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Paradou AC

Paradou Athletic Club (Arabic: نادي أتليتيك بارادو), known as Paradou AC or simply PAC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1994 by members of the Hydra AC junior team, the club colours are blue and yellow. Their home stadium, Ahmed Fellak Stadium, has a capacity of some 5,000 spectators but the club receives its opponents in Omar Benrabah Stadium. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Paradou AC
Full nameParadou Athletic Club
Founded16 August 1994
GroundOmar Benrabah Stadium
Capacity8,000
PresidentKheiredine Zetchi[1]
LeagueLigue 1
2022–23Ligue 1, 9th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Current season

In May 2017, Paradou AC returned to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 after a 10 years absence.

History edit

Early years edit

The ambition of a group of friends was to create a space where young people could meet in search of leisure, hobbies especially after hard days of schooling, mostly studying. After careful consideration and various proposals, it was decided to set up a classic football team and the name of Paradou Athletic Club (by abbreviation PAC) was chosen. As for the colors of the club the choice was made in a really anecdotal way, indeed several proposals were made but none was unanimous. We were in the midst of a discussion when the Swedish ambassador passed in his vehicle with his country's flag, the idea immediately emerged. (Yellow and blue).

A first meeting of the founding members was held at the COLOMBA restaurant, were present: Mahi Ali, Mahi Mohamed, Kabla Kamel, Kabla Rezki, Kheiredine Zetchi, Oudghiri Ahmed, Mahi Abdelfettah, Zetchi Hassen, Kabla Toufik, Hammouche Abdennour, Chitour Omar, Oudghiri Rafik, Guecem Kamel, Bouhellal Kamel. A few people who contributed to the creation of the club also participated in this "Collation" meeting. The Paradou AC epic began in September 1994 with an Algiers Wilaya Cup match at the Ben Aknoun stadium which ended in a 3–2 victory, a victory foreshadowing a bright future. This is how the administrative procedures to obtain approval were carried out by law with all the authorities concerned. This document was issued on August 16, 1994 under number 359. As soon as it was obtained, the managers of the club set about setting up the Senior teams and the young categories and set training as an objective.[2]

The founding members of the Paradou Athlétic Club, including the brothers Kheiredine and Hassen Zetchi, have taken care to structure this club with rigorous management since its creation and to make it, as far as possible, an example, by developing moral values such as brotherhood, humanity, respect for others which are the basis of any success of a high level athlete. From its first sporting season 1994–95, the Paradou AC reached all levels until it ended up in 2005 in Ligue 1 and ended up making a place for itself among all Algerian clubs and gaining respect thanks to its career. After three years in DNA, Paradou AC has finally found the elite and is back playing in Ligue 2 as a professional. Several players trained by Paradou AC, whose vocation it is, have made and still make the heyday of certain D1 clubs, such as Lamouri Djediat, Mokhtar Benmoussa, Hocine El Orfi, Saad Tedjar, Billel Ouali and Hichem Nekkache.[3]

Honours edit

Domestic competitions edit

Players edit

Algerian teams are limited to three foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

Current squad edit

As of 5 February 2024[4][5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ALG Mohamed Hady Sahnoun
2 DF   ALG Mohamed Réda Hamidi
3 MF   ALG Zakaria Boukebal
4 DF   ALG Idir Mokeddem
5 DF   ALG Youcef Douar
6 DF   ALG Ahmed Ait Abdesslem
8 MF   CGO Gosim Elenga
9 MF   ALG Abdelhek Belmaziz
10 MF   ALG Mohamed Boukerma
12 MF   ALG Hicham Messiad
14 FW   ALG Zerroug Boucif
15 FW   ALG Chouaib Boulkaboul
16 GK   ALG Mokhtar Ferrahi
18 MF   ALG Abdeldjalil Tahri
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   CGO Christ Toulouenga
20 MF   ALG Abderrahmane Berkoune
21 FW   ALG Aymen Zakaria Sais
22 DF   ALG Abdellah Bendouma
23 GK   ALG Toufik Moussaoui (captain)
24 MF   ALG Sid Ali Kherbouche
25 DF   ALG Fouad Kermiche
26 MF   ALG Taha Yassine Tahar
27 FW   ALG Djaber Kaassis
28 FW   ALG Ben Ahmed Kohili
77 FW   ALG Adil Boulbina
78 FW   ALG Yacine Titraoui
88 FW   ALG Mustapha Soukkou

Reserve Squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Personnel edit

Current technical staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coach
Fitness coach

Paradou AC/JMG "El Ankaoui" Academy edit

In 2007, Paradou AC launched their academy in a partnership with JMG Academy, run by Frenchman Jean-Marc Guillou.[6] The cost of the academy is estimated to be about 600 000 € over 7 years, including the purchase of land at a site in Tessala El Merdja (in the outskirts of Alger), and construction of housing and facilities for the players and staff. Since its creation, the academy has had a tremendous amount of success. The current team is made up of players aged 13 to 15 years old, and they have regularly beaten much older teams, while playing without shoes or a goalie.[7] The team is coached by Olivier Guillou and Djamel Aïch.[8][9]

Players from Paradou AC to Europe edit

Player Pos Club League Transfer fee Source
  Hicham Boudaoui MF Nice   Ligue 1 4,000,000 € [10]
  Youcef Atal DF KV Kortrijk   Belgian First Division A 550,000 € [11]
  Farid El Mellali FW Angers   Ligue 1 Free transfer [12][13]
  Ramy Bensebaini DF Rennes   Ligue 1 2,000,000 € [14]
  Adem Zorgane MF Charleroi   Belgian First Division A 1,000,000 € [15]
  Abdelkahar Kadri MF Kortrijk   Belgian First Division A 500,000 € [16][17]
  Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali FW Charleroi   Belgian First Division A [18]

Players from Paradou AC to other countries edit

Player Pos Club League Transfer fee Source
  Raouf Benguit MF Espérance ST   Ligue Professionnelle 1 742,000 $ [19]

List of Paradou AC international footballers edit

Players edit

Key
† Players participated in the African Cup of Nations
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Bold Still playing competitive football
Paradou AC international footballers
Name Position Date of first cap Debut against Date of last cap Final match
against 		Caps Ref
  Youcef Atal DF 6 Jun 2017   Guinea 11 Jun 2017   Togo 2 [20]
  Hicham Boudaoui MF 27 Dec 2018   Qatar 7 Jul 2019   Guinea 5 [21]
  Farid El Melali FW 22 Mar 2018   Tanzania 27 Mar 2018   Iran 2 [22]
  Allan Okello FW 16 Nov 2020   South Sudan 14 Nov 2021   Mali 6 [23]
  Haithem Loucif DF 27 Dec 2018   Qatar 22 Mar 2019   Gambia 2 [24]
  Zakaria Naidji FW 22 Mar 2019   Gambia 22 Mar 2019   Gambia 1 [25]

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "PAC : Kheireddine Zetchi fait son retour au club". DZFoot.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Tout savoir du Paradou AC". paradouac.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Paradou AC : Un modèle de réussite pour le football algérien". dzfoot.com. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ "FICHE DU CLUB: PARADOU AC".
  5. ^ "Joueurs du Paradou AC".
  6. ^ "Paradou AC : Lancement de l'academie J-M Guillou | Football algérien". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  7. ^ "Académie JM Guillou / Paradou AC | Football algérien". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  8. ^ "Loto foot : le destin incroyable de l'équipe Paradou AC !". www.paradouac.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  9. ^ "Interview de Djamel Aïch | Football algérien". Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  10. ^ "Officiel : Hichem Boudaoui 4 ans à Nice". dzfoot.com. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Transfert : Courtrai lève l'option d'achat de Youcef Atal". footalgerien.com. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Farid El Mellali rejoint officiellement le SCO d'Angers". alg24.net. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Officiel : El Mellali pour 4 ans au SCO Angers". dzfoot.com. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  14. ^ M-A D (5 July 2016). "Bensebaini pour 4 ans au Stade rennais" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Mercato : Zorgane signe au Sporting de Charleroi". DZFoot.com. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Mercato : Kadri se dirige vers le KV Courtrai". DZFoot.com. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Mercato : Kadri s'engage avec le KV Courtrai". DZFoot.com. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  18. ^ Juba Touabi (July 23, 2022). "Mercato : Benbouali signe à Charleroi jusqu'en juin 2025 (Officiel)" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  19. ^ "Raouf Benguit, nouvelle recrue algérienne de l'EST". mosaiquefm.net. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  20. ^ "Youcef Atal". national-football-teams.com.
  21. ^ "Hicham Boudaoui". national-football-teams.com.
  22. ^ "Farid El Melali". national-football-teams.com.
  23. ^ "Allan Okello". national-football-teams.com.
  24. ^ "Haithem Loucif". national-football-teams.com.
  25. ^ "Zakaria Naidji". national-football-teams.com.

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