Ismaël_Bouzid
Ismaël Bouzid
Algerian association football player
Ismaël Mickael Bouzid (Arabic: إسماعيل بوزيد; born 21 July 1983) is a former professional footballer who played mainly as a centre-back but had also been used as a right-back. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismaël Mickael Bouzid | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-07-21) 21 July 1983 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Nancy, France | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Schifflange 95 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Metz | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Union Berlin | 21 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | MC Alger | 22 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 25 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Galatasaray | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Troyes | 7 | (1) |
| 2008 | Ankaragücü | 16 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Heart of Midlothian | 58 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | PAS Giannina | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Baniyas | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | USM Alger | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Kilmarnock | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Progrès Niederkorn | 47 | (11) |
| 2017–2019 | Swift Hesperange | 43 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Algeria U23 | 5 | (1) |
| 2007–2012 | Algeria | 13 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020– | FC Schifflange 95 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Nancy, France, Bouzid started his career with FC Metz. In July 2001, he had a trial with English Premier League side Sunderland and played in a pre-season match between Sunderland and Calais.[1] Bouzid then played in Germany, Algeria, Turkey and France, including spells at football clubs like 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Troyes. Bouzid joined Galatasaray at the start of the 2007–08 season. He made ten league appearances for the side, helping them to win the Süper Lig title in May 2008. In doing so, Bouzid became the first Algerian player to win a Süper Lig medal.[citation needed]
Heart of Midlothian
On 9 July 2009, Bouzid joined Hearts from Ankaragücü.[2] Bouzid scored his first goal for Hearts at Tynecastle against Celtic on 20 December 2009, which also proved to be the winning goal.[3] In June 2011, after two years playing for the Edinburgh club, he was released alongside Rubén Palazuelos, Dawid Kucharski, Paul Mulrooney and Jamie Mole.[4]
After his release
In July 2011, Crawley Town gave Bouzid a trial.[5] However, manager Steve Evans decided against signing him after Bouzid played in a friendly match against Peterborough United.[6]
PAS Giannina
Bouzid signed a two-year deal with newly promoted Greek Superleague team, PAS Giannina in August 2011. Although several clubs around Europe were linked with Bouzid he chose the Greek side because of the 'team spirit'.[7]
USM Alger
On 3 October 2012, Bouzid signed a two-year deal with Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 team USM Alger.[8] He made just three league appearances for reaching a mutual agreement with the club to terminate his contract at the end of the 2012–13 season.[9]
Kilmarnock
In the summer of 2013, Bouzid went on trial with Scottish Second Division side East Fife[10] and on 20 September 2013, signed with Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock after impressing on trial.[11]
Bouzid's younger brother, Adam Bouzid, is also a professional footballer and currently plays for the German side SVN Zweibrücken.
MC Alger
Galatasaray
- 1sunderland.com (17 July 2001). "Calais 0 Sunderland 1 (Friendly)". Retrieved 16 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Defender Bouzid seals Hearts move". BBC Sport. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- Lindsay, Clive (20 December 2009). "BBC Sport – Football – Hearts 2–1 Celtic". BBC News. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- "Ruben Palazuelos and Ismael Bouzid leave Hearts". BBC Sport. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- "Reds Devils look at Bouzid". Sky Sports. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- "Crawley Town 2-4 Peterborough United". UpThePosh!. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- "Algeria defender Ismael Bouzid moves to Greece". BBC Sport. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- "Bouzid, à l'USMA pour deux ans" (in French). USM Alger.com. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- Adel, C. (5 July 2013). "Bouzid a résilié son contrat" (in French). Le Buteur. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- "Ismael Bouzid faces Wolves as East Fife trialist". Scotsman. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- "Ismael Bouzid signs until the end of the season". Kilmarnock F.C. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- "Bouzid Joins On Trial". Rangers F.C. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- Ismaël Bouzid at Soccerbase
- Ismaël Bouzid at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ismaël Bouzid at TFF.org
