Houssine Kharja

Houssine Kharja
Kharja with Morocco in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-11-09) 9 November 1982 (age 41)
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)
2005–2006Roma (loan) 12 (1)
2007–2008 Piacenza 17 (2)
2008Siena (loan) 15 (3)
2008–2009 Siena 36 (5)
2009–2011 Genoa 20 (3)
2011Internazionale (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.

  1. ^ "Houssine Kharja". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 August 2009.