| Intro | Algerian footballer | |||||||||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Algeria | |||||||||||
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| Gender | male | |||||||||||
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10 July 1974, Courbevoie, France |
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| Age | 46 years | |||||||||||
| Star sign | Cancer | |||||||||||
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Nassim Akrour (Arabic: نسيم أكرور; born July 10, 1974) is an Algerian footballer and coach who currently plays for Chambéry and coaches the youth team at Annecy, whom he represented as a player between 2016 and 2019. At international level, he has represented Algeria, earning 18 caps and scoring six goals between 2001 and 2004.
Akrour is the all-time leading scorer of French club Grenoble Foot 38 with 94 league goals.
Club career
Akrour was born in Courbevoie, France.
On July 15, 2010, Akrour signed a one-year contract, with an option for a second year, with Ligue 2 side FC Istres.
Akrour announced his retirement from playing in July 2019, aged 45, and took up a role as youth coach with Annecy.
In January 2020, he came out of retirement to join Chambéry, scoring on his début for the club in a friendly match.
International career
On December 5, 2001, Akrour made his debut for the Algerian national team as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–1 friendly with Ghana in Algiers.
Akrour was a member of the Algerian 2002 African Nations Cup team, who were eliminated in the first round after finishing last in their group. He played in all three of Algeria’s games, starting in one, and scored one goal in the second group game against Liberia.
He was also part of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals.
National team statistics
| Algeria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 6 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | January 14, 2002 | Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | Benin |
3 – 0 |
4 – 0 | Friendly match |
| 2. | January 25, 2002 | Stade 26 mars, Bamako, Mali | Liberia |
1 – 1 |
2 – 2 | 2002 African Cup of Nations |
| 3. | October 11, 2002 | Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria | Chad |
1 – 0 |
4 – 1 | 2004 African Cup of Nations (qualification) |
| 4. | October 11, 2002 | Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria | Chad |
4 – 1 |
4 – 1 | 2004 African Cup of Nations (qualification) |
| 5. | March 29, 2003 | Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola | Angola | 1 – 1 | 1 – 1 | Friendly match |
| 6. | November 14, 2003 | Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | Niger |
6 – 0 |
6 – 0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |