Hamza Koudri

Hamza Koudri (born December 15, 1987 in Mila, Algeria) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Hamza Koudri
Koudri with USM Alger in 2016
Personal information
Full name Hamza Koudri
Date of birth (1987-12-15) December 15, 1987
Place of birth Mila, Algeria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Mila
MC Alger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 MC Alger 124 (5)
2012–2022 USM Alger 206 (14)
International career‡
2008– Algeria A' 5 (0)
2013 Algeria 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2013

Club career

USM Alger
Hamza Koudri in 2016 against Stade Rennais.

On May 26, 2012, Hamza Koudri joined for two seasons coming from rivals MC Alger.[1] and one of the reasons for his leaving is people in the club who spread rumors about him, He made his debut for the team in the Ligue 1 as a starter during a draw against CS Constantine 1–1, In his first season Koudri won two titles, the first the Algerian Cup against his former club MC Alger.[2] and two weeks later, Koudri won the UAFA Club Cup against Al-Arabi SC, in the second leg in which was received sent off after a dangerous intervention.[3] In the second season Koudri won again two titles, the first in the Super Cup against ES Sétif for the first time.[4] and at the end of the season he won the first Ligue 1 title with USM Alger and the second in its history.[5]

On November 1, 2014, Koudri scored his first goal with USM Alger since joining two years ago against MC El Eulma in a 2–1 win away from home. In the 2015 CAF Champions League, Koudri made the best continental achievement in his career when he reached the final and defeated his team against TP Mazembe.[6] Koudri stated that lack of experience and poor choice of stadium were the reason behind the defeat and said it was his worst memory. in the same season Koudri won the league title for the second time.[7] On November 8, 2016, Koudri renewed his contract for three years until 2020 after his previous contract had expired in June 2017, despite the problems that the player has suffered recently, in light of the brilliance of the young duo Raouf Benguit and Mohammed Benkhemassa.[8]

USM Alger is my second family. I came as a young man and I am now 34 years old, it is a life i spent here and i only live in the house and Bologhine. Except for football i have known men here who have influenced me as a player or on my personal life, and when i grow up, i will teach my children to love USM Alger. For my best memory is the Algerian Cup against MC Alger, as for the worst was the Champions League Final.

— Hamza Koudri interview about his career with USM Alger.

In the 2018–19 season Koudri won his last title with USM Alger by winning the championship for the third time.[9] In a season that was difficult due to the imprisonment of the club owner and the outbreak of protests in Algeria.[10] On August 24, 2020, Hamza Koudri renewed for one season and is considered the best since joining the club, where he was the second best scorer with seven goals, including two doubles against NA Hussein Dey and RC Relizane.[11] On November 20, 2022, in a match against US Biskra, Koudri sustained a serious injury which later became clear that he had cut the Cruciate ligament which would keep him away for the end of the season.[12]

On July 14, 2022, Koudri officially left with tears after the administration refused to renew his contract, after ten years with the club during which he won seven titles.[13] Reda Abdouche general director stated that it's will be an adventure to rely on a player who suffered from an injury in Cruciate ligament that kept him out of the field for a year and at his age especially since he's at the end of his contract, Abdouche said that they will not abandon him and if he decides to enter the field of training they will help him.[14]

International career

On April 5, 2008 he was called up by the Algeria A' National Team for a game against USM Blida on April 11. He featured in both of Algeria's games against Morocco in the 2009 African Champions of Nations qualifiers.

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 June 2022 [15]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MC Alger 2006–07 Ligue 1 20———20
2007–08 233102[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0273
2008–09 24000——240
2009–10 27132——303
2010–11 260206[lower-alpha 4]04[lower-alpha 5]0380
2011–12 221306[lower-alpha 4]0—311
Total 124592140501527
USM Alger 2012–13 Ligue 1 230600[lower-alpha 2]05[lower-alpha 6]0340
2013–14 23010—0[lower-alpha 3]0240
2014–15 252304[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 3]0333
2015–16 260007[lower-alpha 4]0—330
2016–17 221205[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 3]0301
2017–18 1811010[lower-alpha 7]0—291
2018–19 202304[lower-alpha 2]04[lower-alpha 8]0312
2019–20 171208[lower-alpha 4]0—271
2020–21 287——1[lower-alpha 3]0297
2021–22 40———40
Total 2061419038112027515
Career total 3301928252117042722
  1. Includes the Algerian Cup
  2. All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
  3. All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
  4. All appearance(s) in Champions League
  5. All appearance(s) in North African Cup of Champions
  6. All appearance(s) in UAFA Club Cup
  7. four appearances in CAF Champions League, six appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
  8. All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup

Honours

Club
USM Alger
MC Alger

References
  1. "Gasmi et Koudri premières recrues des Rouge et Noir". usm-alger.com. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. "Coupe d'Algérie : l'USM Alger de Courbis sacré !" (in French). TF1. May 2, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  3. Toufik O. (May 14, 2013). "l'USM Alger s'empare de son premier trophée international" (in French). DZFoot.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  4. "Supercoupe d'Algérie 2013 : USMA bat l'ES Sétif sur le score de 2 à 0". algerie1.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. "اتحاد الجزائر يتوّج باللّقب على حساب وفاق سطيف" (in Arabic). El Heddaf. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. "TP Mazembe beat USM Alger to win African Champions League". BBC Sport. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  7. "L1 : L'USM Alger fête finalement son 7e titre". DZFoot.com. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  8. "كودري يجدد عقده مع إتحاد العاصمة لغاية 2020". sport.ennaharonline.com. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  9. "Ligue 1 : l'USMA sacrée championne d'Algérie". TSA-Algerie. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  10. "Exclusif : Ali Haddad arrêté au poste frontalier d'Oum Teboul". El Watan. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  11. "USMA : Koudri et Hamra rempilent". DZFoot.com. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  12. "USMA: (Touché aux ligaments) Koudri : fin de saison". competition.dz. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  13. "USMA : Koudri, c'est bel et bien fini !". competition.dz. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  14. "نقل مباشر للندوة الصحفية لسيد رضا عبدوش المدير العام لفريق اتحاد العاصمة". Facebook. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  15. "Hamza Koudri". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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