Salah Assad: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Salah Assad: profile

Salah Assad (born 13 March 1958 in Larbaâ Nath Irathen, Algeria) is a retired Algerian footballer who played as a forward.

Assad's senior club career began in 1975 at RC Kouba. He played for 4 clubs in 2 countries between 1975 and 1989. His most appearances came at FC Mulhouse (1982–1983), where he made 26 appearances and scored 13 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 35 appearances and 14 goals.

At international level, Assad represented Algeria (1978–1989), earning 68 caps and scoring 18 goals. Our match database lists 5 of his international goals; the first came against Egypt on 19 March 1980 (Africa Cup of Nations).

Key facts

Senior international debut: 1978 (aged about 20)
First international goal: 1980 – aged 22 (match)
Club career: 1975–1989 (15 seasons)
Countries played in: 2: Algeria and France
Club goals per game: 0.40 (14 in 35)
Shares a birthday with: Anicet Andrianantenaina, Mimoun Mahi and Ahmed Touba (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
1975–1982	RC Kouba	Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2	–	–
1982–1983	FC Mulhouse	Championnat National 1	26	13
1983–1984	Paris Saint-Germain FC	Ligue 1	9	1
1984–1986	FC Mulhouse	Championnat National 1	–	–
1987–1989	RC Kouba	Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2	–	–
1989	JSM Chéraga	Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2	–	–
	Total		35	14

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
1978–1989	Algeria	Senior	68	18

International goals (5)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	19 Mar 1980	Algeria 2–2 Egypt	55 (pen)	Africa Cup of Nations
2	10 Mar 1982	Algeria 2–1 Nigeria	65	Africa Cup of Nations
3	16 Mar 1982	Algeria 2–3 Ghana	62	Africa Cup of Nations
4	24 Jun 1982	Algeria 3–2 Chile	7	FIFA World Cup
5	24 Jun 1982	Algeria 3–2 Chile	31	FIFA World Cup