Sami Belkorchia (born 25 January 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Angoulême.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Montbrison, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Angoulême | ||
Youth career | |||
Andrézieux | |||
2008–2012 | Saint-Étienne | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Saint-Étienne II | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Angers II | 4 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Saint-Chamond | ||
2015–2017 | Montbrison | ||
2017–2020 | Villefranche | 55 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Quevilly II | 1 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Quevilly | 36 | (0) |
2022– | Angoulême | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022 |
Belkorchia began his senior career with the reservces of Saint-Étienne and Angers, failing to sign a professional contract. He spent a couple of years with the amateur clubs Saint-Chamond and Montbrison, where he almost quit football. He was scouted by Villefranche in the Championnat National.[1] He transferred to Quevilly in the summer of 2020,[2] and helped them get promoted into the professional Ligue 2 for the 2021–22 Ligue 2 season. He made his professional debut with Quevilly in a 3–0 Ligue 2 loss to Niort on 16 October 2021.[3]
Born in France, Belkorchia is of Algerian descent.[4]