Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche

Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (Arabic: محمد الأمين زيماموش; born 19 March 1985) is an Algerian footballer who plays for ES Ben Aknoun.[2]

Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche
Zemmamouche in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche[1]
Date of birth (1985-03-19) 19 March 1985
Place of birth Mila, Algeria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 ES Ben Aknoun
Number 1
Youth career
2001–2002 Lycee Sportif de Draria
2002–2004 USM Alger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 USM Alger 92 (0)
2009–2011 MC Alger 51 (0)
2011–2023 USM Alger 206 (1)
2023– ES Ben Aknoun 0 (0)
International career‡
2003–2004 Algeria U20 3 (0)
2005–2007 Algeria U23 15 (0)
2008–2011 Algeria A' 8 (0)
2010–2014 Algeria 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2014

Club career

Return to USM Alger

On 10 July 2011, Zemmamouche returned to USM Alger, although some supporters refused to return because of the famous penalty kick against the USM Alger in 2010 at the Algerian Cup.[3] the goalkeeper said after the penalty kick recorded was not a provocation to supporters and apologized to them, However, he spent a three-year contract worth 3,500,000 DZD by a month to become the highest salary holder in the Ligue 1, in his first season after returning. Zemmamouche participated in 32 matches between the Ligue 1 and the cup, contributing to the return of the team to continental tournaments after six years of absence.

In the following season 2012–13 is the beginning of a new era with the titles where the goalkeeper contributed to the coronation Algerian Cup and the Arab Club Cup, where he did not receive goals in 22 games, including 14 in the Ligue 1 is the best outcome of his career, also Zemmamouche repelled two kick penalties against the Egyptian club Ismaily SC was the spa in the arrival to the final.[4] the same thing in the final cup against his former club MC Alger where he played a big game.[5] by the end of the season, Zemmamouche won the best goalkeeper award in the Ligue 1, presented by Maracana Foot.[6] The next season was good for the international goalkeeper, where he managed to lead the team to the league title after a 9-year absence and also to win the Super Cup for the first time and after the great level in the last two seasons, was able to secure a ticket to participate in the FIFA World Cup to become the first player in the history of the USM Alger, as for this season participated in 27 games, including 15 clean sheets.

On August 24, 2021, Zemmamouche became the first player in USMA to reach 400 matches, after the last round match of the 2020–21 season against JSM Skikda. With the end of the 2023 CAF Confederation Cup final match against Young Africans and winning the title, Lamine Zemmamouche announced his retirement from football after 18 years with USM Alger, which is more than playing matches in his history with 405 games, Zemmamouche stated "That's it I stop! I have known everything in the world of football. I'm finishing this season and I'm definitely hanging up".[7][8]

International career

In December 2009, Zemmamouche was selected by Algeria national team coach Rabah Saâdane to play in the 2010 African Cup of Nations hosted in Angola, and as backup to Faouzi Chaouchi, he came on as a replacement in the semi-final against Egypt following Chaouchi's sending-off, before playing the entire 90 minutes of the third-place playoff against Nigeria.

Zemmamouche was the last player cut as coach Saâdane finalised his 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.[9]

Zemmamouche was also selected in the Algerian national team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil as Algeria's second-choice goalkeeper. He contested one qualifier ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, filling in for Raïs M'Bolhi against Burkina Faso.

Career statistics

Club
As of 15 July 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
USM Alger 2003–04 Ligue 1 10———10
2004–05 40———40
2005–06 260604[lower-alpha 2]0—360
2006–07 250502[lower-alpha 2]0—320
2007–08 120——6[lower-alpha 3]0180
2008–09 24010—4[lower-alpha 3]0290
Total 920120601001200
MC Alger 2009–10 Ligue 1 27031——301
2010–11 240305[lower-alpha 2]04[lower-alpha 4]0360
Total 510615040661
USM Alger 2011–12 Ligue 1 28040——320
2012–13 220600[lower-alpha 5]06[lower-alpha 6]0340
2013–14 24020—1[lower-alpha 7]0270
2014–15 240206[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 7]0330
2015–16 70—7[lower-alpha 2]0—140
2016–17 260205[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 7]0340
2017–18 2502013[lower-alpha 8]1—401
2018–19 130106[lower-alpha 5]03[lower-alpha 9]0220
2019–20 150106[lower-alpha 2]00[lower-alpha 7]0220
2020–21 180——3[lower-alpha 10]0210
2021–22 40———40
2022–23 —10——10
Total 20602004311502851
Career total 34903915412904712
  1. Includes the Algerian Cup
  2. All appearance(s) in Champions League
  3. All appearance(s) in Arab Champions League
  4. All appearance(s) in North African Cup of Champions
  5. All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
  6. All appearance(s) in UAFA Club Cup
  7. All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
  8. seven appearances in CAF Champions League, six appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup
  9. All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
  10. All appearance(s) in Algerian League Cup

Honours

USM Alger

MC Alger

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Algeria" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "La Fiche de Mohamed Lamine ZEMAMOUCHE" (in French). DZ Foot. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  3. "Zemmamouche: " Je demande pardon "". usm-alger.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. "Coupe arabe des clubs (demi-finale-retour) : Les Usmistes se qualifient pour la finale". elmoudjahid.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. "L'USM Alger s'offre la Coupe d'Algérie". afrik-foot.com. May 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  6. "5e Oscars de Maracana: Mourad Delhoum (ES Sétif) élu meilleur joueur de la saison". djazairess. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  7. "USM Alger : Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche annonce sa retraite". africafootunited.com. June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  8. "USMA : Zemmaouche le survivant de 2015". dzfoot.com. June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  9. FIFA.com. "Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2010. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  10. "Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  11. "Supercoupe d'algérie :USMA 2 - MCA 0 La revanche des rouge et noir". sudhorizons.dz. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  12. "L'usma remporte son premier titre international en coupe arabe ,historique !". algerie360.com. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  13. "USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans". barrons.com. June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
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