Karim Bridji

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Personal information
Karim Bridji

Date of birth	August 16, 1981 (1981-08-16) (age 26)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Holland
Height	173 cm / 5' 9"
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Heracles Almelo
Number	18
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2005 2005-2006 2006-	Ajax Amsterdam RSC Anderlecht KSC Aalst FC Volendam Helmond Sport Heracles Almelo	0 (0) 0 (0) 15 (2) 65 (9) 38 (12) 19 (2)
National team²
2006 -	Algeria	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 22, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of April 22, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Karim Bridji (born August 16, 1981 in Amsterdam, Holland) is an Algerian football player who is currently playing for Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie.

[edit] International career

Bridji made his debut for the Algerian national team in 2006 when he was called up by Jean-Michel Cavalli for a friendly against Burkina Faso. He also has 7 caps at the Under 21 level, scoring 3 goals. He turned down many call-ups by the Netherlands federation preferring to represent Algeria. He actually featured twice for the Dutch Under 21 team in a friendly.

[edit] Club career

Bridji started his playing career in the at the legendary Ajax Amsterdam Academy where he was captain of the team. He played one season with the senior squad before leaving to join Belgian giants RSC Anderlecht. After spending another season on the bench without any playing time, he joined another Jupiler League squad, KSC Aalst, where he featured 15 times and scored 2 goals. The following season, he returned to his native Holland to join FC Volendam who were playing in the second division, helping them win promotion to the Eredivisie, making 21 appearances and scoring 1 goal along the way. He played two more seasons with FC Volendam before joining another Dutch team, Helmond Sport. He would have a breakout year with them, making 38 appearances and scoring 12 goals. His performance earned him a contract with Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo, where he is currently an important first team player.

v • d • e Heracles Almelo – current squad

1 Pieckenhagen • 2 Boakye • 3 Ouédraogo • 4 Wuytens • 5 Looms • 6 Maas • 7 De Vries • 8 Lakić • 9 Gluščević • 10 Van den Bergh • 11 Everton • 14 Smit • 15 Klavan • 16 Pasveer • 17 Quansah • 18 Bridji • 19 Gonzalo • 20 Michalke • 21 Daelemans • 22 Schilder • 25 Christensen • 35 Breukers • Manager: Brood