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Biography
Sofiane Hanitser (born November 20, 1984 in Hassi Mefsoukh) is an Algerian football player. He is currently playing for USM El Harrach in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Club career
During the 2009–10 Algerian Championnat National, Hanitser finished as the second top scorer of the league with 16 goals in 32 games, one goal less than MC Alger's Hadj Bouguèche.
International career
Hanitser was a member of the Algerian Under-23 National Team at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games in Saudi Arabia. In the opening game against Palestine, he scored two goals as Algeria went on to win the game 3-0. He played in Algeria's remaining games at the competition but did not score. Hanitser was also a member of the team at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeria, Spain. In the opening game, he scored two goals against Tunisia, with the game ending 2-2 and Algeria winning the penalty shoot-out 5-4.
On June 4, 2006, Hanitser made his debut for the Algerian National Team in a friendly against Sudan. Hanitser started the game on the bench and replaced Lazhar Hadj Aïssa in the 76th minute as Algeria went on to win the game 1-0.