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Ismaïl Abdelfetah Belkacemi (Arabic: إسماعيل عبد الفتاح بلقاسمي; born 24 June 1993) is an Algerian footballer who plays for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Club career
In 2015, Belkacemi signed a two-year contract with MO Béjaïa.
In 2018, He signed a two-year contract with CS Constantine.
USM Alger
On September 16, 2020, Ismaïl Belkacemi joined USM Alger for three seasons. Belkacemi made his debut for the team in the Super Cup final as a starter in a loss against CR Belouizdad. On January 16, 2021, Belkacemi scored his first goal against RC Relizane, after which he scored a braces in four matches. Belkacemi finished the Ligue 1 scorers’ rankings in third place behind Amir Sayoud and Billel Messaoudi. In September 2022, Belkacemi returned to the field after being absent for several weeks due to injury, more than beneficial return for the Usmists who will be able to count on the services of their adventurer, who they sorely missed at the start of the season. On June 3, 2023, Belkacemi won the first title in his football career by winning the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup after defeating Young Africans of Tanzania. On August 16, 2023, Belkacemi renewed his contract for two seasons until 2025 along with nine other players.
On 15 September 2023, Belkacemi won the CAF Super Cup title after winning against Al Ahly, it is the second African title with USM Alger in three months. On May 6, 2024, Belkacemi scored a brace against JS Kabylie in a match that ended in a 2–2 draw. Four days later, Belkacemi scored another brace against MC El Bayadh, where he led USM Alger to a difficult victory with a score of 2–1. On June 11, 2024, Belkacemi scored a hat-trick against US Souf. On June 14, 2024, Ismaïl Belkacemi won the title of top scorer in the Ligue 1 with 14 goals shared with Youcef Belaïli. Ismaïl Belkacemi said that after a difficult season, he finished with the top scorer title despite his absence from several matches due to injuries. Belkacemi talk about his future that he has contacts with many Algerian and foreign clubs, but in the absence of important offers from abroad, Belkacemi said that he will not leave USM Alger.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| USMM Hadjout | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | 25 | 12 | |||
| MO Béjaïa | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | 24 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 14 | |||
| Total | 71 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 20 | ||
| CS Constantine | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 12 |
| 2019–20 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | |||
| Total | 48 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 19 | ||
| USM Alger | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 41 | 17 | ||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | 25 | 8 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 38 | 17 | |||
| Total | 106 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 137 | 45 | ||
| Career total | 250 | 84 | 17 | 6 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 316 | 94 | ||
Honours
USM Alger
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2022–23
- CAF Super Cup: 2023
Individual
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top scorer: 2023–24