Ishak Belfodil Biography – Age, Profile, Country, Club

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Ishak Belfodil born 12 January 1992. He is an Algerian footballer who plays as a striker for Werder Bremen, on loan from Standard Liège, and the Algeria national team. A former France youth international, he was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time in August 2012. 
Belfodil began his football career at OSC Elancourt, a club located in the western suburbs of Paris, and spent his formative years at the club. He later joined nearby club Trappes FC. While at Trappes, Ishak passed the entrance tests required to attend the Clairefontaine academy, but was not selected following failure of the final test. As a result, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain spending only a year at the Camp des Loges, the club’s training center. He attributed only one year there primarily due to not focusing on his studies and not receiving enough playing time with his youth section. In 2004, he joined AC Boulogne Billencourt, a sports club that also trained international players Hatem Ben Arfa and Issiar Dia. In 2007, Belfodil secured a move to Ligue 2 club Clermont Foot.
Ishak have played for some clubs such as Lyon, Parma, Inter, Baniyas.
Looking at his international career profile, Belfodil is eligible for both France and Algeria. As a youth, he considered Algeria as he was ineligible to represent France as he had not received a passport. Ishak asked his father to inform Algeria of his intention to play for them; however, his inquiries went unnoticed. Following his move to Lyon, the Algerian Football Federation sent an invitation, but Belfodil informed them that it was too late. In 2009, He was awarded his French passport and was subsequently called up to the under-17 team to participate in the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. He appeared in all three of the team’s matches as they suffered group stage elimination.