Salim Kerkar
French footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salim Kerkar | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-08-04) 4 August 1987 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Givors, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burgan SC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gueugnon | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Gueugnon | 48 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | → Calais (loan) | 36 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | Rangers | 18 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Beroe | 46 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Vereya | 30 | (2) |
| 2018 | Burgan SC | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2017 | |||
Salim Kerkar (born 4 August 1987) is a French footballer who plays for Kuwaiti Division One club Burgan SC. Kerkar has previously played for Gueugnon, Calais, Rangers, Charlton Athletic, Beroe Stara Zagora and Vereya.
Club career
On 8 September 2006, Kerkar made his professional debut, starting for FC Gueugnon in a Ligue 2 game against Tours FC.[1] On 5 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Gueugnon.[2]
On 17 August 2010, Kerkar went on trial with Scottish Premier League side Rangers, scoring a goal in a 5–0 friendly over Partick Thistle.[3] On 28 October, Rangers boss Walter Smith announced that Kerkar was no longer a target as his old club FC Gueugnon were demanding up to €360,000 compensation.[4] FC Gueugnon then retracted their demand for compensation and instead opted for a sell-on clause, allowing Kerkar to sign for the Ibrox club.[5] He made his debut as a substitute in the 5–0 win against Motherwell at Fir Park on 30 April 2011.[6] He scored his first goal for Rangers in the Scottish Cup against Arbroath on 8 January 2012, celebrating with a flute playing imitation in the mould of Gazza.
On 18 July 2012, Kerkar went on trial with English Championship side Charlton.[7] He signed for Charlton on 1 August 2012.[8] He was released by Charlton at the end of the 2012–13 season.[9]
After seven months without club, Kerkar signed with Bulgarian side Beroe Stara Zagora on 13 February 2014.
On 20 October 2016, following a trial period, Kerkar signed a one-year contract with the other club from Stara Zagora Vereya.[10]
International career
Kerkar holds both French and Algerian nationalities.[11] In 2014, Algeria's manager Christian Gourcuff announced that he wanted Salim to play for Algeria.
Personal life
Kerkar is the younger brother of former Algerian international footballer Karim Kerkar.
Honours
Rangers
References
- ^ Ligue 2 : FC Gueugnon / Tours FC - 7ème Journée - Feuille de match: Archived 2 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Verts d'Eur. : Premier contrat pro pour S. Kerkar Archived 25 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Transferts : Salim Kerkar à l'essai aux Rangers Archived 25 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rangers' Kerkar move on hold due to compensation claim". Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Salim Kerkar finally completes Rangers move". Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Motherwell 0-5 Rangers". BBC Sport. 30 April 2011.
- ^ "Kerkar links up with Addicks". Sky Sports. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ "Charlton Athletic sign ex-Rangers winger Salim Kerkar". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Wagstaff heads released list". Charlton Athletic. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "Верея подписа със Салим Керкар" (in Bulgarian). fcvereya.bg. 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Salim KERKAR". unfp.org. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
External links
- Salim Kerkar – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Salim Kerkar at Soccerbase
