Madjid Bougherra

Madjid Bougherra

Bougherra in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Madjid Bougherra[1]
Date of birth	(1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth	Dijon, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back[3]
Team information
Current team	Al-Markhiya (manager)
Youth career
1999–2000	AS Quetigny
2000–2002	AS Longvic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2006	Gueugnon	49	(1)
2006	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	11	(1)
2006–2007	Sheffield Wednesday	28	(2)
2007–2008	Charlton Athletic	34	(2)
2008–2011	Rangers	71	(3)
2011–2014	Lekhwiya	44	(3)
2014–2016	Al-Fujairah	39	(2)
2016	Aris	0	(0)
Total		276	(14)
International career
2004	Algeria U23	3	(0)
2004–2015	Algeria	70	(4)
Managerial career
2017–2019	Al-Duhail (U23)
2019–2020	Fujairah
2020–2023	Algeria A'
2023–	Al-Markhiya
Medal record Men's football Representing  Algeria (as manager) FIFA Arab Cup Winner 2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Madjid Bougherra (Arabic: مجيد بوقرة; born 7 October 1982) is a football manager and former footballer who played as a centre-back. He is the manager of the Qatari club Al-Markhiya.

Bougherra began his professional career with French club Gueugnon before having spells with Crewe Alexandra, Sheffield Wednesday and Charlton Athletic in England. He moved to Rangers in 2008 for a fee of £2.5 million and made 113 appearances; he was a key part of the team that won the Scottish Premier League championship in the 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons. He signed for Lekhwiya of Qatar in 2011 for £1.7 million, moving to Al-Fujairah three years later. Bougherra ended his club career following a short spell at Football League Greece club Aris.

Bougherra played for the Algeria national team from 2004 to 2015, winning 70 international caps and scoring four goals. He participated in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, where Algeria finished fourth, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He served as the team's captain for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.