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Sofyane Cherfa
Cherfa in action for Omonia in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sofyane Cherfa
Date of birth (1984-08-13) 13 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Constantine
Number 15
Youth career
Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Monaco B
2005–2007 Louhans-Cuiseaux 59 (5)
2007–2008 Reims 30 (2)
2008–2009 Sedan 15 (0)
2009–2011 Châteauroux 40 (0)
2011–2014 Omonia 49 (3)
2012–2013 → Panthrakikos (loan) 29 (0)
2014–2016 Panthrakikos 29 (0)
2016– Costantine 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

Sofyane Cherfa (Arabic: سفيان شرفة; born 13 August 1984) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for CS Constantine as a central defender.

Club career

Cherfa playing for Omonia against AEL Limassol in April 2012.

Early career

Born in Toulouse, France, Cherfa played youth football with AS Monaco FC, but only appeared for its reserve team as a senior. After representing CS Louhans-Cuiseaux in the lower leagues, he signed with Ligue 2 club Stade de Reims in the 2007 summer, before going on to represent CS Sedan Ardennes and LB Châteauroux, also of the same competition.[1]

Omonia

In 2011, Cherfa joined AC Omonia in the Cypriot First Division, after fellow league side Ermis Aradippou did not have the financial means to complete the transfer.[1] He scored his first goal as a professional on 29 October of that year, in a 2–0 away win against Olympiakos Nicosia, and also contributed with six appearances in the season's Cypriot Cup, which ended in conquest as in the previous year.

In the 2012 summer transfer window, after being deemed surplus to requirements, Cherfa was loaned to Panthrakikos F.C. from Greece.[2][3] At the end of the campaign he returned to Omonia, who had just lost fellow stoppers Christos Karipidis and Savo Pavićević to other clubs, but Panthrakikos contested that the agreement ended sooner than it should have.[4]

After failing to negotiate a new contract with a smaller wage, due to Omonia's financial situation, Cherfa was made to train alone, and was eventually linked to OFI Crete even though the former side stated it did not have the intention of releasing him.[5] After the club failed to perform in their UEFA Europa League campaign, both defensively and overall, a new round of talks started, and he eventually put pen to paper to a new three-year deal.[6]

Constantine

On 15 January 2016, four days after being released by Panthrakikos,[7] Cherfa signed a two-year contract with Algerian club CS Constantine.[8]

International career

In April 2005, Cherfa was called up to the Algerian under-23 team for a mini training camp in France.[9][10]

Personal life

Cherfa's younger brother, Walid, is also a footballer. A defender, he too has played most of his career in France.[11]

Club statistics

As of match played 2 January 2016
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Louhans-Cuiseaux 2005–06[12] Championnat National 29 2 1 0 — 30 2
2006–07[12] 30 3 2 0 — 32 3
Total 59 5 3 0 0 0 62 5
Reims 2007–08[12] Ligue 2 30 2 4 0 — 34 2
Total 30 2 4 0 0 0 34 2
Sedan 2008–09[12] Ligue 2 15 0 1 0 — 16 0
Total 15 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
Châteauroux 2009–10[12] Ligue 2 8 0 1 0 — 8 0
2010–11[12] 32 0 3 0 — 35 0
Total 40 0 3 0 0 0 43 0
Omonia 2011–12[13] Cypriot First Division 22 2 7 1 1 0 30 3
2013–14[13] 27 1 3 0 — 30 1
Total 49 3 10 1 1 0 60 4
Panthrakikos 2012–13 (loan)[13] Superleague Greece 29 0 8 1 — 37 1
2014–15[13] 14 0 2 0 — 16 0
2015–16[13] 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
Total 58 0 10 1 0 0 68 1
Career total 251 10 31 2 1 0 283 12
  1. ^ Includes the Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Cypriot Cup, Cypriot Super Cup, Greek Football Cup
  2. ^ Includes the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Omonia

References

  1. ^ a b "Oμόνοια: Σοφιάν Σερφά για το κέντρο της άμυνας (video)" (in Greek). Kathimerini. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Στον Πανθρακικό ο Σοφιάν Σερφά" (in Greek). Pamesports. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Πανθρακικός : Ήρθε και υπέγραψε ο Σοφιάν Σερφά!" (in Greek). Assist GR. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Πανθρακικός: Καμία ανησυχία για Σερφά" (in Greek). Onsports. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ ""Κόκκινο" για Σερφά" (in Greek). Contra. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Επανεντάσσεται στο ρόστερ της ομάδας μας ο Σοφιάν Σερφά" (in Greek). AC Omonia. 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Τέλος και επίσημα Σερφά – Σέτι από τον Πανθρακικό" (in Greek). Sport 24. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Transferts: Mellouli et S. Cherfa arrivent au CSC" (in French). DZFoot. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Jeunes: regroupement des "pros"" (in French). DZFoot. April 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Présélection de joueurs Algériens de France" (in French). DZFoot. April 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Dupuis retrouve des amis". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 18 November 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Sofyane Cherfa" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d e "S. Cherfa". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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