Ali Bencheikh

{{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