Ali Sami Yachir

Ali Sami Yachir (born January 2, 1985) is an Algerian football player who plays for ASO Chlef in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.

Early life
Yachir was born in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. His father Djafar was born in Ouadhia and his mother Zahia in Hussein-Dey, French Algeria.

The family settled in France, in the Seine-Maritime department, around 1990. Yachir acquired French nationality on 14 May 1996, through the collective effect connected to the reinstatement of his parents in French nationality.

Club career
In September 2013, a video of a miss by Yachir in a league match against CR Belouizdad went viral. The striker failed to score into an empty net after the goalkeeper had tripped over the ball.

Honours

 * MC Alger
 * Algerian Cup: 2014
 * Algerian Super Cup: 2014