# 2022–23 Paradou AC season

The 2022–23 season was Paradou AC's 8th season and the club's 6th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, Paradou AC participated in the Algerian Cup.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 February 2023. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Position | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Hady Sahnoun | (2002-01-05)5 January 2002 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 14 | GK | Kheireddine Boussouf | (1987-12-07)7 December 1987 (aged 35) | AS Ain M'lila |
| 23 | GK | Toufik Moussaoui | (1991-04-20)20 April 1991 (aged 31) | OC Khouribga |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | RB | Mohamed Réda Hamidi | (2001-06-08)8 June 2001 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 4 | RB | Kheir Eddine Ali Haïmoud | (1999-06-12)12 June 1999 (aged 21) | NA Hussein Dey |
| 5 | CB | Youcef Douar | (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 25) | Youth system |
| 6 | CB | Hocine Dehiri | (2000-09-16)16 September 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 8 | RB | Walid Sebai | (1998-07-30)30 July 1998 (aged 24) | JS Tixeraïne |
| 22 | LB | Abdellah Bendouma | (2001-10-07)7 October 2001 (aged 21) | USM Bel Abbès |
| 24 | CB | Sid Ali Kherbouche | (2000-04-09)9 April 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 25 | CB | Idir Mokeddem | (1994-06-05)5 June 1994 (aged 27) | JS Saoura |
| 35 | CB | Abdeldjalil Mancer | (2002-03-16)16 March 2002 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 3 | MF | Nour El Islam Melikchi | (1996-07-23)23 July 1996 (aged 26) | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| 9 | MF | Abdelhek Belmaziz | (2001-07-12)12 July 2001 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 10 | MF | Mohamed Boukerma | (2001-08-05)5 August 2001 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 16 | MF | Yassine Beldjilali | (2000-01-22)22 January 2000 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 17 | MF | Houcine Aoued | (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 23) | RC Relizane |
| 18 | MF | Abdeldjalil Tahri | (1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| 20 | MF | Abderrahmane Berkoun | (2000-03-13)13 March 2000 (aged 22) | RC Arbaâ |
| 26 | MF | Taha Yassine Tahar | (2000-09-23)23 September 2000 (aged 22) | RC Relizane |
| 78 | MF | Yassine Titraoui | (2003-07-26)26 July 2003 (aged 19) | Youth system |
| Forwards ||||||
| 11 | FW | Aymen Zakaria Sais | (2001-03-12)12 March 2001 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 12 | FW | Hicham Messiad | (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 15 | FW | Chouaib Boulkaboul | (2001-04-03)3 April 2001 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 19 | FW | Merouane Zerrouki | (2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 21 | FW | Aymene Boualleg | (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 27 | FW | Djaber Kaassis | (1999-05-03)3 May 1999 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 31 | FW | Adel Belkacem Bouzida | (2002-02-28)28 February 2002 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 77 | FW | Adil Boulbina | (2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 19) | Youth system |

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 11 July 2022 | LB | Abdellah Bendouma | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer | |
| 12 July 2022 | MF | Taha Yassine Tahar | RC Relizane | Loan return | |
| 28 July 2022 | MF | Abderrahmane Berkoune | RC Arbaâ | Loan return | - |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 31 January 2023 | GK | Toufik Moussaoui | OC Khouribga | Free transfer |
| 4 February 2023 | CB | Idir Mokeddem | JS Saoura | Free transfer |
| 4 February 2023 | FW | Walid Sbia | Unattached | Free transfer |

### Out
#### Summer

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 29 June 2022 | MF | Tayeb Hamoudi | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2022 | RB | Aimen Bouguerra | CR Belouizdad | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2022 | FW | Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali | Charleroi | Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2022 | FW | Zerroug Boucif | ES Sétif | Loan |
| 28 July 2022 | FW | Ghiles Guenaoui | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 28 July 2022 | FW | Riad Benayad | ES Tunis | Undisclosed |
| 31 July 2022 | FW | Yousri Bouzok | Raja CA | Undisclosed |
| 8 August 2022 | LB | Hamza Mouali | Stade Lavallois | Loan |
| 8 August 2022 | CB | Islem Chebbour | ES Sétif | Free transfer |
| 15 August 2022 | CB | Chaouki Benleguemari | NRB Teleghma | Free transfer |
| 22 August 2022 | GK | Abderrahmane Medjadel | JS Kabylie | 5,0000,000 DA |
| 20 September 2022 | MF | Allan Okello | KCCA FC | Loan |

#### Winter

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 31 January 2023 | FW | Adem Redjem | Paradou AC | Undisclosed | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Ligue 1 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 036.67 | — | 9th | 27 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 |
| Algerian Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 050.00 | Round of 64 | Quarter-finals | 20 December 2022 | 12 May 2023 |
| Total | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 038.24 |
Updated to match played 15 July 2023 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | ASO Chlef | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 42 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup |
| 8 | USM Khenchela | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 42 | |
| 9 | Paradou AC | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 41 | |
| 10 | MC Oran | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 41 | |
| 11 | USM Alger | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup |
* ↑ ASO Chlef qualified for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup by winning the 2022–23 Algerian Cup.
* ↑ USMA Alger qualified for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup as the title holders.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 July 2023. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022.

### Algerian Cup
## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Mohamed Hady Sahnoun | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | ALG | Kheireddine Boussouf | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ALG | Toufik Moussaoui | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Mohamed Réda Hamidi | 28 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Kheir Eddine Ali Haïmoud | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Youcef Douar | 27 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ALG | Hocine Dehiri | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | ALG | Walid Sebai | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Chouaib Boulkaboul | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Abdellah Bendouma | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ALG | Sid Ali Kherbouche | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Idir Mokeddem | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ALG | Abdeldjalil Mancer | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 3 | MF | ALG | Nour El Islam Melikchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ALG | Abdelhek Belmaziz | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Boukerma | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ALG | Yassine Beldjilali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Abdeldjalil Tahri | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ALG | Abderrahmane Berkoune | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | ALG | Taha Yassine Tahar | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ALG | Moncef Bisker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | ALG | Abdelghani Laallam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | ALG | Zakaria Boukebal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | MF | ALG | Yassine Titraoui | 29 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 87 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Saadi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 11 | FW | ALG | Aymen Zakaria Sais | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ALG | Hicham Messiad | 19 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Houcine Aoued | 15 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ALG | Merouane Zerrouki | 29 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Aymene Boualleg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ALG | Djaber Kaassis | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ALG | Adel Belkacem Bouzida | 20 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | FW | ALG | Adil Boulbina | 27 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | ALG | Mustapha Soukkou | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | FW | ALG | Ben Ahmed Kohili | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 8 | FW | ALG | Adem Redjem | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 15 July 2023 Source: soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

    As of 15 July 2023
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | AC | TOTAL |
| 31 | | Adel Belkacem Bouzida | FW | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 19 | | Merouane Zerrouki | FW | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | | Houcine Aoued | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 77 | | Adil Boulbina | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | | Youcef Douar | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 78 | | Yacine Titraoui | MF | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | | Hicham Messiad | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 88 | | Mustapha Soukkou | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | | Mohamed Réda Hamidi | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 98 | | Ben Ahmed Kohili | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | | Sid Ali Kherbouche | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | | Abderrahmane Berkoune | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | | Idir Mokeddem | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | Mohamed Boukerma | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | | Abdellah Bendouma | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 35 | 6 | 41 |