Hamid Merakchi
Algerian footballer (1976-2024)
Hamid Merakchi (28 January 1976, 16 November 2024) was an Algerian professional footballer who played as a forward.
01Career
Merakchi spent most of his career in Algeria, but had a spell with Turkish club Gençlerbirliği where he played in 26 Süper Lig matches.
He also made several appearances for the Algeria national team, including two qualifying matches for the 2000 African Nations Cup finals.
02Death
Merakchi died in Marseille, France on 16 November 2024, at the age of 48.
03Career statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Merakchi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 April 1999 | 19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria | Liberia | 1-0 | 4-1 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 2-0 | |||||
| 3 | 20 June 1999 | 19 May 1956 Stadium 56, Annaba, Algeria | Uganda | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 2-0 |
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