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Oussama Darfalou (born 29 September 1993) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Moroccan club Maghreb de Fès and the Algeria national team.

Oussama Darfalou

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Menaâ, Algeria
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Maghreb de Fès
Number	11
Youth career
2004–2008	A Bou Saâda
2008–2012	ES Sétif
2012–2014	USM Alger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	RC Arbaâ	30	(12)
2015–2018	USM Alger	57	(30)
2018–2022	Vitesse	75	(16)
2020	→ VVV-Venlo (loan)	8	(3)
2022	→ PEC Zwolle (loan)	11	(2)
2022–	Maghreb de Fès	3	(1)
National team‡
2014–2016	Algeria U23	21	(5)
2017–	Algeria	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:00, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

RC Arbaâ

Coming from USM Alger Reserve team, Oussama Darfalou spent his first professional contract with RC Arbaâ. On 16 August 2014, he made his debut for the team in the Ligue 1 against USM El Harrach as a starter and scored the winning goal. In that season Darfalou participated in all the matches in Ligue 1 and scored 12 goals, in the Algerian Cup from 6 games scored two goals and managed to lead his team to the final for the first time where they defeated against MO Béjaïa.[1]

USM Alger

In June 2015, Darfalou was loaned out by RC Arbaâ to USM Alger for the 2015–16 season.[2] but later USM Alger bought the player's contract and went on for three seasons, he made his debut for the team in the Ligue 1 against USM Blida as a substitute in 1–0 loss. Later Darfalou scored his first goal with the club against his former club RC Arbaâ in 4–0 victory. Darfalou suffered several injuries during the season and played only 13 games and scored four goals in all competitions, and despite that and in his first season achieved the first title in his professional career by winning the league title.[3]

The following season improved the player's return despite suffering injuries on several occasions risked keep him out of play for nearly two months. However, he participated in 28 matches and scored 12 goals in all competitions, and in the first match of the season against MO Béjaïa scored a goal, as for his first goal in continental competitions was against Rail Club du Kadiogo in CAF Champions League in 2–0 victory.[4] Later, he scored three goals in the same competition. That season Darfalou also achieved his second title, the Super Cup, although he did not participate because of injury.[5] Finally, in the last game of the Ligue 1, Darfalou scored his first hat-trick in his career against JS Saoura.

The 2017–18 season was full of contrast for Darfalou. While from a collective point of view, his club, USM Alger, realized an average course finishing sixth in the standings and not winning any trophy, the striker succeeded in registering 24 goals in 38 games in all competitions. He distinguished himself by claiming the title of top scorer in the Algerian league with 18 goals in 27 games.[6] At the end of the contract at the USMA at the end of the season, Darfalou decided not to remain at the Rouge et Noir and received solicitations from European clubs. It is first announced in Switzerland, Grasshopper Club Zürich,[7] then in Germany, Hamburger SV.[8] however, The HSV leaders, denied any contact with the player on 23 May 2018.[9]

Vitesse

On 6 June 2018, Darfalou signed for Vitesse of the Eredivisie for four seasons to become the third Algerian to play there.[10][11] He made his debut for the team in the Eredivisie as a substitute during a win against Groningen, later in the KNVB Cup Darfalou scored his first goal against RKAV Volendam in 2–1 victory.[12] On 7 October he was in the starting line-up for the first time in the Eredivisie after his teammate Tim Matavž was injured, scoring a brace to lead Vitesse to win 4–0 at GelreDome against Heracles Almelo.[13]

Loan to PEC Zwolle

On 3 January 2022, Darfalou joined PEC Zwolle on loan until the end of the season.[14]

Maghreb de Fès

On 25 August 2022, Darfalou signed a two-year contract with Maghreb de Fès in Morocco.[15]

International career

In October 2018, Darfalou was called up by Djamel Belmadi for the first time for a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin as a replacement for his injured Islam Slimani.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 May 2021[17][18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
RC Arbaâ	2014–15	Ligue 1	30	12	6	2	—		—		36	14
USM Alger	2015–16	Ligue 1	11	4	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	13	4
	2016–17		19	8	2	0	0[lower-alpha 2]	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	4	25	12
	2017–18		27	18	2	0	—		12[lower-alpha 3]	6	41	24
	Total		57	30	4	0	0	0	18	10	79	40
Vitesse	2018–19	Eredivisie	25	7	3	1	—		1[lower-alpha 4]	0	29	8
	2019–20		6	0	2	2	—		—		8	2
	2020–21		32	8	4	0	—		—		36	8
	Total		63	15	9	3	0	0	1	0	73	18
VVV-Venlo	2019–20	Eredivisie	8	3	0	0	—		–		8	3
Career total			158	60	19	5	0	0	19	10	196	75

International goals

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Darfalou goal.[19]

List of international goals scored by Oussama Darfalou

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 August 2017	Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine, Algeria	Libya	1–0	1–2	2018 African Nations Championship qualification

Honours

USM Alger

• Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2015–16
• Algerian Super Cup: 2016

Individual

• Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top scorer: 2017–18[6]

References

External links

• Oussama Darfalou at Soccerway
• Oussama Darfalou at WorldFootball.net

На других языках

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- [en] Oussama Darfalou

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[fr] Oussama Darfalou

Oussama Darfalou, né le 29 septembre 1993 à Menaa en Algérie, est un footballeur international algérien qui évolue au poste d'attaquant au Maghreb AS.

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[it] Oussama Darfalou

Oussama Darfalou (Menaâ, 23 settembre 1993) è un calciatore algerino, attaccante del PEC Zwolle in prestito dal Vitesse.

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[ru] Дарфалу, Усама

Усама Дарфалу (араб. أسامة درفلو‎; 29 сентября 1993, Менаа, вилайет Батна, Алжир) — алжирский футболист, нападающий нидерландского клуба «Витесс» и сборной Алжира, выступающий на правах аренды за ПЕК Зволле.

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