Zahir Zerdab

Zahir Zerdab (زهير زرداب; born 9 January 1982) is a former professional footballer who now plays as an amateur midfielder for US Camon. Born in France, he played for Algeria national team.

Club career
Zerdab started his career with ASM Rivery, moving to US Camon at the age of nine, where he would spend the next ten years. He gradually progressed from the regional leagues to the professional level, moving to US Roye-Noyon and AS Beauvais Oise before signing a professional contract with Stade de Reims in Ligue 2 and then for S.V. Zulte Waregem in the Belgian Pro League. In 2009 he had an offer from Algeria and joined JSM Béjaïa.

On 16 June 2011, Zerdab announced that he would be leaving JSM Béjaïa and joining Championnat National side FC Rouen at the end of the 2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 season. With Rouen promoted on the field in toe Ligue 2, but demoted administratively, Zerdab returned to Algeria with first CS Constantine and then MO Béjaïa, where he was runner up in the 2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and scored the only goal in the 2015 Algerian Cup final. Success with MO Béjaïa secured a move to MC Alger for the 2016–17 season.

After finishing his professional career in Algeria, Zerdab moved back to France where he re-joined US Camon for four seasons in the regional divisions, before spending a season in Championnat National 3 with AC Amiens. He returned to US Camon in the summer of 2023 at the age of 41, scoring the only goal as the club beat Championnat National 2 opposition in the fifth round of the 2023–24 Coupe de France.

International career
On 8 October 2010, Zerdab made his debut for the Algerian A' National Team in a friendly against Mali. He started the game and was subbed off by Moustapha Djallit.