Ali Radjel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Radjel Cheikh Bachir | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tindouf, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cristo Atlético | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2015 | Almagro | ||
| 2015-2016 | Conquense | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Utenis B | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | Utenis Utena | 14 | (4) |
| 2018 | Atlético Monzón | 11 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Logroñés B | 33 | (20) |
| 2018 | Logroñés | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Numancia B | 47 | (11) |
| 2020–2021 | Numancia | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Logroñés B | 21 | (4) |
| 2022– | Cristo Atlético | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2022 | |||
Ali Radjel Cheikh Bachir (born 18 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Tercera Federación club CD Palencia Cristo Atlético. Born in the Sahrawi refugee camps,[1] he is a naturalised citizen of Spain.[2]
Club career[edit]
Ali Radjel was born in Tindouf, Algeria (within the Sahrawi refugee camps) to a Sahrawi mother and a Mauritanian father, and moved to Spain with his family at the age of nine.[3] In July 2016, he moved to Rayo Vallecano's youth setup after representing UB Conquense.[4]
In 2017, after finishing his formation, Ali Radjel moved to Lithuania and joined a host of Spaniards at FK Utenis Utena. After appearing with the B-team in the I Lyga,[5] he made his first team – and A Lyga – debut on 10 August of that year, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 home draw against FC Stumbras; he scored his first goal on 22 October, in a 3–0 away success over the same club.
On 4 November 2017, Ali Radjel scored a brace in a 2–2 draw at FK Atlantas, and finished the season with four goals in 14 appearances. The following February, he returned to Spain and signed for Tercera División side Atlético Monzón.[6]
In July 2018, after featuring regularly, Ali Radjel moved to UD Logroñés, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[3] He made his first team debut on 2 December, playing the last three minutes in a 1–1 Segunda División B home draw against Real Sociedad B.[7]
In June 2019, after scoring a career-best 20 goals for Logroñés' B-side, Ali Radjel moved to another reserve team, CD Numancia B still in the fourth tier. On 18 June of the following year, he made his first team debut by replacing Erik Morán late into a 1–2 home loss against Cádiz CF in the Segunda División championship.[8] He made two more appearances at the end of that season as the club suffered relegation, but his involvement did not increase in the 2020-21 Segunda División B campaign, only taking the field once as a late substitute and again being utilised mainly by Numancia B.
After a season back with UD Logroñés, appearing exclusively for their reserves in the new fourth tier – the Segunda Federación – he signed for CD Palencia Cristo Atlético, of the same level, in June 2022.[9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ali Radjel ha sido el primer futbolista saharaui que debutó en el fútbol profesional español".
- ^ "Ali Radjel Cheikh Bachir". CD Palencia Cristo Atlético.
- ^ a b "Del Sáhara a la UDL: la curiosa historia de Ali Radjel" [From the Sahara to UDL: the curious history of Ali Radjel] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "El valdepeñero Ali, al Rayo" [The valdepeñero Ali, to Rayo] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Ciudad Real. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Ali Radjel" (in Lithuanian). Pirma Lyga. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Atlético Monzón, firma Radjel Cheikh" [OFFICIAL: Atlético Monzón, Radjel Cheikh signs] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "1–1: El Sanse suma un punto en Las Gaunas" [1–1: Sanse gets a point at the Las Gaunas] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "El Cádiz recupera el liderato en Soria con un jugador menos" [Cádiz recover the leadership in Soria with one man down] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Ali Radjel | Extremo. Primer fichaje para la temporada 22/23" [Ali Radjel | Winger. First signing for the 22/23 season] (in Spanish). CD Palencia Cristo Atlético. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Ali Radjel, primer fichaje del Palencia Cristo" [Ali Radjel, first signing of Palencia Cristo] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
External links[edit]
- Ali Radjel at BDFutbol
- Ali Radjel at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Ali Radjel at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Tindouf Province
- Immigrants to Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Spanish people of Mauritanian descent
- Sportspeople of Mauritanian descent
- Spanish people of African descent
- People of Sahrawi descent
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- FK Utenis Utena players
- UD Logroñés B players
- UD Logroñés players
- CD Numancia B players
- CD Numancia players
- A Lyga players
- Tercera División players
- Segunda División B players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda Federación players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania
- Sahrawi sportsmen
- Sahrawi expatriates in Algeria
- Naturalised association football players