Hamid Merakchi

Hamid Merakchi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-01-28)28 January 1976
Place of birth	Aïn Témouchent, Algeria
Date of death	16 November 2024(2024-11-16) (aged 48)
Place of death	Marseille, France
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position	Forward
Youth career
0000–1994	ZSA Témouchent
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1996	CR Témouchent
1996–1998	ES Mostaganem
1998–2000	Gençlerbirliği	26	(8)
2000–2001	MC Alger	13	(4)
2001–2003	WA Tlemcen
2003	MC Oran
2004	USM El Harrach
2005	WA Mostaganem
International career
1997	Algeria U23	3	(1)
1998–1999	Algeria	4	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hamid Merakchi (28 January 1976 – 16 November 2024) was an Algerian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Merakchi spent most of his career in Algeria, but had a spell with Turkish club Gençlerbirliği where he played in 26 Süper Lig matches.

He also made several appearances for the Algeria national team, including two qualifying matches for the 2000 African Nations Cup finals.

Death

Merakchi died in Marseille, France on 16 November 2024, at the age of 48.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	1998	1	0
	1999	3	4
Total		4	4

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Merakchi goal.

List of international goals scored by Hamid Merakchi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 April 1999	19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria	Liberia	1–0	4–1	2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
2				2–0
3	20 June 1999	19 May 1956 Stadium 56, Annaba, Algeria	Uganda	1–0	2–0	2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
4				2–0

External links

• Hamid Merakchi at National-Football-Teams.com