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Hamer Bouazza

Hamer Bouazza (Arabic: عامر بوعزة; born 22 February 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Hamer Bouazza
Bouazza playing for Watford
Personal information
Full name Hamer Bouazza
Date of birth (1985-02-22) 22 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Évry, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger[2]
Youth career
2000–2001 Auxerre
2001–2002 Évry
2002–2003 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Watford 83 (8)
2005–2006Swindon Town (loan) 13 (2)
2007–2009 Fulham 20 (1)
2008–2009Charlton Athletic (loan) 25 (4)
2009Birmingham City (loan) 16 (1)
2009 Sivasspor 0 (0)
2009–2010 Blackpool 19 (1)
2010–2011 Arles-Avignon 9 (1)
2011Millwall (loan) 12 (1)
2011–2012 Millwall 26 (2)
2012 AC Omonia 0 (0)
2012–2013 Racing Santander 17 (0)
2013–2014 ES Sétif 4 (0)
2014–2017 Red Star 80 (20)
2017 Étoile du Sahel 11 (1)
2017 Tours 16 (0)
2017 Tours B 2 (0)
2017–2018 FC Fleury 91 1 (0)
Total 354 (42)
International career
2007–2013 Algeria 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bouazza spent most of his football career in England, having also played in Turkey, France, Cyprus, Spain, Algeria and Tunisia.

An Algerian international between 2007 and 2013, Bouazza played for his country in two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations: 2010 in Angola and 2013 in South Africa.

Early life edit

Hamer Bouazza[3][4][5][6] was born on 22 February 1985 in Évry, Essonne in France.[7] He grew up in Évry with his parents, two brothers and two sisters.[citation needed] In October 2005, speaking about his early life, Bouazza said: "Sometimes I didn't go to school because all that I wanted was to play football. It was football, football. I started playing at nine and when I was 15 I got a chance with Auxerre. It did not go well and after a year I returned to Évry."[8]

Club career edit

Watford edit

In 2003, at the age of 16, Bouazza moved to England having won a scholarship at Watford following a trial.[8]

He made his first team debut as an 88th-minute substitute on 7 February 2004 in a 2–2 with Sunderland at Vicarage Road. A week later, he scored on his full debut, a 2–0 home win over Preston North End.[9] He made a total of nine appearances in the 2003–04 season. The following season, he made 28 league and eight cup appearances, scoring three goals. During the 2005–06 season, Bouazza was overshadowed by Darius Henderson, Marlon King, and Ashley Young and missed a lengthy spell with a broken metatarsal but still tallied three goals in nineteen games, one of which was the fourth in Watford's 4–1 win over Championship runners-up Sheffield United.[citation needed]

On 6 October 2005, Bouazza was loaned out to League One club Swindon Town, initially for one month,[10] but later extended to the end of the year.[11] He scored three goals in 15 games for Swindon.[citation needed]

Bouazza broke his metatarsal during a Watford home game against Derby County on 4 March 2006, and had the bone pinned in an operation.[12] On 21 May 2006, he played in Watford's 3–0 win over Leeds United in the Championship play-off final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute.[13]

Throughout the 2006–07 season, with Watford in the Premier League, Bouazza started most league games, principally as a left-sided winger, scoring five goals and winning the club's "Young Player of the Season award".[14]

Fulham edit

 
Bouazza playing for Fulham in 2007

On 8 August 2007, Bouazza joined Premier League club Fulham on a four-year contract for an initial fee of £3m (potentially rising to £4m, depending on appearances and Fulham's divisional status).[15] He his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Arsenal on 12 August. However, after just three appearances he dislocated his shoulder in a 2–1 defeat to Middlesbrough on 18 August.[16] He returned to the Fulham starting XI after a couple of weeks out, and scored his first Fulham goal with a close-range free kick against Manchester City in a 3–3 draw at Craven Cottage on 22 September 2007.[17] He made 22 appearances for Fulham in the 2007–08 season, scoring one goal.[citation needed]

On 9 August 2008, he signed for Championship club Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan,[18] making his debut later that day as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 3–0 win over Swansea City at The Valley. He scored his first goal for the Addicks on 23 August in a 4–2 home win over Reading.[citation needed]

On 8 January 2009, after a total of 27 appearances and four goals at Charlton, Fulham activated a recall clause in the loan agreement[19] and immediately loaned him to another Championship side, Birmingham City, for the remainder of the season.[20] Bouazza made his Birmingham debut in their next league game, a 1–1 draw at home to Cardiff City on 17 January, and scored his first goal, a clever finish after a defensive error, in a 2–0 win over Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium on 14 March.[21] He made a total of 16 appearances for Birmingham, helping them win promotion to the Premier League as Championship runners-up.[citation needed]

Sivasspor edit

On 18 August 2009 Bouazza signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor.[22] However, his stay in Sivas was short lived, lasting only five days. He played one game for the club, a 3–0 home defeat to Shahktar Donetsk in the Europa League play-off round.[citation needed]

On 23 August, he left Sivasspor, stating that he did not wish to remain in Turkey, and agreeing a mutual termination of his contract. Sivasspor head-coach Bulent Uygun said they had to release Bouazza as they didn't want him to damage the morale of the team.[23][24][25][26]

Blackpool edit

On 1 September 2009, Bouazza signed for Championship club Blackpool on a one-year contract with an option for a further year.[27] He made his debut on 12 September as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium. He made his full debut four days later in the Seasiders' 2–1 win over Newcastle United at Bloomfield Road. His first goal came on 26 September, in a 2–0 home win over Peterborough United, when he nutmegged defender Tom Williams before curling the ball into the net from a tight angle.[28][29]

In January 2010, Bouazza's goal against Peterborough was voted by Blackpool supporters the best goal of 2009, and so became the club's nominated goal for the Goal of the Year at the annual Football League Awards to be held on 14 March.[30] He missed the whole of January, while he was away in the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. However, on his return to Blackpool in early February it was discovered that he had picked up an injury in the tournament, believed to be a hernia.[31] His return to action came on 16 February as an 81st-minute substitute in the 2–0 home win over Middlesbrough, when he set up D. J. Campbell to score Blackpool's second goal in injury time.[32] He was released at the end of the season.

Millwall edit

On 28 January 2011, Bouazza was loaned out by AC Arles-Avignon to Millwall until the end of the season.[33] Bouazza made his debut for Millwall on 19 February. He came on as a substitute and scored a curling free-kick after being on the field for only 10 minutes, in a 3–2 home defeat to Middlesbrough. Millwall completed the permanent signing of Bouazza on 19 April on a two-year contract, for a fee believed to be in the region of €100,000.[34]

AC Omonia edit

On 22 June 2012, Bouazza signed for Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia on a one-year contract, despite having initially rejected a contract offer from the club.[35] However, he left the club in August, having only been in Cyprus for a few weeks.[36]

Racing Santander edit

In September 2012, Bouazza moved to Spain, joining Segunda División side Racing Santander.[37] In December, following a 1–0 defeat against Sabadell, Bouazza was chased by three masked men, leading to a confrontation outside of his home.[38] He left the club after his contract expired at the end of the season, and had a trial with Scottish team Rangers in the summer of 2013.[39]

Later career edit

In December 2013 he made his debut for Algerian side ES Sétif and made three further appearances before leaving to join Championnat National team Red Star.[40] He appeared in 80 matches and scored 20 goals across three seasons, with the majority coming in Ligue 2 following Red Star's promotion in Bouazza's debut season.[40] In January 2017, Bouazza joined Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Étoile du Sahel.[41]

International career edit

Early career edit

Although born in France, Bouazza was approached by the Algerian Football Federation, to play at national level for them. Bouazza accepted, explaining later: "I grew up in Paris, yes, but I've always known my nationality. I am Algerian, just as my father and mother are. My grandmother lives just outside Algiers, and I have many cousins there."[8]

Bouazza made his debut for Algeria against Libya on 7 February 2007 and scored his first goal in a 3–2 victory over Mali on 20 November 2007.

2010 World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations qualification edit

Bouazza played in Algeria's opening second round qualification game for the 2010 World Cup, a 1–0 loss to Senegal on 31 May 2008 at the Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar, Senegal, coming on as a second-half substitute.[42] However, he didn't make any further appearances as Algeria won group Six and progressed to the third round. He then played in the opening third round game, a away 0–0 draw with Rwanda on 28 March 2009, again as a substitute.[43] He continued to be used as a second-half substitute in Algeria's next three qualifying games, a 3–1 win over Egypt on 7 June,[44] a 2–0 away win over Zambia on 20 June[45] and a 1–0 home win over Zambia on 6 September, a result which booked Algeria a place at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.[46]

On 13 November, as the Algerian squad arrived in Cairo for their vital World Cup qualifier against Egypt the following day, their team bus was attacked by stone-throwers. Three players were injured by flying glass, although Bouazza himself was not.[47] Speaking later about the attack, Bouazza said: "I had a very bad feeling when we landed at the airport because there was no security. And when our coach was attacked on the road from the airport to the city, it was the most terrifying experience of my life. People threw rocks at us, and there was nobody to stop them. Some of the players were hit by flying glass and I only escaped because I was lying on the floor. That is no way to prepare for a World Cup match."[48]

2010 Africa Cup of Nations finals edit

In January 2010 Bouazza was in the Algeria squad at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Angola, as they reached the semi-finals; finishing the tournament in 4th place.

He was a second-half substitute in Algeria's first two Group A matches at the Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, a 0–3 defeat to Malawi on 11 January, and a 1–0 victory over Mali, three days later. His first start in the tournament came in Algeria's final group game, a 0–0 draw with Angola on 18 January at the same venue; a result which saw Algeria qualify for the quarter-finals.[49]

On 24 January Bouazza scored the winning goal against Ivory Coast, to ensure Algeria qualified for the semi-finals. Just two minutes after coming on as a substitute at the start of extra time, with the scores level at 2–2, Bouazza's headed goal gave Algeria the lead and with it a 3–2 victory.[50] Four days later he was an unused substitute as Algeria lost their semi-final 0–4 to North African rivals Egypt, but started the 3rd place play-off on 30 January, which they lost 0–1 to Nigeria at the Ombaka National Stadium in Benguela.[51] He made a total of five appearances in the tournament in Angola, three of them as a substitute.[citation needed]

Personal life edit

Bouazza is a practising Muslim.[52] He observes ramadan each year, fasting during daylight hours for a month.[8] He has admitted fasting can be hard, but said it was part of his faith. "I'm proud to be a Muslim. I'm not going to say (combining fasting and football) is easy. Ramadan is hard, and I try to do my best every time. You know God is there to help us, we believe in Him. We just need to pray and believe in Him."[53]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 2003–04[54] First Division 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
2004–05[55] Championship 28 1 2 0 6 2 36 3
2005–06[56] Championship 14 1 0 0 2 1 1[a] 0 17 2
2006–07[57] Premier League 32 5 4 2 2 0 38 7
Total 83 8 6 2 10 3 0 0 1 0 100 13
Swindon Town (loan) 2005–06[56] League One 13 2 2[b] 1 15 3
Fulham 2007–08[58] Premier League 20 1 1 0 1 0 22 1
2008–09[59] Premier League 0 0 0 0
Total 20 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2008–09[59] Championship 25 4 1 0 1 0 27 4
Birmingham City (loan) 2008–09[59] Championship 16 1 16 1
Sivasspor 2009–10[40] Süper Lig 1[c] 0 1 0
Blackpool 2009–10[60] Championship 19 1 0 0 1 0 20 1
Arles-Avignon 2010–11[40] Ligue 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1
Millwall (loan) 2010–11[61] Championship 12 1 12 1
Millwall 2011–12[62] Championship 26 2 3 0 3 1 32 3
Racing Santander 2012–13[40] Segunda División 17 0 2 1 19 1
ES Sétif 2013–14[40] Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 4 0 1 0 5 0
Red Star 2014–15[40] National 28 7 4 3 32 10
2015–16[40] Ligue 2 35 10 0 0 1 0 36 10
2016–17[40] Ligue 2 17 3 1 0 1 0 19 3
Total 80 20 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 87 23
Étoile du Sahel 2016–17[63] Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 11 11 1 1 0 5 3 17 4
Tours 2017–18[40] Ligue 2 16 0 0 0 2 2 18 2
Tours B 2017–18[40] National 3 2 0 0 0 2 0
FC Fleury 91 2017–18[40] National 2 1 0 1 0 2 0
Career total 354 42 21 6 20 6 6 3 3 1 404 58
  1. ^ Appearance in Championship play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

International edit

Appearances and goals by national team and year[64]
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 2007 3 1
2008 2 0
2009 5 0
2010 4 1
2011 2 1
2012 3 0
2013 2 0
Total 21 3
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bouazza goal[64]
List of international goals scored by Hamer Bouazza
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 20 November 2007 Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen, France   Mali 1–0 3–2 Friendly
2 24 January 2010 Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, Cabinda, Angola   Ivory Coast 3–2 3–2 (a.e.t.) 2010 Africa Cup of Nations [2]
3 3 September 2011 Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania   Tanzania 1–1 1–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours edit

Watford

Birmingham City

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External links edit

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Hamer Bouazza Arabic عامر بوعزة born 22 February 1985 is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger Hamer BouazzaBouazza playing for WatfordPersonal informationFull nameHamer BouazzaDate of birth 1985 02 22 22 February 1985 age 39 Place of birthEvry FranceHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 1 Position s Left winger 2 Youth career2000 2001Auxerre2001 2002Evry2002 2003WatfordSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2003 2007Watford83 8 2005 2006 Swindon Town loan 13 2 2007 2009Fulham20 1 2008 2009 Charlton Athletic loan 25 4 2009 Birmingham City loan 16 1 2009Sivasspor0 0 2009 2010Blackpool19 1 2010 2011Arles Avignon9 1 2011 Millwall loan 12 1 2011 2012Millwall26 2 2012AC Omonia0 0 2012 2013Racing Santander17 0 2013 2014ES Setif4 0 2014 2017Red Star80 20 2017Etoile du Sahel11 1 2017Tours16 0 2017Tours B2 0 2017 2018FC Fleury 911 0 Total354 42 International career2007 2013Algeria21 3 Club domestic league appearances and goals Bouazza spent most of his football career in England having also played in Turkey France Cyprus Spain Algeria and Tunisia An Algerian international between 2007 and 2013 Bouazza played for his country in two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations 2010 in Angola and 2013 in South Africa Contents 1 Early life 2 Club career 2 1 Watford 2 2 Fulham 2 3 Sivasspor 2 4 Blackpool 2 5 Millwall 2 6 AC Omonia 2 7 Racing Santander 2 8 Later career 3 International career 3 1 Early career 3 2 2010 World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 3 3 2010 Africa Cup of Nations finals 4 Personal life 5 Career statistics 5 1 Club 5 2 International 6 Honours 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editHamer Bouazza 3 4 5 6 was born on 22 February 1985 in Evry Essonne in France 7 He grew up in Evry with his parents two brothers and two sisters citation needed In October 2005 speaking about his early life Bouazza said Sometimes I didn t go to school because all that I wanted was to play football It was football football I started playing at nine and when I was 15 I got a chance with Auxerre It did not go well and after a year I returned to Evry 8 Club career editWatford edit In 2003 at the age of 16 Bouazza moved to England having won a scholarship at Watford following a trial 8 He made his first team debut as an 88th minute substitute on 7 February 2004 in a 2 2 with Sunderland at Vicarage Road A week later he scored on his full debut a 2 0 home win over Preston North End 9 He made a total of nine appearances in the 2003 04 season The following season he made 28 league and eight cup appearances scoring three goals During the 2005 06 season Bouazza was overshadowed by Darius Henderson Marlon King and Ashley Young and missed a lengthy spell with a broken metatarsal but still tallied three goals in nineteen games one of which was the fourth in Watford s 4 1 win over Championship runners up Sheffield United citation needed On 6 October 2005 Bouazza was loaned out to League One club Swindon Town initially for one month 10 but later extended to the end of the year 11 He scored three goals in 15 games for Swindon citation needed Bouazza broke his metatarsal during a Watford home game against Derby County on 4 March 2006 and had the bone pinned in an operation 12 On 21 May 2006 he played in Watford s 3 0 win over Leeds United in the Championship play off final at the Millennium Stadium Cardiff coming on as a 72nd minute substitute 13 Throughout the 2006 07 season with Watford in the Premier League Bouazza started most league games principally as a left sided winger scoring five goals and winning the club s Young Player of the Season award 14 Fulham edit nbsp Bouazza playing for Fulham in 2007 On 8 August 2007 Bouazza joined Premier League club Fulham on a four year contract for an initial fee of 3m potentially rising to 4m depending on appearances and Fulham s divisional status 15 He his debut in a 2 1 defeat to Arsenal on 12 August However after just three appearances he dislocated his shoulder in a 2 1 defeat to Middlesbrough on 18 August 16 He returned to the Fulham starting XI after a couple of weeks out and scored his first Fulham goal with a close range free kick against Manchester City in a 3 3 draw at Craven Cottage on 22 September 2007 17 He made 22 appearances for Fulham in the 2007 08 season scoring one goal citation needed On 9 August 2008 he signed for Championship club Charlton Athletic on a season long loan 18 making his debut later that day as an 83rd minute substitute in a 3 0 win over Swansea City at The Valley He scored his first goal for the Addicks on 23 August in a 4 2 home win over Reading citation needed On 8 January 2009 after a total of 27 appearances and four goals at Charlton Fulham activated a recall clause in the loan agreement 19 and immediately loaned him to another Championship side Birmingham City for the remainder of the season 20 Bouazza made his Birmingham debut in their next league game a 1 1 draw at home to Cardiff City on 17 January and scored his first goal a clever finish after a defensive error in a 2 0 win over Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium on 14 March 21 He made a total of 16 appearances for Birmingham helping them win promotion to the Premier League as Championship runners up citation needed Sivasspor edit On 18 August 2009 Bouazza signed for Turkish Super Lig club Sivasspor 22 However his stay in Sivas was short lived lasting only five days He played one game for the club a 3 0 home defeat to Shahktar Donetsk in the Europa League play off round citation needed On 23 August he left Sivasspor stating that he did not wish to remain in Turkey and agreeing a mutual termination of his contract Sivasspor head coach Bulent Uygun said they had to release Bouazza as they didn t want him to damage the morale of the team 23 24 25 26 Blackpool edit On 1 September 2009 Bouazza signed for Championship club Blackpool on a one year contract with an option for a further year 27 He made his debut on 12 September as a 73rd minute substitute in a 2 1 defeat to Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium He made his full debut four days later in the Seasiders 2 1 win over Newcastle United at Bloomfield Road His first goal came on 26 September in a 2 0 home win over Peterborough United when he nutmegged defender Tom Williams before curling the ball into the net from a tight angle 28 29 In January 2010 Bouazza s goal against Peterborough was voted by Blackpool supporters the best goal of 2009 and so became the club s nominated goal for the Goal of the Year at the annual Football League Awards to be held on 14 March 30 He missed the whole of January while he was away in the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola However on his return to Blackpool in early February it was discovered that he had picked up an injury in the tournament believed to be a hernia 31 His return to action came on 16 February as an 81st minute substitute in the 2 0 home win over Middlesbrough when he set up D J Campbell to score Blackpool s second goal in injury time 32 He was released at the end of the season Millwall edit On 28 January 2011 Bouazza was loaned out by AC Arles Avignon to Millwall until the end of the season 33 Bouazza made his debut for Millwall on 19 February He came on as a substitute and scored a curling free kick after being on the field for only 10 minutes in a 3 2 home defeat to Middlesbrough Millwall completed the permanent signing of Bouazza on 19 April on a two year contract for a fee believed to be in the region of 100 000 34 AC Omonia edit On 22 June 2012 Bouazza signed for Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia on a one year contract despite having initially rejected a contract offer from the club 35 However he left the club in August having only been in Cyprus for a few weeks 36 Racing Santander edit In September 2012 Bouazza moved to Spain joining Segunda Division side Racing Santander 37 In December following a 1 0 defeat against Sabadell Bouazza was chased by three masked men leading to a confrontation outside of his home 38 He left the club after his contract expired at the end of the season and had a trial with Scottish team Rangers in the summer of 2013 39 Later career edit In December 2013 he made his debut for Algerian side ES Setif and made three further appearances before leaving to join Championnat National team Red Star 40 He appeared in 80 matches and scored 20 goals across three seasons with the majority coming in Ligue 2 following Red Star s promotion in Bouazza s debut season 40 In January 2017 Bouazza joined Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Etoile du Sahel 41 International career editEarly career edit Although born in France Bouazza was approached by the Algerian Football Federation to play at national level for them Bouazza accepted explaining later I grew up in Paris yes but I ve always known my nationality I am Algerian just as my father and mother are My grandmother lives just outside Algiers and I have many cousins there 8 Bouazza made his debut for Algeria against Libya on 7 February 2007 and scored his first goal in a 3 2 victory over Mali on 20 November 2007 2010 World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations qualification edit Bouazza played in Algeria s opening second round qualification game for the 2010 World Cup a 1 0 loss to Senegal on 31 May 2008 at the Stade Leopold Senghor Dakar Senegal coming on as a second half substitute 42 However he didn t make any further appearances as Algeria won group Six and progressed to the third round He then played in the opening third round game a away 0 0 draw with Rwanda on 28 March 2009 again as a substitute 43 He continued to be used as a second half substitute in Algeria s next three qualifying games a 3 1 win over Egypt on 7 June 44 a 2 0 away win over Zambia on 20 June 45 and a 1 0 home win over Zambia on 6 September a result which booked Algeria a place at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 46 On 13 November as the Algerian squad arrived in Cairo for their vital World Cup qualifier against Egypt the following day their team bus was attacked by stone throwers Three players were injured by flying glass although Bouazza himself was not 47 Speaking later about the attack Bouazza said I had a very bad feeling when we landed at the airport because there was no security And when our coach was attacked on the road from the airport to the city it was the most terrifying experience of my life People threw rocks at us and there was nobody to stop them Some of the players were hit by flying glass and I only escaped because I was lying on the floor That is no way to prepare for a World Cup match 48 2010 Africa Cup of Nations finals edit In January 2010 Bouazza was in the Algeria squad at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Angola as they reached the semi finals finishing the tournament in 4th place He was a second half substitute in Algeria s first two Group A matches at the Estadio 11 de Novembro in Luanda a 0 3 defeat to Malawi on 11 January and a 1 0 victory over Mali three days later His first start in the tournament came in Algeria s final group game a 0 0 draw with Angola on 18 January at the same venue a result which saw Algeria qualify for the quarter finals 49 On 24 January Bouazza scored the winning goal against Ivory Coast to ensure Algeria qualified for the semi finals Just two minutes after coming on as a substitute at the start of extra time with the scores level at 2 2 Bouazza s headed goal gave Algeria the lead and with it a 3 2 victory 50 Four days later he was an unused substitute as Algeria lost their semi final 0 4 to North African rivals Egypt but started the 3rd place play off on 30 January which they lost 0 1 to Nigeria at the Ombaka National Stadium in Benguela 51 He made a total of five appearances in the tournament in Angola three of them as a substitute citation needed Personal life editBouazza is a practising Muslim 52 He observes ramadan each year fasting during daylight hours for a month 8 He has admitted fasting can be hard but said it was part of his faith I m proud to be a Muslim I m not going to say combining fasting and football is easy Ramadan is hard and I try to do my best every time You know God is there to help us we believe in Him We just need to pray and believe in Him 53 Career statistics editClub edit Appearances and goals by club season and competition Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Watford 2003 04 54 First Division 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 2004 05 55 Championship 28 1 2 0 6 2 36 3 2005 06 56 Championship 14 1 0 0 2 1 1 a 0 17 2 2006 07 57 Premier League 32 5 4 2 2 0 38 7 Total 83 8 6 2 10 3 0 0 1 0 100 13 Swindon Town loan 2005 06 56 League One 13 2 2 b 1 15 3 Fulham 2007 08 58 Premier League 20 1 1 0 1 0 22 1 2008 09 59 Premier League 0 0 0 0 Total 20 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 1 Charlton Athletic loan 2008 09 59 Championship 25 4 1 0 1 0 27 4 Birmingham City loan 2008 09 59 Championship 16 1 16 1 Sivasspor 2009 10 40 Super Lig 1 c 0 1 0 Blackpool 2009 10 60 Championship 19 1 0 0 1 0 20 1 Arles Avignon 2010 11 40 Ligue 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 Millwall loan 2010 11 61 Championship 12 1 12 1 Millwall 2011 12 62 Championship 26 2 3 0 3 1 32 3 Racing Santander 2012 13 40 Segunda Division 17 0 2 1 19 1 ES Setif 2013 14 40 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 4 0 1 0 5 0 Red Star 2014 15 40 National 28 7 4 3 32 10 2015 16 40 Ligue 2 35 10 0 0 1 0 36 10 2016 17 40 Ligue 2 17 3 1 0 1 0 19 3 Total 80 20 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 87 23 Etoile du Sahel 2016 17 63 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 11 11 1 1 0 5 3 17 4 Tours 2017 18 40 Ligue 2 16 0 0 0 2 2 18 2 Tours B 2017 18 40 National 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 FC Fleury 91 2017 18 40 National 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 Career total 354 42 21 6 20 6 6 3 3 1 404 58 Appearance in Championship play offs Appearances in Football League Trophy Appearance in UEFA Europa League International edit Appearances and goals by national team and year 64 National team Year Apps Goals Algeria 2007 3 1 2008 2 0 2009 5 0 2010 4 1 2011 2 1 2012 3 0 2013 2 0 Total 21 3 Scores and results list Algeria s goal tally first score column indicates score after each Bouazza goal 64 List of international goals scored by Hamer Bouazza No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref 1 20 November 2007 Stade Robert Diochon Rouen France nbsp Mali 1 0 3 2 Friendly 1 2 24 January 2010 Estadio Nacional do Chiazi Cabinda Angola nbsp Ivory Coast 3 2 3 2 a e t 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 2 3 3 September 2011 Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium Dar es Salaam Tanzania nbsp Tanzania 1 1 1 1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 3 Honours editWatford Football League Championship play offs 2006 13 Birmingham City Football League Championship second place promotion 2008 09 65 References edit Hameur Bouazza Overview Premier League Retrieved 28 September 2023 Hameur Bouazza Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 28 September 2023 Reims B Fleury 27 January 2018 FFF fr Hamer BOUAZZA unfp org Retrieved 29 September 2023 Hamer BOUAZZA Dirigeant de 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