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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Rafik Saifi
- Position: Striker
- Squad number: 10
- Date of birth: 7 February, 1975 (35 years old)
- Height: 5'10" (178cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 2 Rafik Saifi | 0|0 Rafik Saifi |
| 2 As substitute | 17|22 Total Algeria |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 3 Total Algeria | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 0 Rafik Saifi | 0 Rafik Saifi |
| 0 Total Algeria | 0 Total Algeria |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 0|0 Rafik Saifi | 0|0 Rafik Saifi |
| 40|28 Total Algeria | 6|2 Total Algeria |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
Algeria games played
- Algeria 0-1 Slovenia
Sunday, 13 June Match report - England 0-0 Algeria
Friday, 18 June Match report - United States 1-0 Algeria
Wednesday, 23 June Match report
Player Profile
A veteran with 12 years of international experience, Saifi was Algeria’s joint-top scorer in qualifying with three goals but lost his place in January after the embarrassing opening loss to Malawi at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Saifi has gone seven internationals without a goal (as of 3 June) since scoring the winner against Zambia last September – his worst run since a nine-match barren spell between 2002 and 2004. His 18 international goals have all come against African sides.
Saifi ended a 10-year spell in French football when he joined Qatari side Al-Khor last August, but he returned to France on loan in January with Second Division Istres. He won the Algerian league with MC Algers in 1999 before moving to France, where he has scored a combined 53 goals in 279 league appearances for Troyes (1999-2004), Ajaccio (2005-06), Lorient (2006-09) and Istres (2004-05 & 2010).
If he plays, Saifi will become the oldest Algerian to appear in a World Cup finals, surpassing Mahmoud Guendouz who was 33 when he featured against Spain in 1986.
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