How does Slimani get to Coritiba? See the Algerian’s career numbers

“It was with this shirt that I was happiest”. the declaration of Slimani is from last year, when the striker returned to the place that most shone in his career, the Sporting, from Portugal. It was his second spell at the club where he reached his peak, with 61 goals in 123 games in total.

It is supported by the best numbers that the 35-year-old Algerian arrives with the mission of being the “number 9” of the Coritiba from now on. With high expectations from the fans, the striker was free on the market and represents the biggest signing of the club’s new SAF, in an attempt to “change the level” in the ball market.

Slimani appeared in two games for the Algerian national team in June. Before, he had not played since April 23, when he entered the field and scored one of the goals for Anderlecht, from Belgium, in the defeat against KV Mechelen, by 3 to 2.

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Start

Islam Slimani was formed in Algerian football itself. He was playing in the fourth division of local football, at Chéraga, when he was discovered at the age of 21 by Belouizdad, where he played 105 games, scored 36 goals and provided 10 assists.

Boom in Portugal

“I feel like a king. When I score a goal, the entire stadium chants my name. I am treated like a king ”, said Slimani in an interview from 2016, where he lived in his prime with Sporting’s shirt. Opportunistic and effective within the area, the striker achieved his best numbers between 2013 and 2016: 61 goals in 123 games, a total of 70 participations in goals, a performance that places him as the sixth highest scorer in the history of the club. There, he was champion of the Super Cup and the Portuguese Cup. Against Porto and Benfica, he found the net 10 times in 16 disputed derbies.

In England

In 2015, the Leicester bought the player from Sporting, paying 30 million euros at the time. However, the passage was discreet, with 13 goals and seven assists in 47 games. Still in England, in 2018 he passed through the newcastlebut played in just four games and did not swing the net.

Latest experiences

Last season, 2022/23, the striker scored two goals and three assists in 18 games for Brest, from France. His last experience was in Anderlecht, from Belgium, with nine goals and an assist in 16 games. Of the last three clubs where he played, he played more for Lyonfrom France, in 2021, with 37 matches, with eight goals and five assists.

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*data collected by the Sofascore website