Khaled Lounici

Khaled Lounici
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-07-09) 9 July 1967
Place of birth Algiers, Algeria
Position Forward
Youth career
1980–1984 USM El Harrach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1992 USM El Harrach
1992–1994 Aydınspor 20 (2)
1994 JS Bordj Ménaïel
1995 Al-Qadisiyah FC
1995–1999 USM El Harrach
1999–2000 USM Alger
2000–2001 MC Alger
2001–2003 USM El Harrach
International career
1991–1999 Algeria 33 (3)
Managerial career
2005–2007 USM El Harrach
2008–2009 MO Béjaïa
2009–2011 Olympique de Médéa[1]
2011 USM Annaba
2012–? Paradou AC
2015 RC Arbaâ[2]
2015 RC Arbaâ
2018 MC El Eulma
2018 USM Blida
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Khaled Lounici (born 9 July 1967) is an Algerian retired professional football player and manager. He spent the majority of his playing career with USM El Harrach.[3]

He represented the Algeria national team in two major tournaments, which were the 1996 African Nations Cup and the 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship.[4][5]

In July 2026, Lounici gave an interview in which he discussed the performance of the Algeria national team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as well as issues related to the management of the national team and the future of Algerian football. He criticised aspects of the team's preparation and called for improvements in the structure and development of Algerian football.[6]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 199010
199181
199220
1993–
199430
199540
199681
199761
1998–
199910
Total333
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lounici goal.
List of international goals scored by Khalid Lounici[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 April 1991 19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria  Morocco 2–0 4–0 Friendly
2 24 January 1996 EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa  Burkina Faso 1–0 2–1 1996 Africa Cup of Nations
3 12 January 1997 Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Lebanon 1–0 2–2 Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "Khaled Lounici (Entraîneur de l'O. Médéa): "Nous visons l'accession en division Deux"".
  2. ↑ Khaled Lounici at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ Khaled Lounici at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Khaled LOUNICI". Archived from the original on 10 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Khaled Lounici (Entraîneur de l'O Médéa): "Saâdane aurait dû partir après la Coupe du monde" | Football-dz.com". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  6. ↑ Naim Beneddra (9 July 2026). "Khaled Lounici : « Aucun coach algérien n'est taillé pour la sélection »". Africafoot (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 Khaled Lounici at National-Football-Teams.com