Salim Kerkar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salim Kerkar | ||
| Date of birth | August 4, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Givors, France | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Beroe Stara Zagora | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gueugnon | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Gueugnon | 48 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | → Calais (loan) | 36 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | Rangers | 18 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | (1) |
| 2014– | Beroe Stara Zagora | 46 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2015 | |||
Salim Kerkar (born 4 August 1987) is a French-Algerian footballer, who currently plays for Beroe Stara Zagora in the Bulgarian A Football Group. Kerkar has previously played for Gueugnon, Calais, Rangers and Charlton Athletic.
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Club career
On 8 September 2006, Kerkar made his professional debut, starting for FC Gueugnon in a Ligue 2 game against Tours FC.[1] On 5 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Gueugnon.[2]
On 17 August 2010, Kerkar went on trial with Scottish Premier League side Rangers, scoring a goal in a 5-0 friendly over Partick Thistle.[3] On 28 October, Rangers boss Walter Smith announced that Kerkar was no longer a target as his old club FC Gueugnon were demanding up to €360,000 compensation.[4] FC Gueugnon then retracted their demand for compensation and instead have opted for a sell-on clause, allowing Kerkar to sign for the Ibrox club.[5]
He made his debut as a substitute in the 5-0 win against Motherwell at Fir Park on 30 April 2011.[6] He scored his first goal for Rangers in the Scottish Cup against Arbroath on 8 January 2012.
On July 18, 2012, Kerkar went on trial with English Championship side Charlton.[7] He signed for Charlton on 1 August 2012.[8] He was released by Charlton at the end of the 2012–13 season.[9]
After seven months without club, Kerkar signed with Bulgarian side Beroe Stara Zagora on 13 February 2014.[10]
International career
In 2014, Algeria's manager Christian Gourcuff announced that he wants Salim to play for Algeria, due to his Algerian family background.
Honours
Personal life
Kerkar is the younger brother of former Algerian international footballer Karim Kerkar.
References
- ↑ Ligue 2 : FC Gueugnon / Tours FC - 7ème Journée - Feuille de match:
- ↑ Verts d'Eur. : Premier contrat pro pour S. Kerkar
- ↑ Transferts : Salim Kerkar à l'essai aux Rangers
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External links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- Articles with French-language external links
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Givors
- Algerian footballers
- French footballers
- FC Gueugnon players
- French people of Algerian descent
- Ligue 2 players
- Scottish Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Bulgarian A Football Group players
- Calais RUFC players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Algerian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
