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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zidane Mebarakou | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Barbacha, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MO Béjaïa | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | JSM Béjaïa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | JSM Béjaïa | 82 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | MO Béjaïa | 40 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | MC Alger | 54 | (1) |
| 2019 | Al-Wehda | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | MC Alger | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | CS Constantine | 62 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Olympique Akbou | 45 | (8) |
| 2025– | MO Béjaïa | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 November 2025 | |||
Zidane Mebarakou (Arabic: زيدان مباراكو; Tamazight: ⵣⵉⴷⴰⵏ ⵎⴻⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⵓ; born 3 January 1989) is an Algerian professional footballer[1] who plays as a centre-back for MO Béjaïa.
Personal life
[edit]Mebarakou is from Barbacha, 40 km south of the city of Béjaïa in Kabylia.[2]
Career
[edit]He made his professional debut with local club JSM Béjaïa. He moved to MO Béjaïa in summer 2014. At his new club, he won the Algerian Cup, scoring in the semi-final against ES Sétif. At the end of his first year at the club, he was voted player of the season in an online survey.[3]
In 2016, he joined MC Alger alongside teammate Zahir Zerdab on a two-year deal.[4] After 2 years and a half in the Algerian capital, he joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Wehda in January 2019.[5] He returned to MC Alger during the following transfer window after Saudi club owners did not wish to keep him.[6]
In 2020, he joined CS Constantine,[7] where he would play for two years.
Having spent 6 months without a club, Mebarakou signed with third-tier promotion contender Olympique Akbou in January 2023. On April 28, 2023, he scored the 2nd goal in a 3–0 win against USM Khenchela in the Algerian Cup round of 16, earning them a historic qualification to the quarterfinals.[8]
International career
[edit]His performances at MO Béjaïa attracted the eyes of coach Christian Gourcuff.[9][10] Nonetheless, he never played for the national team.[11]
Honours
[edit]MO Béjaïa
- Algerian Cup: 2014–15[12]
- Algerian Super Cup runner-up: 2015
MC Alger
- Algerian Super Cup runner-up: 2016
Olympique Akbou
- Algerian Ligue 2: 2023–24 (Center-East Group)
- Algerian Ligue 3: 2022–23 (Center-East Group)[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Zidane Mebarakou (Olympique Akbou) - Player Profile - FlashScore.com". Flashscore.
- ↑ "Zidane Mebarakou honoré par les supporters". La Dépêche de Kabylie. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ "Zidane Mebarakou honoré par les supporters". La Dépêche de Kabylie. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ "ميباراكو ينضم لصفوف مولودية الجزائر". Kooora. 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "رسمياً.. الوحدة يضم مدافع مولودية الجزائر زيدان ميباراكو". Alakhbaar24. 18 January 2019.
- ↑ "MCA : Zidane Mebarakou fait son retour". DZfoot. 22 July 2019.
- ↑ "CSC : Mebarakou opte pour le Sanafirs". DZfoot. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ↑ "Coupe d'Algérie: qualification historique d'Akbou en quarts de finale". Le Score. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ↑ "Equipe d'Algérie : Gourcuff ce vendredi à Alger: Il compte voir Mebarakou lors de la finale". Le Buteur. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ "Algérie : Gourcuff convoque 9 locaux contre les Seychelles". Afrik Foot. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ "EN : Mebarakou libéré". Compétition DZ. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ "Le MO Béjaia remporte la Coupe d'Algérie 2015". DZfoot. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ "Accession en Ligue 2 : Historique pour Akbou, le MSPB et le WAM reviennent". - El Watan. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Zidane Mebarakou at Soccerway
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