Madjid Bougherra

Bougherra in the jersey of Lekhwiya (2011)

Madjid Bougherra (Arabic مجيد بوقرة, DMG Maǧīd Būqara; born October 7, 1982 in Longvic, France ) is an Algerian- French footballer. He currently plays for Lekhwiya in Doha, Qatar.

Career

Club career

Bougherra began in 1999 with AS Quetigny his career. There he played a season and moved to AS Longvic, before joining FC Gueugnon two years later.

End of January 2006 he was loaned to second-division English club Crewe Alexandra. After convincing playing Crewe Alexandra wanted long term tie him to the club, Bougherra but decided after relegation to the third tier to leave the club.

Although Bougherra had several offers from Erstligavereinen present, but he opted for a change to second-rate club Sheffield Wednesday. He was appointed the second month Player of the Month in October 2006 and led his team in the game against Queens Park Rangers as captain of the square.

In 2007, Bougherra was committed by Charlton Athletic in the Premier League. Bougherra was a regular force in the following season and continued attention. In 2008 he finally moved to the Scottish first division club Glasgow Rangers.

In the years 2009 and 2010 he was elected to Algeria Footballer of the Year.

National

Bougherra was born in France and grew up in Dijon; he decided to play for the Algerian national team because his grandfather was Algerian. He made his debut on 2 January 2004 in the Olympic qualifiers for the Algerian U -23 against Ghana and completed two more games for the U- 23rd On June 20, 2004 Bougherra made ​​his debut in the senior national team of Algeria in the World Cup qualifier against Zambia. On 2 July 2007, he scored in the African Nations Cup qualifier against Cape Verde (2-2 ) his first three international goals. For Algeria Bougherra also denied the football World Cup in 2010. Since the resignation of Anthar Yahia from the national team in the spring of 2012, he is the captain of the team.

Private

Since 2005, Bougherra is married. He has a daughter (* 2007).

Besides his work as a UNICEF ambassador, he founded in December 2012, the Fondation Bougherra, a foundation for the benefit of needy children.