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Antar Yahia

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Caps · Algeria
53
Goals · Algeria
6
Life
1982
Clubs
OGC Nice, VfL Bochum, Al-Nassr
#20
Editorial rank of 33 for Algeria
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

In Omdurman on 18 November 2009, Yahia met Karim Ziani's pass on the volley and buried it under the bar, the only goal of the playoff that sent Algeria past Egypt to the World Cup. Career record: 53 caps and 6 goals for Algeria; club career at OGC Nice, VfL Bochum, Al-Nassr.

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Career record

2000–2002Inter Milan
2001–2005SC Bastia
2005–2007OGC Nice
2006–2011VfL Bochum
2011–2012Al-Nassr
2012–20131. FC Kaiserslautern
2013–2013Espérance Sportive de Tunis
2014–2014Platanias Chania
2014–2016Angers SCO
2016–todayUS Orléans
—FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Algeria53 caps, 6 goals

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Around Yahia in the almanac

One rank above: Aïssa Mandi at #19.

One rank below: Baghdad Bounedjah at #21.

Algeria's editorial top five: Rabah Madjer · Riyad Mahrez · Lakhdar Belloumi · Mustapha Dahleb · Hacène Lalmas.

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