Gaya Merbah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gaya Merbah | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Tadmaït, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JS Kabylie | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | JS Tadmait | ||
| 2013–2014 | JS Kabylie | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | NARB Réghaïa | ||
| 2014–2015 | RC Kouba | ||
| 2015–2016 | RC Arbaâ | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | NA Hussein Dey | 43 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | CR Belouizdad | 28 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Raja CA | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | → IR Tanger (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | IR Tanger | 24 | (0) |
| 2024– | JS Kabylie | 19 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019– | Algeria A' | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | Algeria | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:50, 8 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Gaya Merbah (Arabic: قايا مرباح; Tamazight: ⴳⴰⵢⴰ ⵎⴻⵔⴱⴰⵃ; born 22 July 1994) is an Algerian professional footballer[1] who plays as a goalkeeper for JS Kabylie.
Personal life
[edit]Gaya Merbah is the twin brother of defensive midfielder Messala Merbah who also plays for JS Kabylie and the cousin of centre-back Abdelmalek Merbah.
Club career
[edit]In 2019, Gaya signed a contract with CR Belouizdad.[2] In 2022, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Raja CA. In 2024, he signed a five-year contract with JS Kabylie.[3]
Honours
[edit]CR Belouizdad
Individual
- Raja CA Player of the Month: March 2022
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Player of the Month: February 2026[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gaya Merbah (JS Kabylie) - FlashScore.com".
- ↑ "CRB : Gaya signe au Chabab".
- ↑ "JS Kabylie : Gaya Merbah ouvre le bal". 20 June 2024.
- ↑ "JS Kabylie : Gaya Merbah, le grand retour au sommet". www.competition.dz. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
External links
[edit]- Gaya Merbah at Soccerway
- Gaya Merbah at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Kabyle people
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Algerian men's footballers
- Raja CA players
- RC Arbaâ players
- NA Hussein Dey players
- Footballers from Tizi Ouzou
- RC Kouba players
- JS Kabylie players
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- 21st-century Algerian sportsmen
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