Full name Sabri Loan Boumelaha Years Team 2007–2009 Basel Height 1.81 m | 0000–2007 Old Boys Role Football player Place of birth Mulhouse, France Name Sabri Boumelaha Current team FC Mulhouse | |
Date of birth (1989-09-21) 21 September 1989 (age 26) | ||
SC Brühl vs SR Delémont / red card Sabri Boumelaha and free kick goal Quoc Trung Nguyen
Sabri Cyrille Boumelaha (born 21 September 1989 in Mulhouse, France) is an Algerian football player who currently plays as a defender for Mulhouse.
Contents
- SC Brhl vs SR Delmont red card Sabri Boumelaha and free kick goal Quoc Trung Nguyen
- Career
- International career
- Personal life
- References
Career
Boumelaha joined FC Basel's U21 team from BSC Old Boys in July 2007 and made 28 appearances in his first season with the club. In the 2008–2009 season, Boumelaha made another 15 appearances for the reserve side before being loaned out to Challenge League side FC Concordia Basel in January for the rest of the season. On 8 March 2009, he made his professional debut for Concordia starting in a 3–1 loss against FC Locarno. He made 8 more appearances for the club before returning to FC Basel at the end of his loan.
International career
Despite being born in France, Boumelaha chose to represent Algeria in international competition. He received his first call-up to the Algerian Under-23 National Team for a training camp in September 2009. The camp was capped off with a friendly against local side CR Belouizdad, a game in which Boumelaha started in. On 14 September 2009, he received his second call up to the team.
Personal life
Boumelaha has two older brothers who are also professional footballers, Virgile Boumelaha and Olivier Boumelaha.