Imane Chebel

Imane Chebel (Arabic: إيمان شبال; born 25 March 1995) is a footballer who plays as a defender for A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix. Born in Canada, she plays for the Algeria women's national team.

Imane Chebel

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-03-25) 25 March 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Wellington Phoenix
Number	5
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Concordia Stingers	0	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	BIIK Kazygurt	7	(0)
2021–2022	Fleury	11	(1)
2022–2023	Brest	14	(0)
2023–2024	Arna-Bjørnar	8	(0)
2024	Flamengo	0	(0)
2024–	Wellington Phoenix	0	(0)
International career‡
2018–	Algeria	19[2]	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024

Club career

In July 2021, Chebel joined Division 1 Féminine side Fleury.^[3]

In July 2022, Chebel moved to Division 2 Féminine side Stade Brestois 29 from Fleury.^[4]

On 1 April 2024, Flamengo announced the signing of Chebel from Norwegian Arna-Bjørnar until the end of the season.^[5][6]

In November 2024, Chebel joined New Zealand A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix.^[7]

International career

In March 2018, Chebel got her first call-up to the national senior team by coach Azzedine Chih to participate in the First round of 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Senegal.^[8] On 4 April 2018, she debuted for the national team as a starter against Senegal.^[9] With the team qualifying for the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, She was selected by coach Radia Fertoul to be part of the final squad.^[10] However, she only played in one match.^[1][2] On 20 September 2023, She scored her first international goal in a 2–1 against Uganda as part of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 February 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	2018	7	0
	2019	2	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	2	0
	2022	2	0
	2023	6	2
	2024	0	0
Total		19	2

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chebel goal.

List of international goals scored by Imane Chebel

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 September 2023	FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru, Uganda	Uganda	1–1	2–1	2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	30 November 2023	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria	Burundi	5–1	5–1

References

1. "Player Details: Imane Chebel". Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
2. Imane Chebel at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
3. "Fleury attire l'internationale algérienne Imane Chebel". footeuses.com (in French). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
4. "Stade Brestois (D2F). Des changements dans l'effectif des féminines". ouest-france.fr (in French). 19 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
5. "Bem-vinda, Imane Chebel!". flamengo.com (in Portuguese). Flamengo. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
6. "Brésil : Flamengo annonce la signature de l'algérienne Imane Chebel". africafootunited.com (in French). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
7. "Algeria international joins the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 7 November 2024.
8. "EN Féminine : Les algériennes préparent le Sénégal". dzfoot.com (in French). 27 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
9. "ELIMINATOIRES CAN DAMES 2018: LES ALGERIENNES S'INCLINENT (2-1) FACE AU SENEGAL". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
10. "SELECTION FEMININE : FERTOUL RETIENT 24 JOUEUSES POUR ABIDJAN". faf.dz (in French). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
11. "ÉLIMINATOIRES CAN TOTALENERGIES FÉMININE – MAROC 2024 : OUGANDA – ALGÉRIE (1 – 2), LES VERTES PRENNENT UNE BONNE OPTION". faf.dz (in French). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

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