Ali Radjel

Ali Radjel Cheikh Bachir (born 18 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Tercera Federación club CD Palencia Cristo Atlético. Born in the Sahrawi refugee camps,[1] he is a naturalised citizen of Spain.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cheikh and the second or maternal family name is Bachir.
Ali Radjel
Personal information
Full name Ali Radjel Cheikh Bachir
Date of birth (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998
Place of birth Tindouf, Algeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Cristo Atlético
Youth career
-2015 Almagro
2015-2016 Conquense
2016–2017 Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Utenis B 3 (1)
2017 Utenis Utena 14 (4)
2018 Atlético Monzón 11 (3)
2018–2019 Logroñés B 33 (20)
2018 Logroñés 2 (0)
2019–2021 Numancia B 47 (11)
2020–2021 Numancia 4 (0)
2021–2022 Logroñés B 21 (4)
2022– Cristo Atlético 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2022

Club career

Ali Radjel was born in Tindouf, Algeria (within the Sahrawi refugee camps) to a Sahrawi mother and a Mauritanian father, and moved to Spain with his family at the age of nine.[3] In July 2016, he moved to Rayo Vallecano's youth setup after representing UB Conquense.[4]

In 2017, after finishing his formation, Ali Radjel moved to Lithuania and joined a host of Spaniards at FK Utenis Utena. After appearing with the B-team in the I Lyga,[5] he made his first team – and A Lyga – debut on 10 August of that year, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 home draw against FC Stumbras; he scored his first goal on 22 October, in a 3–0 away success over the same club.

On 4 November 2017, Ali Radjel scored a brace in a 2–2 draw at FK Atlantas, and finished the season with four goals in 14 appearances. The following February, he returned to Spain and signed for Tercera División side Atlético Monzón.[6]

In July 2018, after featuring regularly, Ali Radjel moved to UD Logroñés, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[3] He made his first team debut on 2 December, playing the last three minutes in a 1–1 Segunda División B home draw against Real Sociedad B.[7]

In June 2019, after scoring a career-best 20 goals for Logroñés' B-side, Ali Radjel moved to another reserve team, CD Numancia B still in the fourth tier. On 18 June of the following year, he made his first team debut by replacing Erik Morán late into a 1–2 home loss against Cádiz CF in the Segunda División championship.[8] He made two more appearances at the end of that season as the club suffered relegation, but his involvement did not increase in the 2020-21 Segunda División B campaign, only taking the field once as a late substitute and again being utilised mainly by Numancia B.

After a season back with UD Logroñés, appearing exclusively for their reserves in the new fourth tier – the Segunda Federación – he signed for CD Palencia Cristo Atlético, of the same level, in June 2022.[9][10]

References
  1. "Ali Radjel ha sido el primer futbolista saharaui que debutó en el fútbol profesional español".
  2. "Ali Radjel Cheikh Bachir". CD Palencia Cristo Atlético.
  3. "Del Sáhara a la UDL: la curiosa historia de Ali Radjel" [From the Sahara to UDL: the curious history of Ali Radjel] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. "El valdepeñero Ali, al Rayo" [The valdepeñero Ali, to Rayo] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Ciudad Real. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. "Ali Radjel" (in Lithuanian). Pirma Lyga. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. "OFICIAL: Atlético Monzón, firma Radjel Cheikh" [OFFICIAL: Atlético Monzón, Radjel Cheikh signs] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. "1–1: El Sanse suma un punto en Las Gaunas" [1–1: Sanse gets a point at the Las Gaunas] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  8. "El Cádiz recupera el liderato en Soria con un jugador menos" [Cádiz recover the leadership in Soria with one man down] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  9. "Ali Radjel | Extremo. Primer fichaje para la temporada 22/23" [Ali Radjel | Winger. First signing for the 22/23 season] (in Spanish). CD Palencia Cristo Atlético. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  10. "Ali Radjel, primer fichaje del Palencia Cristo" [Ali Radjel, first signing of Palencia Cristo] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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