Haithem Loucif

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Haithem Loucif
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-08) 8 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Batna, Algeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right Back
Team information
Current team
Lausanne-Sport
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Paradou AC 36 (3)
2019–2021 Angers B 14 (0)
2021–2023 USM Alger 40 (1)
2023– Yverdon-Sport 16 (0)
2024–Lausanne-Sport (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2018 Algeria U23 1 (0)
2018– Algeria 3 (0)
2021– Algeria A' 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023

Haithem Loucif (Arabic: هيثم لوصيف; born 8 July 1996) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swiss club Lausanne-Sport, on loan from Yverdon-Sport.

Club career[edit]

Loucif made his professional debut with Paradou AC in a 1–0 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 loss to USM Bel-Abbès on 15 March 2018.[1]

Angers[edit]

In 2019, Loucif Joined Angers.[2]

USM Alger[edit]

On 31 January 2021, Haithem Loucif return to Algeria through the gate of USM Alger and signed a two and a half year contract after terminating his contract with Angers.[3][4] On 3 June 2023, Loucif won the first title in his football career by winning the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup after defeating Young Africans of Tanzania.[5][6]

Yverdon-Sport[edit]

On 16 August 2023, Loucif joined the newly promoted club in the Swiss Super League Yverdon-Sport for three seasons.[7]

On 8 February 2024, Loucif was loaned by Lausanne-Sport.[8]

International career[edit]

Loucif made his debut for Algeria in a friendly match against Qatar in December 2018.[9] On 2 January 2023, Loucif was selected for the 28-man squad to participate in the 2022 African Nations Championship.[10] Loucif reaching the final settling for runner-up after the defeat against Senegal.[11]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 23 January 2024[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
USM Alger 2020–21 Ligue 1 6 0 1[a] 0 7 0
2021–22 22 0 22 0
2022–23 12 1 12[b] 0 24 1
Total 40 1 12 0 1 0 53 1
Yverdon-Sport 2023–24 Swiss Super League 15 0 1 0 16 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ All appearances in Algerian League Cup
  2. ^ All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup

Honours[edit]

USM Alger

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paradou AC vs. USM Bel Abbès - 15 March 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "HAITHEM LOUCIF REJOINT ANGERS SCO".
  3. ^ "USM Alger un mercato royal avec loucif naidji et un Burkinabe en renfort". agazettedufennec.com. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ "USMA : Naidji, Loucif et un attaquant burkinabé débarquent". DZFoot.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ "USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans". barrons.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. ^ "CAF CC : L'USMA REMPORTE LA COUPE!". dzfoot.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Mercato : Haïthem Loucif signe en Suisse". dzfoot.com. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. ^ "HAÏTHEM LOUCIF EST LAUSANNOIS!" [HAÏTHEM LOUCIF IS AT LAUSANNE!] (in French). Lausanne-Sport. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Equipe nationale des locaux : Une première pour six joueurs -". lecourrier-dalgerie.com.
  10. ^ "CHAN 2022 : La liste des 28 algériens dévoilée". dzfoot.com. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Senegal win penalty shootout against Algeria to become CHAN champions". Cafonline.com. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  12. ^ Haithem Loucif at Soccerway
  13. ^ "USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans". barrons.com. June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.

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