# 2020–21 Paradou AC season

In the 2020–21 season, Paradou AC is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 6th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 November 2020. 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 | Mokhtar Ferrahi | (1996-01-24)24 January 1996 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| 14 | GK | Kheireddine Boussouf | (1987-12-07)7 December 1987 (aged 33) | AS Ain M'lila |
| 16 | GK | Omar Hadji | (1991-11-09)9 November 1991 (aged 29) | AS Ain M'lila |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | LB | Abdelhak Elardja | (1998-09-04)4 September 1998 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 5 | CB | Youcef Douar | (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 13 | LB | Juba Chirani | (1998-01-04)4 January 1998 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 20 | LB | Hamza Mouali | (1998-01-16)16 January 1998 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 21 | RB | Islam Arous | (1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 24) | MC Alger Loan return |
| 22 | CB | Tarek Bouabta | (1991-07-21)21 July 1991 (aged 29) | JSM Bejaia |
| 24 | CB | Islem Chebbour | (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 24) | HB Chelghoum Laïd |
| 25 | RB | Aimen Bouguerra | (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 45 | CB | Hocine Dehiri | (2000-09-16)16 September 2000 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 58 | RB | Mohamed Réda Hamidi | (2001-06-08)8 June 2001 (aged 19) | Youth system |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 4 | DM | Tayeb Hamoudi | (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 25) | US Biskra |
| 15 | DM | Zakaria Messibah | (1995-10-16)16 October 1995 (aged 25) | Youth system |
| 17 | DM | Abderrezak Kibboua | (1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 18 | DM | Abdeldjalil Tahri | (1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 19 | | Mohamed Fenniri | (1998-01-20)20 January 1998 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 39 | AM | Mohamed Boukerma | (2001-08-05)5 August 2001 (aged 19) | Youth system |
| 42 | CM | Abdelkahar Kadri | (2000-06-24)24 June 2000 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 48 | CM | Adem Zorgane | (2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 49 | AM | Abderrahmane Berkoune | (2000-03-13)13 March 2000 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| Forwards ||||||
| 6 | | Abdelkader Ghorab | (1998-02-28)28 February 1998 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 7 | | Sid Ali Mebarki | (1998-07-13)13 July 1998 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 8 | ST | Allan Okello | (2000-07-04)4 July 2000 (aged 20) | Kampala Capital City |
| 9 | ST | Riad Benayad | (1998-11-02)2 November 1998 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 10 | ST | Oussama Kismoun | (1996-02-19)19 February 1996 (aged 24) | Unattached |
| 11 | LW | Ghiles Guenaoui | (1998-08-02)2 August 1998 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 23 | RW | Adem Redjem | (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 24) | CS Constantine |
| 26 | RW | Yousri Bouzok | (1996-08-18)18 August 1996 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| 27 | LW | Djaber Kaassis | (1999-05-03)3 May 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 35 | ST | Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali | (2000-04-17)17 April 2000 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 41 | RW | Hicham Messiad | (1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 99 | ST | Merouane Zerrouki | (2001-01-25)25 January 2001 (aged 19) | Youth system |

## 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 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 53 | +0 | 034.21 | — | 11st | 27 November 2020 | 24 August 2021 |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | 30 April 2021 | 30 April 2021 |
| Total | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 53 | +0 | 033.33 |
Updated to match played 24 August 2021 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | NC Magra | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 52 |
| 10 | Olympique de Médéa | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 51 |
| 11 | Paradou AC | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 50 |
| 12 | NA Hussein Dey | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 47 |
| 13 | RC Relizane | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 47 |
* ↑ On May 16, 2021 after the participation of a penalized player Younes Koulkheir with RC Relizane against ES Sétif. RC Relizane Lost the match 3–0 and deducted 4 points.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 August 2021. 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Result | D | D | D | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |

### Matches

On 22 October 2020, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fixtures were announced.

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Mokhtar Ferrahi | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | ALG | Kheireddine Boussouf | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Omar Hadji | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Abdelhak Elardja | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Youcef Douar | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Juba Chirani | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Hamza Mouali | 34 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ALG | Islam Arous | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Tarek Bouabta | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Islem Chebbour | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Aimen Bouguerra | 32 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Hocine Dehiri | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ALG | Tayeb Hamoudi | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ALG | Hicham Messiad | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ALG | Zakaria Messibah | 27 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ALG | Abdeldjalil Tahri | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Fenniri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ALG | Yousri Bouzok | 23 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ALG | Abdelkahar Kadri | 30 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | ALG | Adem Zorgane | 28 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Nour El Islam Melikchi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 6 | FW | ALG | Abdelkader Ghorab | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Sid Ali Mebarki | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | UGA | Allan Okello | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Riad Benayad | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Oussama Kismoun | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Ghiles Guenaoui | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ALG | Abderrezak Kibboua | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ALG | Adem Redjem | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ALG | Djaber Kaassis | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ALG | Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali | 35 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | ALG | Merouane Zerrouki | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Aymen Zakarya Sais | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | FW | ALG | Yacine Titraoui | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Zerroug Boucif | 24 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
Last updated: 24 August 2021 Source: fr.soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | LC | TOTAL |
| 35 | | Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali | FW | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| | | Zerroug Boucif | FW | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | | Zakaria Messibah | MF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | | Yousri Bouzok | MF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | | Hamza Mouali | DF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 99 | | Merouane Zerrouki | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 42 | | Abdelkahar Kadri | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 48 | | Adem Zorgane | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | | Allan Okello | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | Riad Benayad | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | | Ghiles Guenaoui | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | | Aimen Bouguerra | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | | Oussama Kismoun | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 78 | | Yacine Titraoui | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | | Tarek Bouabta | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 53 | 0 | 53 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 30 June 2020 | DM | Taher Benkhelifa | USM Alger | Loan Return |
| 31 July 2020 | FW | Zakaria Naidji | Gil Vicente | Loan Return |
| 10 September 2020 | GK | Omar Hadji | AS Ain M'lila | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 7 September 2020 | GK | Toufik Moussaoui | CR Belouizdad | 14,000,000 DA |
| 19 September 2020 | DM | Taher Benkhelifa | USM Alger | Undisclosed |
| 29 September 2020 | CB | Mustapha Bouchina | USM Alger | 11,000,000 DA |
| 29 November 2020 | DF | Sabri Cheraitia | CS Sfaxien | Loan for one year |
| 29 November 2020 | FW | Zakaria Mansouri | CS Sfaxien | Loan for one year |
| 31 January 2021 | RB | Haithem Loucif | USM Alger | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2021 | ST | Zakaria Naidji | USM Alger | Loan for six months |