Antar Yahia
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Antar Yahia

Personal information
Full nameAnthar Yahia
Date of birth21 March 1982(age 28)
Place of birthMulhouse, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 0.8 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubBochum
Number25

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Antar Yahia (born 21 March 1982 in Mulhouse) is a French-born Algerian professional football player who currently plays as a defender for German Bundesliga club VfL Bochum and the Algerian national team.
Yahia was the first footballer to profit from the change in FIFA's rules on international eligibility as he had previously played for the French under-18 side, when he made his debut for the Algeria under-23 side in an Olympic Games qualifier against Ghana in 2004.
Yahia alongside Faouzi Chaouchi is considered to be a national hero by many Algerian's as he was the scorer of the goal that put them into their first World Cup finals since 1986 at the expense of bitter rivals Egypt, he struck in the 40th minute of the play-off by scoring a Marco van Basten-esque goal.

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Algeria must eliminate errors, says captain Yahia - Reuters Africa Tweet this news
Reuters Africa---...- (Reuters) - Algeria must cut out silly mistakes when they face England in their second World Cup Group C match, captain -Antar Yahia- said on Monday. ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:40:12 GMT+00:00
World Cup 2010: Algeria-Slovenia Official Line-Ups - Antar Yahia Starts For ... - Goal.com India Tweet this news
Goal.com India--Algeria centre-back -Antar Yahia- will captain his side against Slovenia in the Group C fixture between the two sides today. ... - Date : Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:26:48 GMT+00:00
Soccer-World-Kadir starts for Algeria, Ghezzal on bench - Reuters Africa Tweet this news
Reuters Africa--The Algerian side was otherwise as expected, with defender -Antar Yahia- taking the captain's armband in place of midfielder Yazid Mansouri, who was dropped ... - Date : Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:02:07 GMT+00:00
World Cup 2010 Predictions: European Sides may Dominate Day 3 - Times News World (blog) Tweet this news
Times News World (blog)---Antar Yahia- and Majid Bougherra would be the key players to watch out for in the Algerian camp. Slovenian team has made a tremendous run in the qualifying ... - Date : Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:43:48 GMT+00:00
Socceroos set for date with destiny - ABC Online Tweet this news
ABC Online--The Algerian camp has been unsettled by the late replacement of skipper Yazid Mansouri - dropped due to poor form - and replaced by defender -Antar Yahia-. ... - Date : Sun, 13 Jun 2010 09:55:26 GMT+00:00
Antar Yahia 'sorry' World Cup will lack Morocco, Tunisia - magharebia.com Tweet this news
magharebia.com--On the brink of the World Cup, Algerian defender -Antar Yahia- is focussed on boosting the Fennecs and ensuring that his country makes up for the absence of ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:33:13 GMT+00:00
Algeria switch captains for Slovenia clash - Reuters Africa Tweet this news
Reuters Africa--Defender -Antar Yahia- will take the captain's armband for the Group C match, to be played in the northeastern South African city of Polokwane. ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:38:27 GMT+00:00
Promoted Yahia rallies Algerian troops - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--MARGATE, South Africa � Algeria's newly designated captain -Antar Yahia- has delivered a rallying cry to his team-mates ahead of their opening World Cup ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:17:39 GMT+00:00
Algeria aim to raise their spirit levels - Times Online Tweet this news
Times Online--“We've got to win this match to allow us to hope for something further down the line,” -Antar Yahia-, the defender and new wearer of the armband, said. ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:41:53 GMT+00:00
2010 FIFA World Cup Group C - india-server.com Tweet this news
india-server.com--The success of this team will depend on the likes of star midfielder Karim Ziani, -Antar Yahia-, and a speedy Nadir Belha. Slovenia on their part will look to ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:15:33 GMT+00:00

Youth career
YearsClub
1996-2000Sochaux
2000-2001Internazionale

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
2000-2002Internazionale00
2001-2002Bastia (loan)60
2002-2005Bastia722
2005-2007Nice300
2006-2007Bochum (loan)161
2007-Bochum734

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
1998France U-1610
2000France U-1820
2004Algeria Olympic11
2004-Algeria435

Goal # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 June 2005 Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran (Algeria) ZIM 1-0 2-2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
2 5 June 2007 Camp Nou, Barcelona (Spain) ARG 1-1 3-4 Friendly match
3 20 June 2008 Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida (Algeria) GAM 1-0 1-0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
4 5 September 2008 Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida (Algeria) SEN 3-1 3-2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
5 18 November 2009 Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman (Sudan) EGY 1-0 1-0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)



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