2023–24 USM Khenchela season explained

The 2023–24 season, was USM Khenchela's 4th season and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, USM Khenchela participated in the Algerian Cup.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2024.^{[8] [9]}
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
Goalkeepers
1		GK	Oussama Filali	September 15, 2023	US Chaouia
16		GK	Sofiane Khedairia	September 15, 2023	Al-Shoulla
Defenders
5		CB	Nabil Saâdou	September 15, 2023	Al-Jabalain FC
6		CB	Hocine Laribi	January 5, 2024	NC Magra
12		LB	Oussama Kaddour	September 15, 2023	Olympique de Médéa
21		CB	Hamza Rebiai	September 15, 2023	CS Constantine
22		RB	Mohamed Guemroud	September 15, 2023	JS Kabylie
25		CB	Abdelhafid Hoggas	September 15, 2023	MO Constantine
26		RB	Abdellah Meddah	September 15, 2023	ASO Chlef
Midfielders
8		MF	Abdelhakim Sameur	September 15, 2023	US Biskra
10		MF	Mohamed Yacine Athmani	September 15, 2023	US Biskra
11		MF	Hacène Ogbi	September 15, 2023	Al-Muharraq
18		MF	Ahmed Gagaâ	September 15, 2023	Al-Entesar
24		MF	Moussa Coulibaly	January 5, 2024	AS Arta/Solar7
27		MF	Sid Ali Lamri	September 15, 2023	HB Chelghoum Laïd
Forwards
7		FW	Chouaib Debbih	January 5, 2024	MC Alger
9		FW	Ilyes Yaiche	September 15, 2023	Qadsia SC
13		FW	Mohamed Amine Semahi	September 15, 2023	WA Tlemcen
14		FW	Diadié Samadiaré	January 5, 2024	Free agent
17		FW	Karim Sabouni	September 15, 2023	MSP Batna
20		FW	Tosin Omoyele	September 15, 2023	Enyimba

Transfers

In

Summer

Date		Player	Moving from	Fee	Source
17 August 2023	MF			Free transfer	[10] [11] [12]
17 August 2023	MF			Free transfer
17 August 2023	DF	Hamza Rebai		Free transfer
21 August 2023	FW	Karim Sabouni		Free transfer	[13] [14]
21 August 2023	GK			Free transfer	[15]
27 August 2023	DF	Abderrazak Benamraoui		Free transfer	[16]
27 August 2023	DF	Mohamed Guemroud		Free transfer
27 August 2023	MF	Abdelmalek Elmenaouer		Free transfer
30 August 2023	FW			Free transfer	[17]
9 September 2023	DF			Free transfer	[18] [19]
9 September 2023	MF			Free transfer

Winter

Date		Player	Moving from	Fee	Source
5 February 2024	DF	Hocine Laribi		Free transfer	[20]
5 February 2024	FW			Free transfer
5 February 2024	FW	Diadié Samadiaré		Free transfer
5 February 2024	MF	Moussa Coulibaly		Free transfer	[21]

Out

Summer

Date		Player	Moving to	Fee	Source
25 July 2023	DF			Free transfer	[22]
27 July 2023	FW			Undisclosed	[23]
13 August 2023	DF	Achref Aïb		Free transfer	[24]
17 August 2023	GK	Abdelhamid Brahimi		Free transfer	[25]
19 August 2023	MF	Fouad Haddad		Free transfer	[26]

Winter

Date		Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
27 November 2023	DF			Free transfer (Released)	[27]
30 January 2024	FW				[28] [29]
30 January 2024	MF			Free transfer (Released)
30 January 2024	FW			Free transfer (Released)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1		10th	15 September 2023	14 June 2024
Algerian Cup			3 February 2024	30 March 2024
Total Ligue 1 See main article: 2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Matches The league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.[30] All times are local, WAT (UTC+1). Algerian Cup See main article: 2023–24 Algerian Cup. Squad information Playing statistics
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Players transferred out during the season Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. width=10 No. width=10 Nat. width=140 Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=10 TOTAL 20 FW 9 1 10 8 MF 4 2 6 17 Karim Sabouni FW 4 1 5 19 FW 4 0 4 11 MF 2 1 3 5 DF 2 1 3 7 FW 2 0 2 12 Oussama Kaddour DF 2 0 2 21 Hamza Rebai DF 1 1 2 11 FW 1 0 1 22 Mohamed Guemroud DF 1 0 1 13 Mohamed Amine Semahi FW 0 1 1 21 MF 1 0 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 Totals 33 8 41 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Football: L'USMK: Le Tunisien, Mourad Okbi, nouvel entraîneur . rivalite.dz . 19 August 2023 . 19 August 2023.
2. Web site: USM Khenchela : le contrat d'El-Okbi résilié . mediafootdz.dz . 13 November 2023 . 13 November 2023.
3. Web site: Football- USMK: Nadir Leknaoui, nouvel entraîneur . rivalite.dz . 15 November 2023 . 7 December 2023.
4. Web site: Football- USMK: Fin de mission pour Nadir Leknaoui . rivalite.dz . 18 December 2023 . 19 December 2023.
5. Web site: Football- USMK: Le Tunisien, Yamen Zelfani, nouvel entraîneur . rivalite.dz . 14 February 2024 . 14 February 2024.
6. Web site: USM Khenchela : Yamen Zelfani annonce son départ . mediafootdz.dz . 4 April 2024 . 6 April 2024.
7. Web site: Football: USMK: Moufdi Cherdoud, nouvel entraîneur . rivalite.dz . 2 May 2024 . 2 May 2024.
8. Web site: FICHE DU CLUB: USM KHENCHLA.
9. Web site: Joueurs du USM KHENCHLA.
10. Web site: USM Khenchela : El-Okbi, Rebiaï et Gagaâ engagés . mediafootdz.dz . 17 August 2023 . 17 August 2023.
11. Web site: اتحاد خنشلة يعلن عن تعاقداته . elkhabar.com . 17 August 2023 . 17 August 2023.
12. Web site: العقبي يرسم عودته للبطولة الوطنية من بوابة اتحاد خنشلة . ennaharonline.com . 17 August 2023 . 17 August 2023.
13. Web site: USM Khenchela : Karim Sabouni signe . africafootunited.com . 21 August 2023 . 21 August 2023.
14. Web site: USM Khenchela : Le meilleur buteur de D2 recruté . dzfoot.com . 22 August 2023 . 22 August 2023.
15. Web site: Mercato : Khedaïria revient en Algérie . dzfoot.com . 22 August 2023 . 22 August 2023.
16. Web site: الثلاثي المنور وقمرود وبن عمراوي جديد إتحاد خنشلة . ennaharonline.com . 27 August 2023 . 27 August 2023.
17. Web site: اتحاد خنشلة يعلن عن صفقة جديدة . ennaharonline.com . 30 August 2023 . 30 August 2023.
18. Web site: Mercato : Abdeldjalil Medioub signe en Algérie . dzfoot.com . 9 September 2023 . 9 September 2023.
19. Web site: خنشلة تضم الدولي الجزائري مديوب والرواندي مانيشيموي . ennaharonline.com . 9 September 2023 . 9 September 2023.
20. Web site: Mercato : l'USM Khenchela engage trois joueurs . mediafootdz . 5 February 2024 . 5 February 2024.
21. Web site: المالي كوليبالي يلتحق بخنشلة . annasronline.com . 5 February 2024 . 5 February 2024.
22. Web site: ادارة اتحاد خنشلة تسرح عتو. annasronline.com . 13 August 2023 . 13 August 2023.
23. Web site: Mercato: Bayazid rejoint le MC Alger . lescore.dz . 27 July 2023 . 28 July 2023.
24. Web site: عايب و العيدوني يدشنان ميركاتو نجم مقرة. annasronline.com . 13 August 2023 . 13 August 2023.
25. Web site: مطراني وبراهيمي وكاسيلي ينضمون إلى اتحاد واد سوف . ennaharonline.com . 17 August 2023 . 17 August 2023.
26. Web site: حداد يختار نجم مقرة. annasronline.com . 19 August 2023 . 19 August 2023.
27. Web site: عبد الجليل مديوب يغادر إتحاد خنشلة . dzair-tube.dz . 28 November 2023 . 7 December 2023.
28. Web site: MC Oran : Maxwell Baakoh première recrue . mediafootdz . 30 January 2024 . 30 January 2024.
29. Web site: إتحاد خنشلة : الإدارة تسرّح 3 لاعبين وترفض بيع أسامة قدور . ennaharonline.com . 30 January 2024 . 30 January 2024.
30. Web site: Ligue 1 Mobilis 2023-2024 : le calendrier dévoilé . .mediafootdz.dz . 24 August 2023 . 24 August 2023.