One of the best defenders in the history of the Algerian national team, a product of the Nasr Hussein Dey academy, the Algerian player with the most World Cup minutes played (630 minutes), a winner of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, and a participant in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups (where he scored the second goal against South Korea), he is also one of the heroes of the "Omdurman Epic", having suffered serious injuries due to the violence of Egyptian fans who pelted him with stones and vandalized his team bus. This led FIFA to order a replay of the match at the Omdurman stadium in Sudan, allowing Algeria to qualify for the World Cup. His most important career stop was Fulham in the Premier League
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