ALGERIA - Player Profile

Antar Yahia

Antar Yahia

NAME:

Antar Yahia

BORN:

21/3/1982 in Mulhouse, France

POSITION:

DF

CLUB:

VfL Bochum (Germany)

PREVIOUS CLUBS:

SC Bastia, OGC Nice

INTERNATIONAL CAPS:

43 (5 goals)

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT:

15/1/2004 vs Mali

4 Antar Yahia

Yahia started his professional career with Corsican side SC Bastia after an unsuccessful spell at Inter Milan. He then joined Nice from 2005 for two seasons before signing with German team VfL Bochum.

His international career began in January 2004 against Mali in preparation for the African Nations Cup. In November 2009 he scored the only goal in the play-off clash against Egypt to secure Algeria's spot in the 2010 World Cup.


 

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