Salim Boukhanchouche

Salim Boukhanchouche (Arabic: سليم بوخنشوش; born 6 October 1991) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for USM Alger.

Salim Boukhanchouche

Boukhanchouche with ES Sahel in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-10-06) 6 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Merouana, Algeria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	USM Alger
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2011	AB Mérouana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	AB Mérouana
2014–2016	NA Hussein Dey	22	(1)
2015–2016	→ CA Batna (loan)	8	(1)
2016–2017	O Médéa	26	(4)
2017–2019	JS Kabylie	27	(2)
2018–2019	→ MO Béjaïa (loan)	8	(0)
2019–2021	ES Sahel	16	(1)
2020	→ Abha Club (loan)	6	(0)
2022–2024	JS Kabylie	48	(10)
2024–	USM Alger	12	(1)
International career‡
2017	Algeria A'	1	(0)
2018	Algeria	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2018

Career

In November 2018, Boukhanchouche joined MO Béjaïa. At the end of April 2019, he got his contract terminated.^[1] In July 2019, he signed a contract with ES Sahel.^[2]

On 31 January 2024, after terminating his contract with JS Kabylie, Boukhanchouche, who was also on the shelves of ES Sétif, has signed up for a period of two years with USM Alger.^[3]

International career

Boukhanchouche made his international debut for the Algeria A' team in a 2–1 2018 African Nations Championship qualification loss to Libya on 12 August 2017.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 June 2024^{[5][citation needed]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NA Hussein Dey	2014–15	Algerian Ligue 1	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
	2015–16		8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	Total		22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
Olympique de Médéa	2016–17	Algerian Ligue 1	26	4	2	0	—		—		28	4
JS Kabylie	2017–18	Algerian Ligue 1	21	2	4	0	—		—		25	2
	2018–19		6	0	—		—		—		6	0
	Total		27	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	31	2
MO Béjaïa (loan)	2018–19	Algerian Ligue 1	8	0	2	1	—		—		10	1
Étoile Sportive du Sahel	2019–20	Tunisian Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	6[a]	0	—		13	0
Abha Club (loan)	2019–20	Saudi Pro League	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
Étoile Sportive du Sahel	2020–21	Tunisian Ligue 1	6	1	—		3[a]	0	—		9	1
	2021–22		3	0	—		1[a]	0	—		0	0
	Total		9	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
JS Kabylie	2021–22	Algerian Ligue 1	14	4	—		—		—		14	4
	2022–23		21	4	1	0	8[b]	1	—		30	5
	2023–24		13	2	—		—		—		13	2
	Total		48	10	1	0	8	1	0	0	57	12
USM Alger	2023–24	Algerian Ligue 1	12	1	4	0	2[a]	0	—		18	1
Career total			165	19	13	1	20	1	0	0	198	21

1. Appearance(s) in Confederation Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Champions League

Honours

USM Alger

• Algerian Cup: 2024–25^[6]