Karim Ghazi Explained

Karim Ghazi (born January 6, 1979; ar|كريم غازي) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. From 2002 to 2005, Ghazi made 16 appearances for the Algeria national team.

Club career

On January 12, 2004, Ghazi joined Tunisian team Espérance de Tunis on loan until the end of the season, after an agreement between Saïd Allik and Slim Chiboub president of Esperance.^[1] After USM Alger guaranteed survival and preparation for the new season, the club leaders did not agree to renew Karim Ghazi's contract. On July 24, 2011, Ghazi signed a two-year contract with MC Alger, joining them on a free transfer from USM Alger.^{[2] [3]}

International career

On May 14, 2002, Ghazi made his debut for the Algeria national team, in a 0–0 draw in a friendly against Belgium.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[4] [5]}

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
USM Alger	1999–2000	Super Division	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2000–01		23	1	6	0	—		—		29	1
	2001–02		25	3	1	0	3	0	—		0	0
	2002–03	Division 1	28	1	3	0	6	2	—		37	3
	2003–04		15	1	—		6	0	—		21	1
	2004–05		12	2	—		5	0	—		17	2
	2005–06		12	2	4	0	2	0	—		18	2
	2006–07		25	1	5	1	2	0	—		32	2
	2007–08		24	2	3	0	—		9	0	36	2
	2008–09		19	0	1	0	—		3	0	23	0
	2009–10		26	1	1	1	—		—		27	2
	2010–11	Ligue 1	29	2	1	0	—		—		30	2
	Total		238	16	25	2	24	2	12	0	299	20
MC Alger	2011–12	Ligue 1	24	1	3	0	—		—		27	1
	2012–13		28	1	4	1	—		—		32	2
	2013–14		20	0	5	0	—		—		25	0
	Total		72	2	12	1	—		—		84	3
NA Hussein Dey	2014–15	Ligue 1	11	0	2	0	—		—		13	0
	2015–16		21	0	5	0	—		—		26	0
	2016–17		11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		32	0	8	0	—		—		51	0
Career total			342	18	45	3	24	2	12	0	423	23

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	2002	3	0
	2003	8	0
	2004	4	0
	2005	1	0
Total		16	0

Honours

USM Alger

• Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2001–02, 2002–03,^[6] 2004–05
• Algerian Cup: 2001, 2003^[7]

ES Tunis

• Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2003–04

MC Alger

• Algerian Cup: 2014

Notes and References

1. Web site: Karim Ghazi à l'Esperance de Tunis . dzfoot.com . 27 September 2019.
2. Web site: DZ Foot . Transferts: Karim Ghazi signe au MC Alger . November 25, 2011 . September 16, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110916050511/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-9759/transferts-karim-ghazi-signe-au-mc-alger/ . dead .
3. Web site: Karim Ghazi s'engage pour deux ans . djazairess.com . 21 August 2018.
4. News: Karim Ghazi . Soccerway .
5. News: Karim Ghazi . National Football Teams .
6. Web site: L'USM Alger s'offre un quatrième titre. May 6, 2003. March 1, 2017. French. djazairess.com.
7. Web site: Doublé historique pour Soustara. June 14, 2003. July 6, 2017. French. djazairess.com.