Imène Merrouche

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Imene Merrouche
Personal information
Full name Imene Merrouche
Date of birth (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Algeria
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Al-Amal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–2023 FC Constantine
2023– Al-Amal
International career
Algeria 17 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Imene Merrouche (born 25 April 1994) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Saudi club Al-Amal and the Algeria national team.

In 2023, she moved to the Saudi Women’s First Division League to play with Al-Amal to contribute to its qualification to the Saudi Women’s Premier League. [1]

She played for Algeria at the 2014 African Women's Championship [2] and the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, [3] where she scored for Algeria in the match against Mali. [4]

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