Mehdi Kerrouche

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Mehdi Kerrouche
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Kerrouche
Date of birth (1985-10-11) 11 October 1985 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth Douai, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–2001 RC Lens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 AC Cambrai 18 (19)
2007 KSK Ronse 23 (11)
2007 USM Alger 15 (7)
2008–2009 GFCO Ajaccio 16 (8)
2009–2010 Naval 18 (5)
2010–2011 Al Urooba 18 (12)
2011–2012 Swindon Town 13 (6)
2012Oxford United (loan) 4 (0)
2012–2013 CS Constantine 0 (0)
2013–2015 FC Les Lilas
2015–2018 AO Episkopi 80 (48)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Mehdi Kerrouche (born 11 October 1985) is a French footballer who plays as a striker.

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Club career

Born in Douai, France and of Algerian descent, Kerrouche started his senior career playing for AC Cambrai in the French CFA2. In 2007, he left the club to try his luck in the Belgian Second Division with K.S.K. Ronse.

USM Alger

On 18 August 2007, Kerrouche signed a one-year contract with Algerian club USM Alger. [3]

GFCO Ajaccio

He played the 2008–09 season with GFCO Ajaccio in the French CFA. He made 18 appearances, scoring twelve goals. [4]

In August 2009, Kerrouche signed with Associação Naval 1º de Maio. [5] On 11 September 2009, he made his debut for the club as a starter in a league game against Vitória. [6]

Swindon Town

In July 2011, Kerrouche signed a two-year contract with English Football League Two side Swindon Town, subject to international clearance. [7] [8] On 10 September 2011, Kerrouche scored his first goal in a 2–0 victory over Southend United. Three days later, he scored twice against Crawley Town in a 3–0 win. On 24 September 2011, Kerrouche scored again against Barnet. On 8 October 2011, Kerrouche scored again in a 3–3 draw against Hereford United. On 5 November 2011, Kerrouche scored his first penalty for Swindon Town in a 2–0 win over Port Vale. On 12 November 2011, he scored his first FA Cup goal, having come on as a substitute during a 4–1 defeat of Huddersfield Town of League One. [9]

Loan at Oxford United

On 9 February 2012, he joined bitter local rivals Oxford United on a one-month loan. [10] Oxford United need cover over striker crisis after losing strikers like Jon-Paul Pittman, Alfie Potter and Tom Craddock. On 14 February 2012, he made his debut for Oxford United in a 2–1 win over Dagenham & Redbridge, giving the club their first match in February. Kerrouche returned to Swindon after his loan spell with Oxford came to an end. [11]

CS Constantine

Kerrouche returned to Algeria joining Ligue 1 side CS Constantine on a three-years deal. [12]

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