Youssef Sofiane (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Youssef Sofiane (Arabic: ) (born July 8, 1984 in Villefranche-sur-Saone) is a French football player of Algerian origin who is currently playing for MC Algiers in Algeria. He has played in England, the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Germany. Sofiane began his footballing career in August 2000 as a trainee at AJ Auxerre. He joined West Ham United in June 2002, when he was signed by manager Glenn Roeder on a free transfer as back-up to the club's strikers. Opportunities were rare however and he made only two appearances for West Ham, as a substitute in a 2-1 away win against Preston, and in a 3-1 win over Rushden in the first round of the League Cup, both in August 2003.