# Farouk Belkaïd

Farouk Belkaïd (Arabic: فاروق بلقايد; born 14 November 1977) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or as a defender.

## Club career

Belkaïd was born in Bordj Menaïel. In 1998, he joined JS Kabylie from JS Bordj Ménaïel. During his time with the club, he won the CAF Cup three times in a row from 2000 to 2002 and also won the league title in 2004.
In 2003, Belkaïd went on trial with French club AJ Auxerre but was not signed by manager Guy Roux.

## International career

Belkaïd received his first call-up to the Algeria national team on 8 December 2000 for a friendly against Romania in Annaba, Algeria. He played the entire game, with the score ending 3–2 in favour of the visitors.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| JS Kabylie | 1998–99 | National 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| JS Kabylie | 1999–2000 | National 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| JS Kabylie | 2000–01 | National 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 |
| JS Kabylie | 2001–02 | National 1 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 6 |
| JS Kabylie | 2002–03 | National 1 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 9 |
| JS Kabylie | 2003–04 | National 1 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| JS Kabylie | 2004–05 | National 1 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| JS Kabylie | Total | Total | 143 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 3 | — | — | 169 | 29 |
| USM Alger | 2005–06 | National 1 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| MC Alger | 2006–07 | National 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| MC Alger | 2007–08 | National 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| MC Alger | Total | Total | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 2 |
| ES Sétif | 2008–09 | National 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| ES Sétif | 2009–10 | National 1 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 |
| ES Sétif | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| ES Sétif | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| ES Sétif | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 |
| ES Sétif | Total | Total | 115 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 161 | 1 |
| USM Bel Abbès | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| JSM Béjaïa | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 364 | 27 | 35 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 456 | 34 |
* ↑ Includes the Algerian Cup
* 1 2 3 4 All appearance(s) in CAF Cup
* 1 2 All appearance(s) in Champions League
* 1 2 3 4 All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
* ↑ one appearance and one goal in Algerian Super Cup, four appearances in Arab Champions League
* ↑ All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
* ↑ All appearance(s) in Arab Champions League
* ↑ four appearances in CAF Champions League, eight appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
* ↑ three appearances in CAF Champions League, one appearance in CAF Confederation Cup

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Algeria | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| Algeria | 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| Algeria | 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| Algeria | 2003 | 5 | 1 |
| Algeria | 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| Algeria | 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 20 | 1 |
Farouk Belkaïd: International goals :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 24 April 2003 | Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France | Madagascar | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |

## Honours

JS Kabylie
* CAF Cup: 2000, 2001, 2002
* Algerian Championnat National: 2003–04
MC Alger
* Algerian Cup: 2007
* Algerian Super Cup: 2006, 2007
ES Sétif
* Algerian Championnat National: 2008–09, 2011–12
* Algerian Cup: 2010, 2012
* North African Cup of Champions: 2009
* North African Super Cup: 2010
* North African Cup Winners Cup: 2010
Individual
* DZFoot d'Or: 2002