# Abdelhafid Tasfaout

Abdelhafid Tasfaout (Arabic: عبد الحفيظ تاسفاوت; born 11 February 1969) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the captain of the Algeria national team for five years.

## Career

Tasfaout suffered a life-threatening head injury during the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali after he clashed with Boubacar Diarra of Mali. An ambulance was driven onto the pitch to give assistance and at the time many of his teammates feared he had been killed. However, he made a complete recovery and it was confirmed that he suffered a broken nose and a swallowed tongue.
Tasfaout is the Algeria national team's all-time second best scorer just behind Islam Slimani. He played 80 matches and scored 36 goals.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | Qatar Stars League | Qatar Stars League | Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup | Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup | Qatar Cup | Qatar Cup | Qatar Emir Cup | Qatar Emir Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Al-Rayyan | 2002–03 Qatar Stars League | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 |
| Career total | Career total | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 |

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Algeria | 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| Algeria | 1991 | 4 | 2 |
| Algeria | 1992 | 3 | 2 |
| Algeria | 1993 | 13 | 8 |
| Algeria | 1994 | 4 | 1 |
| Algeria | 1995 | 5 | 3 |
| Algeria | 1996 | 5 | 2 |
| Algeria | 1997 | 8 | 5 |
| Algeria | 1998 | 8 | 3 |
| Algeria | 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| Algeria | 2000 | 10 | 5 |
| Algeria | 2001 | 13 | 3 |
| Algeria | 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 80 | 36 |
    Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tasfaout goal.
List of international goals scored by Abdelhafid Tasfaout :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 16 December 1991 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Senegal | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 December 1991 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Senegal | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 9 October 1992 | Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria | Burundi | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1994 FIFA WC qualification |
| 4 | 9 October 1992 | Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria | Burundi | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1994 FIFA WC qualification |
| 5 | 24 January 1993 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1994 CAN qualification |
| 6 | 16 April 1993 | Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria | Ivory Coast | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1994 FIFA WC qualification |
| 7 | 23 April 1993 | Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria | Togo | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1994 CAN qualification |
| 8 | 23 April 1993 | Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria | Togo | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1994 CAN qualification |
| 9 | 3 July 1993 | Lagos National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria | Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1994 FIFA WC qualification |
| 10 | 25 July 1993 | Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria | Senegal | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1994 CAN qualification |
| 11 | 25 July 1993 | Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria | Senegal | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1994 CAN qualification |
| 12 | 25 July 1993 | Stade Akid Lotfi, Tlemcen, Algeria | Senegal | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1994 CAN qualification |
| 13 | 12 November 1994 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | Uganda | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1996 CAN qualification |
| 14 | 7 April 1995 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1996 CAN qualification |
| 15 | 7 April 1995 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Ethiopia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1996 CAN qualification |
| 16 | 2 June 1995 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Uganda | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1996 CAN qualification |
| 17 | 25 May 1996 | Sultan Qaboos Stadium, Muscat, Oman | Oman | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 18 | 14 June 1996 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Kenya | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1998 FIFA WC qualification |
| 19 | 12 January 1997 | Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | Lebanon | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 20 | 23 February 1997 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin | Benin | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1998 CAN qualification |
| 21 | 31 May 1997 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia | Tunisia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 22 | 26 July 1997 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Benin | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1998 CAN qualification |
| 23 | 24 December 1997 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Egypt | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 24 | 2 August 1998 | June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya | Libya | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2000 CAN qualification |
| 25 | 2 August 1998 | June 11 Stadium, Tripoli, Libya | Libya | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2000 CAN qualification |
| 26 | 14 August 1998 | May 19 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria | Libya | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2000 CAN qualification |
| 27 | 29 January 2000 | Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | Gabon | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2000 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 28 | 6 February 2000 | Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | Cameroon | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2000 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 29 | 3 September 2000 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Burkina Faso | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2002 CAN qualification |
| 30 | 8 October 2000 | Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola | Angola | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2002 CAN qualification |
| 31 | 8 October 2000 | Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda, Angola | Angola | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2002 CAN qualification |
| 32 | 12 January 2001 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Burundi | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2002 CAN qualification |
| 33 | 11 March 2001 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Egypt | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2002 FIFA WC qualification |
| 34 | 4 May 2001 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Morocco | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2002 FIFA WC qualification |
| 35 | 14 January 2002 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Benin | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 36 | 14 January 2002 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, Algeria | Benin | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

MC Oran
* Algerian Championship: 1991–92, 1992–93
Auxerre
* French Division 1: 1995–96
* Coupe de France: 1995–96
Guingamp
* Coupe de France: runner-up 1996–97
Algeria
* Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1991
Individual
* Best Algerian player in 1992, 1993 and 1994
* Best goalscorer of the Algerian Championship in 1992 and 1993 with 17 goals