Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for USM Alger . Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more league matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes players that have had considerable success either at other clubs or at international level, as well as players who are well remembered by the supporters for particular reasons.
Players are listed in alphabetical order according to the date of their first-team official debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only. Substitute appearances included. Statistics accurate as of 17 June 2022.
Nationalities are indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code.
This list of all-time appearances for USM Alger contains football players who have played for USM Alger and have managed to accrue 100 or more appearances.
Bold Still playing competitive football in USM Alger. [note 2]
# | Name | Position | League | Cup | Others1 | Africa 2 | Arab 3 | TOTAL |
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1 | ![]() | GK | 298 | 33 | 6 | 49 | 19 | 405 |
2 | ![]() | DM | 240 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 304 |
3 | ![]() | CB / RB | 236 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 289 |
4 | ![]() | AM | 206 | 29 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 283 |
5 | ![]() | CM | 211 | 27 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 283 |
6 | ![]() | DM | 206 | 19 | 3 | 38 | 9 | 275 |
7 | ![]() | RB / CB | 194 | 28 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 263 |
8 | ![]() | RB | 188 | 18 | 3 | 41 | 8 | 258 |
9 | ![]() | CB | 188 | 21 | 3 | 37 | 8 | 257 |
10 | ![]() | LW / LB / LM | 168 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 231 |
11 | ![]() | DM | 163 | 24 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 222 |
12 | ![]() | AM | 158 | 23 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 222 |
13 | ![]() | CB | 132 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 178 |
14 | ![]() | CB | 121 | 20 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 175 |
15 | ![]() | DM | 121 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 169 |
16 | ![]() | LB / CB / RB | 129 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 169 |
17 | ![]() | ST | 117 | 10 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 164 |
18 | ![]() | DM | 114 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 159 |
19 | ![]() | RW / AM | 106 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 138 |
20 | ![]() | CB | 104 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 137 |
21 | ![]() | LW | 106 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 137 |
22 | ![]() | DM | 95 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 135 |
23 | ![]() | DM | 102 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 134 |
24 | ![]() | CM / DM / RM | 105 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 134 |
25 | ![]() | CF | 97 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 132 |
26 | ![]() | CB | 88 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 130 |
27 | ![]() | RB | 95 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 124 |
28 | ![]() | GK | 95 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 121 |
29 | ![]() | GK | 93 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 119 |
30 | ![]() | ST | 85 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 117 |
31 | ![]() | RW | 99 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 117 |
32 | ![]() | ST | 80 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 115 |
33 | ![]() | AM | 89 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 115 |
34 | ![]() | RW | 84 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 114 |
35 | ![]() | AM | 93 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 109 |
36 | ![]() | LB / CB | 75 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 104 |
37 | ![]() | RB / RM | 69 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 102 |
38 | ![]() | CB | 80 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 101 |
39 | ![]() | ST | 74 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 100 |
1Includes the Super Cup and League Cup.2Includes the Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup, Confederation Cup and Champions League.3Includes the Arab Champions League and UAFA Club Cup.
Bold Still playing competitive football in USM Alger. [note 3]
Statistics correct as of game against NC Magra on June 14, 2024.
No. | Nat | Name | L 1 | AC | LC | SC | CL1 | C2 | C3 | CSC | C4 | Total |
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1 | ![]() | Lamine Zemmamouche | 119 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 9 | 166 |
2 | ![]() | Hichem Mezaïr | 41 | 10 | – | – | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 58 |
3 | ![]() | Merouane Abdouni | 35 | 5 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 43 |
4 | ![]() | Oussama Benbot | 20 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | – | 36 |
5 | ![]() | Ismaïl Mansouri | 23 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 27 |
6 | ![]() | Alexis Guendouz | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
7 | ![]() | Ahmed Walid Chouih | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | Kamel Soufi | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
9 | ![]() | Mourad Berrefane | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
10 | ![]() | Mohamed Seghir Ferradji | 6 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 |
11 | ![]() | Sid Ahmed Rafik Mazouzi | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
12 | ![]() | Farid Belmellat | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
13 | ![]() | Abdelmoumen Sifour | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
14 | ![]() | Imad Benchlef | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
TOTALS | 276 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 375 |
Player | Pos | Club | League | Transfer fee | Source |
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![]() | FW | FC Mulhouse | ![]() | Free transfer | |
![]() | MF | Royal Antwerp | ![]() | Free transfer | |
![]() | MF | Sedan | ![]() | Free transfer | |
![]() | FW | Nantes | ![]() | 700,000 € | [202] |
![]() | FW | FC Aarau | ![]() | Free transfer | |
![]() | MF | Dijon FCO | ![]() | Free transfer | [203] |
![]() | MF | Le Havre AC | ![]() | Free transfer | [204] |
![]() | DF | FC Sion | ![]() | Free transfer | [205] |
![]() | FW | Vitesse | ![]() | Free transfer | [206] [207] |
![]() | FW | K Beerschot | ![]() | Free transfer | [208] |
![]() | MF | Málaga CF | ![]() | 50,000 € | [209] |
![]() | FW | Yverdon-Sport | ![]() | Free transfer | [210] |
![]() | DF | Yverdon-Sport | ![]() | Free transfer | [211] |
![]() | MF | CSKA Moscow | ![]() | 250,000 $ | [212] [213] [214] |
(Whilst playing for USM Alger)
This is a list of all foreign players of USM Alger, including statistics. Freddy Zemmour's from Pied-Noir one of the few French players who have decided to stay in Algeria first foreign to play with USM Alger immediately after Independence for 6 seasons in which he won one title in 1963. [224] [225] On 1998 USM Alger signed with the first foreigner after 30 years, the Nigerian Mohamed Manga, 5 years after that joined to USM Alger international Malian Mamadou Diallo, who became one of the most important players in the Algerian league and in one year scored 18 goals, including 10 goals in the 2004 CAF Champions League Was behind his victory over the top scorer. immediately after that, he went to the Ligue 1 club FC Nantes for 700,000 euros. [226] On 18 January 2009, USM Alger signed the first South American player Wuiwel Isea from Venezuela. [227] And it's considered a failed deal, he scored only one goal from 14 matches.
On 28 May 2012, Malagasy international Carolus Andriamatsinoro joined USM Alger from Paradou AC and spent five seasons with them, during which he won six titles to be the most foreigner to achieve titles with USM Alger and in Algeria, also played 132 games and scored 20 goals to be the most appearances and the most goalscorer. He left USMA in 2017 after the end of his contract. [228] [229] In the 2020–21 season, USM Alger contracted with Burkinabe international Hamed Belem from Rahimo FC and Ghanaian Kwame Opoku from Asante Kotoko in a historic deal amounting to 350 thousand euros. [230] [231] Opoku in the first season did not present much and was then loaned to Najran SC from Saudi Arabia. [232] The latter declined because of his poor level, to be released after that. [233]
On 9 January 2024, USM Alger announced the termination of Tumisang Orebonye's contract after disagreement with the head coach Juan Carlos Garrido as reported by many sources, The Spaniard accused his player of cheating, by faking fictitious injuries in order not to take part in matches. [234] [235] On 31 January 2024, the Cameroonian club Dynamo Douala announced the transfer of international striker Leonel Ateba for a period of two and a half years. The signing of the player cost 215,000 euros. [236] [237]
*Bold International players.
Competitive matches only, includes appearances as used substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.
# | Name | Position | League | Cup | Others1 | Africa 2 | Arab 3 | TOTAL |
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1 | ![]() | ST | 97 (14) | 10 (2) | 3 (1) | 20 (3) | 2 (0) | 132 (20) |
2 | ![]() | RW | 84 (7) | 11 (4) | 0 (0) | 9 (5) | 10 (3) | 114 (19) |
3 | ![]() | CB | 57 (0) | 6 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (1) | 75 (1) |
4 | ![]() | AM / LW | 32 (6) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (1) | 0 (0) | 40 (7) |
= | ![]() | FW | 24 (5) | 5 (4) | 0 (0) | 11 (4) | 0 (0) | 40 (13) |
6 | ![]() | MF | 25 (6) | 4 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (1) | 0 (0) | 36 (7) |
7 | ![]() | FW | 34 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 35 (6) |
= | ![]() | FW | 16 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 19 (2) | 0 (0) | 35 (2) |
9 | ![]() | ST | 20 (6) | 4 (2) | 0 (0) | 10 (10) | 0 (0) | 34 (18) |
10 | ![]() | ST | 24 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (1) | 0 (0) | 29 (14) |
= | ![]() | FW | 23 (5) | 2 (1) | 1 (0) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 29 (6) |
= | ![]() | FW | 23 (9) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (1) | 1 (0) | 29 (10) |
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