Islam Slimani vs Lakhdar Cerbah
Algeria against Algeria. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
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.
Lakhdar Cerbah
Algeria · 1975–86 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Algeria
- #10 of 33
Cerbah kept goal in all three of Algeria's group games in Spain in 1982, including the day in Gijón on 16 June when they beat West Germany, the reigning European champions, 2-1. Runner-up at the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations, 57 caps between 1975 and 1986, five Algerian league titles, gold at the 1975 Mediterranean Games and the 1978 All-Africa Games, and later voted Algeria's goalkeeper of the century.
The verdict
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 83.
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