Oussama Chita (Arabic: أسامة شيتة; born 31 October 1996) is an Algerian footballer who plays for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algeria national team.[1] He plays primarily as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Oussama Chita | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-10-31) 31 October 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Khemis Miliana, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | USM Alger | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SKAF Khemis Miliana | |||
| 2012–2013 | MC Alger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | MC Alger | 38 | (1) |
| 2017– | USM Alger | 83 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–15 | Algeria U23 | 15 | (0) |
| 2018– | Algeria | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2018 | |||
A product of the MC Alger youth ranks, Chita made his senior debut for the club in March 2014 as a 17-year-old, coming as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 league win over ASO Chlef.[2]
He made his debut for his country on 18 November 2018 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo, as a starter.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| USM Alger | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 6 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | |||
| USM Alger | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 77 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 99 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 115 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 145 | 3 | ||
USM Alger – current squad | |
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