 2 28 Karim Ghazi MF 1 1 2 11 Saïd Sayah MF 2 0 2 21 DF 1 1 2 25 Ali Rial DF 1 0 1 15 Mohamed Billel Benaldjia MF 1 0 1 10 Hocine Achiou MF 0 1 1 12 Alain Nebie FW 0 1 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 Totals 47 7 54 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Saâdi, nouvel entraîneur . djazairess.com . 27 March 2020.
2. Web site: First Team. www.dzfoot.com. 18 November 2016.
3. Web site: Aouamri signe . usm-alger.com . 24 May 2023.
4. http://dzairnews.com/article/en-bref--141 USMA : Boucherit devrait s’engager avant samedi Benayada signe pour deux ans
5. Web site: Layati signe pour deux saisons à l'USMA . djazairess.com . 19 October 2019.
6. Web site: Alors que le retour de Achiou se précise, Aït Ouamar officiellement à l'USMA . djazairess.com . 19 October 2019.
7. Web site: Cheklam signe pour une année . djazairess.com . 29 July 2016.
8. Web site: Nébié officiellement à l'USMA . djazairess.com . 17 October 2019.
9. Web site: Zemmamouche : pour un an au Mouloudia . djazairess.com . 11 May 2020.