Oussama Abdeldjelil

Oussama Abdeldjelil

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Remchi, Algeria
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Nîmes
Number	9
Youth career
1999–2007	Beligny RC
2007–2008	AS Limas
2008–2012	Villefranche
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Fréjus	14	(3)
2013–2014	Tarbes	20	(7)
2014–2015	Lyon-Duchère	5	(1)
2015	Kabylie	12	(0)
2015–2016	Saint-Priest	7	(5)
2016	Tadjenanet	3	(0)
2016–2017	Saint-Priest	21	(13)
2017–2018	Dijon II	9	(7)
2018–2019	Cholet	22	(11)
2019	Red Star	18	(5)
2019–2020	Paris FC	14	(0)
2020	Cholet	3	(0)
2020–2021	USM Alger	3	(0)
2021	Boulogne	9	(2)
2021–2022	Épinal	20	(9)
2022–2023	Sedan	20	(1)
2023–2024	Cholet	28	(6)
2024–	Nîmes	13	(5)
International career
2015	Algeria U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025

Oussama Abdeldjelil (born 23 June 1993) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National club Nîmes.[2]

Club career

Abdeldjelil was born in Algeria, and moved to France at the age of 6. He began playing football with local clubs Belligny and Villefranche[3] before moving to semi-professional teams in France and Algeria.[4]

On 8 January 2019, Abdeldjelil signed a professional contract with Red Star in the French Ligue 2, after beginning the season as the top scorer in the Championnat National with Cholet.[5] He made his professional debut with Red Star in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Lens on 14 January 2019 scoring the only and game-winning goal.[6]

In the summer of 2019, Abdeldjelil signed for neighbouring Ligue 2 club Paris FC after Red Star were relegated at the end of the 2018–19 Ligue 2 season.[7] With no goals in 14 appearances, he left the club and returned to Cholet in January 2020.[8]

In June 2020, Abdeldjelil was recruited by former Orléans sporting director Antar Yahia, to play for USM Alger in his country of birth.[9]

On 31 January 2021, Abdeldjelil signed for French Championnat National club Boulogne on a contract until the end of the season, having terminated his contract with USM Alger.[10] He was credited by some sources as scoring a hattrick in his first appearance for the club, in the clubs eighth-round Coupe de France game on 16 February 2021, although some sources at the time gave the third goal as an own goal.[11][12][13]

On 29 July 2024, Abdeldjelil signed for Championnat National club Nîmes.[14]

International career

Abdeldjelil was born in Algeria, and represented the Algeria U23 for Olympic Games qualification.[15]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 19 August 2024[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fréjus	2012-13	CFA2	14	3	—		—		14	3
Tarbes	2013-14	CFA	20	7	—		—		20	7
Lyon-Duchère	2014-15	CFA	5	1	—		—		5	1
Kabylie	2014-15	Algerian Ligue 1	12	0	—		—		12	0
Saint-Priest	2015-16	CFA2	7	5	—		—		7	5
Tadjenanet	2015-16	Algerian Ligue 1	3	0	—		—		3	0
Saint-Priest	2016-17	CFA2	21	13	—		—		21	13
	2017-18	Championnat National 2	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		21	13	—		—		21	13
Dijon B	2017-18	Championnat National 3	9	7	—		0	0	9	7
Cholet	2017-18	Championnat National	9	3	—		—		9	3
	2018-19		13	8	1	0	—		14	8
	Total		22	11	1	0	—		23	11
Red Star	2018-19	Ligue 2	18	5	—		—		18	5
Paris FC	2019-20	Ligue 2	14	0	2	0	3[a]	1	19	1
Cholet	2019-20	Championnat National	3	0	—		—		3	0
USM Alger	2019-20	Algerian Ligue 1	—		—		1[b]	0	1	0
	2020-21		3	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		3	0	—		1	0	4	0
Boulogne	2020-21	Championnat National	9	2	3	3	—		12	5
Épinal	2021-22	Championnat National 2	15	7	—		—		15	7
	2022-23		5	2	—		—		5	2
	Total		20	9	—		—		20	9
Sedan	2022-23	Championnat National	20	1	—		—		20	1
Cholet	2023-24	Championnat National	28	6	1	0	—		29	6
Nîmes	2024-25	Championnat National	1	1	—		—		1	1
Career Total			229	71	7	3	4	1	240	75

1. Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue
2. Appearance(s) in Algerian Super Cup

References

1. "Oussama Abdeldjelil au SO Cholet". Stade Olympique Choletais.
2. "Oussama ABDELDJELIL, 1ère recrue".
3. "Oussama Abdeldjelil, l'arme fatale du SO Cholet". 25 October 2018.
4. "Ligue 2 : Oussama Abdeldjelil, un serial buteur au Red Star". leparisien.fr. 13 January 2019.
5. Ducassou, Paul (8 January 2019). "- Red Star Football Club". redstar.fr.
6. "Red Star FC – RC Lens (1–0) – Saison 2018/2019 – Domino's Ligue 2". lfp.fr.
7. "Oussama Abdeljelil : " Heureux de rejoindre ce projet "" (in French). Paris FC. 26 June 2019.
8. "Mercato – Oussama Abdeldjelil va quitter le Paris FC pour le National 1" (in French). maligue2.fr. 22 January 2020.
9. "Oussama Abdeldjelil quitte Cholet pour un nouveau challenge" (in French). actufoot.com. 19 June 2020.
10. "Mercato : Oussama Abeljelil signe à Boulogne" (in French). dzfoot.com. 31 January 2021.
11. "Oussama Abdeldjelil's hat-trick propels US Boulogne past Lambresienne in French Cup". goal.com. 16 February 2021.
12. "Boulogne vs. Lambresienne 5-0". Soccerway. 16 February 2021.
13. "US Boulogne CO 5–0 ES Lambres" (in French). FFF.fr. 16 February 2021.
14. "NÎMES OLYMPIQUE Premier entraînement pour le nouvel attaquant des Crocos". Objectif Gard (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
15. farid (11 October 2015). "Interview: Oussama Abdeldjelil, AS Saint Priest (EN-Algérie espoir)".
16. Oussama Abdeldjelil at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

External links

• Oussama Abdeldjelil at Soccerway
• Oussama Abdeldjelil – French league stats at Ligue 2 (in French) (archived)