:Ismaël Bouzid

{{short description|Algerian association football player (born 1983)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| image =

| fullname = Ismaël Mickael Bouzid

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|7|21}}

| birth_place = Nancy, France

| height = 1.91 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = FC Schifflange 95

| youthyears1 = 1999–2002

| youthclubs1 = Metz

| years1 = 2002–2004

| clubs1 = Metz

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2004–2005

| clubs2 = Union Berlin

| caps2 = 21

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2005–2006

| clubs3 = MC Alger

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2006–2007

| clubs4 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| caps4 = 25

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2007–2008

| clubs5 = Galatasaray

| caps5 = 10

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2008–2009

| clubs6 = Troyes

| caps6 = 7

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2008

| clubs7 = Ankaragücü

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2009–2011

| clubs8 = Heart of Midlothian

| caps8 = 58

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2011–2012

| clubs9 = PAS Giannina

| caps9 = 12

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2012

| clubs10 = Baniyas

| caps10 = 7

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2012–2013

| clubs11 = USM Alger

| caps11 = 3

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2013–2014

| clubs12 = Kilmarnock

| caps12 = 4

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2014–2017

| clubs13 = Progrès Niederkorn

| caps13 = 47

| goals13 = 11

| years14 = 2017–2019

| clubs14 = Swift Hesperange

| caps14 = 43

| goals14 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2004

| nationalteam1 = Algeria U23

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2007–2012

| nationalteam2 = Algeria

| nationalcaps2 = 13

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2020–

| managerclubs1 = FC Schifflange 95

}}

Ismaël Mickael Bouzid ({{langx|ar|إسماعيل بوزيد}}; born 21 July 1983) is a former professional footballer who played mainly as a centre-back but had also been used as a right-back. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level.

Club career

Born in Nancy, France, Bouzid started his career with FC Metz. In July 2001, he had a trial with English Premier League side Sunderland and played in a pre-season match between Sunderland and Calais.{{cite web|author=1sunderland.com |url=http://www.1sunderland.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=400:calais-0-sunderland-1-friendly&catid=23:first-team-20012-season&Itemid=36 |title=Calais 0 Sunderland 1 (Friendly)|date=17 July 2001 |accessdate=16 March 2011}} Bouzid then played in Germany, Algeria, Turkey and France, including spells at football clubs like 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Troyes. Bouzid joined Galatasaray at the start of the 2007–08 season. He made ten league appearances for the side, helping them to win the Süper Lig title in May 2008. In doing so, Bouzid became the first Algerian player to win a Süper Lig medal.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

=Heart of Midlothian=

On 9 July 2009, Bouzid joined Hearts from Ankaragücü.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/8141879.stm|title=Defender Bouzid seals Hearts move |date=9 July 2009|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 July 2009}} Bouzid scored his first goal for Hearts at Tynecastle against Celtic on 20 December 2009, which also proved to be the winning goal.{{cite news|last=Lindsay |first=Clive |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8410919.stm |title=BBC Sport – Football – Hearts 2–1 Celtic |publisher=BBC News |date= 20 December 2009|accessdate=20 December 2009}} In June 2011, after two years playing for the Edinburgh club, he was released alongside Rubén Palazuelos, Dawid Kucharski, Paul Mulrooney and Jamie Mole.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13642419.stm |title=Ruben Palazuelos and Ismael Bouzid leave Hearts |publisher=BBC Sport |date= 3 June 2011|accessdate=3 June 2011}}

=After his release=

In July 2011, Crawley Town gave Bouzid a trial.{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11750/7063990/Reds-Devils-look-at-Bouzid |title=Reds Devils look at Bouzid |publisher=Sky Sports |date= 27 July 2011|accessdate=27 July 2011}} However, manager Steve Evans decided against signing him after Bouzid played in a friendly match against Peterborough United.{{cite news|url=http://www.uptheposh.com/matches/7235/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406220147/http://www.uptheposh.com/matches/7235/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=6 April 2012 |title=Crawley Town 2-4 Peterborough United |publisher=UpThePosh! |date= 26 July 2011|accessdate=26 July 2011}}

=PAS Giannina=

Bouzid signed a two-year deal with newly promoted Greek Superleague team, PAS Giannina in August 2011. Although several clubs around Europe were linked with Bouzid he chose the Greek side because of the 'team spirit'.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14505651.stm |title=Algeria defender Ismael Bouzid moves to Greece |publisher=BBC Sport |date= 12 August 2011|accessdate=12 August 2011}}

=USM Alger=

On 3 October 2012, Bouzid signed a two-year deal with Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 team USM Alger.{{cite news|url=http://www.usm-alger.com/site/index.php/component/k2/item/22040-bouzid-%C3%A0-lusma-pour-deux-ans.html |title= Bouzid, à l'USMA pour deux ans | language = French | publisher=USM Alger.com |date= 3 October 2012|accessdate=4 October 2012}} He made just three league appearances for reaching a mutual agreement with the club to terminate his contract at the end of the 2012–13 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.lebuteur.com/ligue-1/actualites/usma-bouzid-a-resilie-son-contrat|title=Bouzid a résilié son contrat|first=C.|last=Adel|publisher=Le Buteur|language=French|date=5 July 2013|accessdate=10 July 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709070111/http://www.lebuteur.com/ligue-1/actualites/usma-bouzid-a-resilie-son-contrat|archivedate=9 July 2013}}

=Kilmarnock=

In the summer of 2013, Bouzid went on trial with Scottish Second Division side East Fife{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/top-football-stories/ismael-bouzid-faces-wolves-as-east-fife-trialist-1-2995331|title=Ismael Bouzid faces Wolves as East Fife trialist|publisher=Scotsman|date=10 July 2013|accessdate=10 July 2013}} and on 20 September 2013, signed with Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock after impressing on trial.{{cite web|url=http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/articles/20130920/ismael-bouzid-signs-until-the-end-of-the-season_85961_3464627|title=Ismael Bouzid signs until the end of the season|publisher=Kilmarnock F.C.|date=20 September 2013|accessdate=20 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922180858/http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/articles/20130920/ismael-bouzid-signs-until-the-end-of-the-season_85961_3464627|archivedate=22 September 2013}}

On 25 June Bouzid began a short-term trial at Rangers.{{cite web|url=http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/7078-bouzid-joins-on-trial|title=Bouzid Joins On Trial|publisher=Rangers F.C.|date=25 June 2014|accessdate=25 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727084942/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/7078-bouzid-joins-on-trial|archive-date=27 July 2014|url-status=dead}}