Ayoub Ghezala
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| Full name | Ayoub Ghezala | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Eulma, Algeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | MC Alger | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | MC El Eulma | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | US Beni Douala | – | (–) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Amel Bou Saâda | 42 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | USM Annaba | – | (–) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | MC Alger | 124 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Algeria A' | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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Ayoub Ghezala (Arabic: أيوب غزالة; born 6 December 1995) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for MC Alger and the Algeria A'.[1]
Club career
Ghezala began his senior career with MC El Eulma in the Algerian second division. He later played for US Beni Douala in the third tier, before joining Amel Bou Saâda and USM Annaba in the second division.[2]
In summer 2021, he signed for MC Alger, making his Ligue 1 debut on 2 November 2021 against CR Belouizdad, coming on as a substitute in the 71st minute of a 2–1 win.[3]
International career
On 2 April 2022, Ghezala received his first call-up to the Algeria A' national football team by coach Madjid Bougherra for friendly matches against Togo, as preparation for the 2022 African Nations Championship.[4]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Algeria A' tally first.
International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 July 2022 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria |  Niger |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 African Nations Championship qualification |
Honours
MC Alger
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2023–24, 2024–25
- Algerian Cup runner-up: 2023–24
- Algerian Super Cup: 2024
Algeria A'
- African Nations Championship runner-up: 2022
References
- ^ "MCA: Ayoub Ghezala signs for three seasons". DZfoot (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Ghezala Ayoub". MC Alger official site (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "MCA 2–1 CRB: Le réalisme mouloudéen". Competition.dz (in French). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Algérie A': Bougherra's list with Aribi". Afrik-Foot (in French). 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.