 Kharja with Morocco in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Poissy, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1998 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 1998–2000 | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Sporting CP B | 28 | (4) |
| 2001–2007 | Ternana | 119 | (10) |
| 2005–2006 | → Roma (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Piacenza | 17 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Siena (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Siena | 36 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Genoa | 20 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Internazionale (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Fiorentina | 19 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Al-Arabi | 19 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Sochaux | 22 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | FCSB | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 328 | (32) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2015 | Morocco | 79 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Houssine Kharja (Arabic: حسين خرجة; born 9 November 1982) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Born in France, he spent most of his career in Italy after starting out on his senior career at Sporting CP. In the Serie A he played for a number of clubs, including A.S. Roma, Internazionale and Fiorentina, making a total of 117 appearances and scoring 13 goals.
At international level, he represented the Morocco national team earning 78 caps and scoring 13 goals between 2003 and 2015.
- ^ "Houssine Kharja". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 August 2009.