Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche


Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche is an Algerian football player who is currently playing for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algerian national team.

Club career

USM Alger

MC Alger

USM Alger back again

On July 10, Zemmamouche returned to USM Alger again, although some supporters refused to return because of the famous penalty kick against the USM Alger in 2010 at the Algerian Cup. the goalkeeper said after the penalty kick recorded was not a provocation to supporters and apologized to them, However, he spent a three-year contract worth 3,500,000 DZD by a month to become the highest salary holder in the Ligue 1, in his first season after returning. Zemmamouche participated in 32 matches between the Ligue 1 and the cup, contributing to the return of the team to continental tournaments after six years of absence.
In the following season 2012–13 is the beginning of a new era with the titles where the goalkeeper contributed to the coronation Algerian Cup and the Arab Club Cup, where he did not receive goals in 22 games, including 14 in the Ligue 1 is the best outcome of his career, also Zemmamouche repelled two kick penalties against the Egyptian club Ismaily SC was the spa in the arrival to the final. the same thing in the final cup against his former club MC Alger where he played a big game. by the end of the season, Zemmamouche won the best goalkeeper award in the Ligue 1, presented by Maracana Foot. The next season was good for the international goalkeeper, where he managed to lead the team to the league title after a 9-year absence and also to win the Super Cup for the first time and after the great level in the last two seasons, was able to secure a ticket to participate in the FIFA World Cup to become the first player in the history of the USM Alger, as for this season participated in 27 games, including 15 clean sheets.

International career

In December 2009, Zemmamouche was selected by Rabah Saâdane to play in the 2010 African Cup of Nations hosted in Angola, and as backup to Faouzi Chaouchi, he came on as a replacement in the semi-final against Egypt following Chaouchi's sending-off, before playing the entire 90 minutes of the Third-place Playoff against Nigeria.
Zemmamouche was the last player cut as Algeria coach Rabah Saâdane finalised his 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.
Zemmamouche was also selected in the Algerian national team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil as Algeria's second-choice goalkeeper. He contested just one qualifier ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, filling in for Rais M'Bolhi against Burkina Faso.

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Honours

Club

; USM Alger
; MC Alger