Ali Bencheikh
{{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1955)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ali Bencheikh
| image = Ali Bencheikh, 1980.jpg
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|9 January 1955}}
| birth_place = El M'hir, Algeria
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = USM Alger
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = MC Alger
| years1 = 1973–1978
| clubs1 = MC Alger
| caps1 = -
| goals1 = -
| years2 = 1979–1980
| clubs2 = DNC Alger
| caps2 = 30
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 1980–1986
| clubs3 = MC Alger
| caps3 = -
| goals3 = -
| years4 = 1986–1987
| clubs4 = JSM Chéraga
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 9
| years5 = 1987–1988
| clubs5 = MC Alger
| caps5 = 27
| goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1976–1985
| nationalteam1 = Algeria
| nationalcaps1 = 47
| nationalgoals1 = 6
}}
Ali "Alilou" Bencheikh ({{langx|ar|علي بن شيخ}}; born 9 January 1955) is an Algerian former international footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
«Alilou», as he was known to the MC Alger fans, was born in the village of (at-waguag in the biban mountains of basse kabylie), close to the village of El M'hir daira of manssourah in the province of Bordj Bou Arreridj. He made his first team debut as a midfielder for MCA at age 17 and went on to win many trophies and awards on the way, including the club's only African Champions Cup in 1976.{{cite web|publisher=Le Soir d'Algerie|title=42e FINALE DE LA COUPE D'ALGERIE "Dr MAOUCHE": MC ALGER 2 - USM ALGER 1 - Alger a son nouveau roi|url=http://www.lesoirdalgerie.com/articles/2006/06/17/article.php?sid=39866&cid=5|language=French|date=17 June 2006|accessdate=10 August 2009}} He was a member of the Algerian national team at the 1982 World Cup.
Alilou was 19th in IFFHS voting for the African player of the century.{{cite web|author=Stokkermans, Karel|title=IFFHS' Century Elections|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html|date=30 January 2000|website=RSSSF|accessdate=10 August 2009}}
- 1973–1988 MC Alger
- 1979–1980 DNC Alger
- 1986–1987 JSM Chéraga
Honours
MC Alger
- African Champions League: 1976
- Maghreb Cup Winners Cup: 1974
- Algerian League: 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979
- Algerian Cup: 1973, 1976, 1983
Algeria
- All-Africa Games: 1978
- Mediterranean Games bronze medal: 1979{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/medgames79.html|title=Mediterranean Games 1979 (Split, Yugoslavia)|website=RSSSF}}
Individual
- African Footballer of the Year: runner-up 1978; third 1976
References
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External links
- [http://dzfootball.free.fr/EN/Joueurs/fiche/Bencheikh-Ali.html Player profile] - dzfootball
{{Algeria squad 1982 African Cup of Nations}}
{{Algeria Squad 1982 World Cup}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Bordj Bou Arréridj Province
Category:1982 African Cup of Nations players
Category:1982 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Algerian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Algeria men's international footballers
Category:African Games gold medalists for Algeria
Category:African Games gold medalists in football
Category:Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Algeria
Category:Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in football
Category:Footballers at the 1978 All-Africa Games
Category:21st-century Algerian people
Category:CAF Champions League–winning players
Category:20th-century Algerian sportsmen
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