Anthony Ouasfane

Anthony Ouasfane (born 29 May 1989) is a French-born Algerian footballer. He plays as a defender for Sporting Club Toulon.[1]

Anthony Ouasfane
Personal information
Full name Anthony Ouasfane
Date of birth (1989-05-29) 29 May 1989
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Toulon
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2009 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Angers 9 (0)
2012–2013 GS Consolat 9 (1)
2013 JS Kabylie 0 (0)
2014– Toulon 116 (6)
National team‡
2009– Algeria U23 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:47, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2010

Club career

After playing for three different neighborhood clubs in Marseille, Ouasfane received offers from local side Olympique de Marseille and Toulouse FC. He chose Toulouse saying that "joining Marseille at such a young age scared him a little".[2][3] With Toulouse, he became captain of the reserve side, even making a few appearances on the substitutes bench for the first team but failing to make any appearances.

On 16 May 2009, Ouasfane signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 side Angers SCO.[4] On 21 August 2009, he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Sébastien Renouard in the 60th minute of the Ligue 2 match against Le Havre AC.[5]

On 17 July 2010, Ouasfane went on trial with English Championship side Crystal Palace.[6] During his trial, he started in a pre-season friendly against Chelsea.[7][8]

International career

On 9 August 2009, Algeria's Under-23 head coach Abdelhak Benchikha called up Ouasfane for the first time for a six-day training camp in Blida, Algeria. The camp was capped off with a friendly against local side USM Blida.[9] He received further call-ups the following months for camps in Alger and Marseille.[10][11]

References
  1. "Anthony OUASFANE - Football : la fiche de Anthony OUASFANE (Toulon)". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. http://www.foot31.fr/L1-Anthony-OUASFANE-un-minot-au-pays-des-Pitchouns_a374.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. foot-national.com (16 May 2009). "TFC : Ouasfane signe au SCO d'Angers". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. "Le Havre AC vs. Angers - Football Match Summary - August 21, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  6. "Crystal Palace : Ouasfane à l'essai". Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  7. "Essien earns Chelsea victory at Eagles". News Shopper. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  8. "Crystal Palace | News | Latest | Latest | Friendly : Chelsea 1 Palace 0". 25 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. http://www.dzfoot.com/news-4732/en-espoir-les-verts-en-regroupement-a-alger/
  11. http://www.dzfoot.com/news-4832/en-espoirs-l-en-en-regroupement-a-beaucaire/

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