Biography
Who is Antar Yahia?
Early life and background
Antar Yahia was born on March 21, 1982, in Mulhouse, Algeria, to parents Fatima Zohra and Boussaha Yahia. His parents originated from Sedrata in the Aurès region of eastern Algeria and moved to France before briefly returning to Algeria during his childhood.
Antar was introduced to football at the age of ten when he visited his older brothers who played the game. He joined the youth team of Racing Club de Belfort before moving to the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard training centre at age fourteen.
Club career highlights
Antar Yahia started his professional career when Internazionale loaned him to SC Bastia in 2001. He later played for OGC Nice before moving to German Bundesliga side VfL Bochum in 2007, where he became an important player in central defense and earned the Algerian Player of the Year award for 2009.
Over the course of his career, Antar also played for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Germany, Espérance Sportive de Tunis in Tunisia, Platanias in Greece, and Angers SCO in France before ending his playing career.
International career
Antar initially played youth international football for France at the under-16 and under-18 levels. Following a change in FIFA eligibility rules, he switched his national allegiance to represent Algeria and scored on his debut for the under-23 team against Ghana in 2004.
At the senior level, Antar played 53 official games for the Algeria national team and scored six goals. He is widely remembered for scoring the decisive goal against Egypt that qualified Algeria for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he also served as team captain.
Personal life and physical attributes
Antar stands at a height of 185 centimeters. He is a practicing Muslim who observes fasting during the Islamic month of Ramadan and is multilingual, speaking Arabic, French, German, Italian, English, and Spanish fluently.
In his personal life, Antar is married to Karima Ziani, who is the twin sister of fellow French-Algerian football player Karim Ziani. Throughout his professional life, he has balanced his club commitments across multiple countries with his international duties for Algeria.
Birthday and age
Antar Yahia was born on March 21, 1982, which makes Antar 44 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Antar shares the date with 55 other famous people.
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