Hacène Lalmas vs Islam Slimani
Algeria against Algeria. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Hacène Lalmas
Algeria · 1962–2007 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Algeria
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 43 · 14 goals
- Clubs
- OMR El Annasser, CR Belouizdad, NA Hussein Dey
On 22 October 1962 Lalmas scored fourteen goals in one match, an 18-0 win over Birtouta, and no Algerian bettered that single-game figure until 2007; the terraces called him El Kebch, the Ram. He won four league titles and three Algerian Cups with CR Belouizdad, three Maghreb Champions Cups, the 1969-70 scoring prize, and finished with 131 championship goals and 43 caps. Career record: 43 caps and 14 goals for Algeria; club career at OMR El Annasser, CR Belouizdad, NA Hussein Dey.
Islam Slimani
Algeria · 2014–21 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Algeria
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 104 · 45 goals
- Clubs
- JSM Chéraga, CR Belouizdad, Sporting CP
His header against Russia in Curitiba on 26 June 2014 rescued a 1-1 draw and carried Algeria into a World Cup knockout round for the first time. Algeria's all-time leading scorer, passing Abdelhafid Tasfaout's 36 with a brace against Niger on 8 October 2021 and now on 46 goals in 105 caps, an Africa Cup of Nations winner in 2019, and Leicester's record signing at 28 million pounds in 2016. Career record: 104 caps and 45 goals for Algeria; club career at JSM Chéraga, CR Belouizdad, Sporting CP.
The verdict
The almanac puts Hacène Lalmas ahead by 2 rating points, 85 against 83.
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