Nassim Akrour

Nassim Akrour

Personal information
Date of birth	July 10, 1974 (1974-07-10)
Place of birth	Courbevoie, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	FC Istres
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1997	Olympique Noisy-le-Sec	-	(-)
1997–1999	Sutton United	-	(-)
1999–2000	Woking	51	(19)
2000–2002	FC Istres	74	(32)
2002–2004	Troyes	44	(10)
2004	Le Havre	16	(2)
2004–2010	Grenoble	194	(54)
2010–	Istres	51	(20)
National team‡
2001–2004	Algeria	18	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, December 23, 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, December 23, 2011 (UTC)

Nassim Akrour (Arabic: نسيم أكرور‎) (born July 10, 1974 in Courbevoie, France) is an Algerian international footballer. He currently plays for FC Istres in the French Ligue 2.

Akrour is the all-time leading scorer of French club Grenoble Foot 38 with 59 goals in all competitions, including 54 league goals. He is also the record appearance maker for the club with 206 matches.

Club career

On July 15, 2010, Akrour signed a one-year contract, with an option for a second year, with Ligue 2 side FC Istres.

International career

On December 5, 2001, Akrour made his debut for the Algerian national team as a 60th minute substitute in a 1-1 friendly with Ghana in Algiers.

Akrour was a member of the Algerian 2002 African Nations Cup team, who were eliminated in the first round after finishing last in their group. He played in all three of Algeria's games, starting in one, and scored one goal in the second group game against Liberia.

He was also part of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals.

National team statistics

Algeria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2001	2	0
2002	7	4
2003	5	2
2004	4	0
Total	18	6

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	January 14, 2002	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria	Benin	3 – 0	4 – 0	Friendly match
2.	January 25, 2002	Stade 26 mars, Bamako, Mali	Liberia	1 – 1	2 – 2	2002 African Cup of Nations
3.	October 11, 2002	Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria	Chad	1 – 0	4 – 1	2004 African Cup of Nations (qualification)
4.	October 11, 2002	Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria	Chad	4 – 1	4 – 1	2004 African Cup of Nations (qualification)
5.	February 12, 2003	Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria	Belgium	3 – 1	1 – 3	Friendly match
6.	March 29, 2003	Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola	Angola	1 – 1	1 – 1	Friendly match

External links

• Nassim Akrour French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
• national-football-teams.com