Rafik Saïfi (born February 7, 1975 in Algiers, Algeria) is an Algerian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a forward for Al-Khor Sports Club.

[edit] Career

Starting his career at MC Alger in his home city and after helping the team capture the Algerian league title he moved to France in 1999 at the age of 24 to join Troyes AC. He stayed with Troyes for five seasons, including the 2003-04 season after their relegation to Ligue 2.^[1] Moving back into Ligue 1 with a transfer to newly-promoted FC Istres in 2004, Saïfi played 35 matches before leaving following the club's relegation. In 2005 he joined AC Ajaccio, also newly-promoted, and suffered a third relegation in four years.Saïfi moved to FC Lorient, yet another newly-promoted club, in the summer of 2006. Rafik started the 2007-2008 campaign quickly scoring 4 goals in 4 games and signed than on 08 August 2009 an contract with Al Khor^[2]..

[edit] International Career

Saïfi has made several appearances for the Algeria national football team, including a "best eleven" performance at the 2002 African Cup of Nations.^[3] He also participated in an exciting friendly between Algeria and Brazil.

[edit] International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	February 28, 1999	Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia	Liberia	1 – 0	1 – 1	2000 African Cup of Nations (qualification)
2.	April 9, 1999	Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria	Liberia	3 – 0	4 – 1	2000 African Cup of Nations (qualification)
3.	October 11, 2002	Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria	Cape Verde	2 – 0	2 – 0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	June 3, 2000	Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria	Guinea	1 – 0	4 – 0	Friendly match
5.	June 3, 2000	Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria	Guinea	2 – 0	4 – 0	Friendly match
6.	June 16, 2000	Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria	Senegal	1 – 1	1 – 1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	June 1, 2001	Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria	Angola	1 – 0	3 – 2	2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
8.	June 1, 2001	Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria	Angola	2 – 1	3 – 2	2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
9.	December 6, 2001	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria	Ghana	1 – 1	1 – 1	Friendly match
10.	February 9, 2005	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria	Burkina Faso	1 – 0	3 – 0	Friendly match
11.	February 9, 2005	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria	Burkina Faso	2 – 0	3 – 0	Friendly match
12.	November 11, 2006	Luynes, Aix-en-Provence, France	Burkina Faso	1 – 2	1 – 2	Friendly match
13.	February 7, 2007	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria	Libya	1 – 1	2 – 1	Friendly match
14.	June 2, 2007	Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde	Cape Verde	2 – 1	2 – 2	2008 African Cup of Nations (qualification)
15.	September 9, 2007	Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia	Gambia	1 – 0	1 – 2	2008 African Cup of Nations (qualification)
16.	September 5, 2008	Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida, Algeria	Senegal	2 – 1	3 – 2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
17.	June 20, 2009	Independence Stadium, Chililabombwe, Zambia	Zambia	2 – 0	0 – 2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
18.	September 6, 2009	Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida, Algeria	Zambia	1 – 0	1 – 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

[edit] Honours

• Winner of Algerian League once in 1999 with MC Alger.
• Winner of DZFoot d'Or twice in 2007 and 2008
• Algerian Ballon d’Or (Ballon d’Or El Haddaf)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Rafik Saïfi at National-Football-Teams.com

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