Midfield - Central Midfield ·Morocco France
Houssine Kharja
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Market value
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Central Midfield Midfield
At a glance
Career snapshot
12Clubs played for
01/02Debut season
0.09Goals per match
Ternana CalcioTop club · 127 apps
Career highs
€5.50mPeak value · 2009
€5.20mTop transfer fee · 09/10
6Best season · 08/09
84 / 13Caps / int'l goals
345Appearances
32Goals
16Assists
37Yellow cards
1Red cards
103Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Houssine Kharja |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1982-11-09 (43 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Poissy, Morocco |
| Citizenship | Morocco France |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2016-07-01 |
| Contract expires | - |
| Agent | Giuseppe Galli |
Jul 2016
Transfer: Steaua Bucharest → Retired
16/17 · Transfer
Nov 2015
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Sep 2015
Transfer: Without Club → Steaua Bucharest
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 - Steaua Bucharest
11 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: FC Sochaux → Without Club
15/16 · Transfer
Oct 2014
Transfer: Without Club → FC Sochaux
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard B, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
25 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Al-Arabi SC → Without Club
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: Fiorentina → Al-Arabi SC
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 - Al-Arabi SC
19 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2012
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Nov 2011
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Aug 2011
Transfer: Genoa → Fiorentina
11/12 · Transfer · €2.50m
Jul 2011
11/12 - ACF Fiorentina
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2011
Transfer: Inter → Genoa
10/11 · Return from loan
Jan 2011
Transfer: Genoa → Inter
10/11 · Loan
Oct 2010
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2010
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 - Inter Milan, Genoa CFC
34 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2009
Injury: unknown
27 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 - Genoa CFC, Genoa U19
12 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: AC Siena → Genoa
09/10 · Transfer · €5.20m
Jul 2008
08/09 - AC Siena
38 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Piacenza → AC Siena
08/09 · Transfer · €1.20m
Jun 2008
Transfer: AC Siena → Piacenza
07/08 · Return from loan
Jan 2008
Transfer: Piacenza → AC Siena
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 - Piacenza FC, AC Siena
33 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2007
Transfer: Ternana → Piacenza
06/07 · Transfer
Jun 2006
Transfer: AS Roma → Ternana
05/06 · Return from loan
Jul 2005
05/06 - AS Roma
25 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Ternana → AS Roma
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 - Ternana Calcio
35 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 - Ternana Calcio
36 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 - Ternana Calcio
33 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 - Ternana Calcio
23 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
Transfer: Sporting CP → Ternana
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2000
Transfer: GFCO Ajaccio → Sporting CP
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Paris SG U19 → GFCO Ajaccio
99/00 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Steaua Bucharest
0.0%
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
17.6%
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard B
0.0%
Al-Arabi SC
9.1%
ACF Fiorentina
0.0%
Inter Milan
9.9%
Genoa CFC
4.3%
Genoa U19
1.0%
AC Siena
10.7%
Piacenza FC
6.6%
AS Roma
2.5%
Ternana Calcio
38.3%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steaua Bucharest | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1,629 |
| FC Sochaux-Montbéliard B | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Arabi SC | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 844 |
| ACF Fiorentina | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Inter Milan | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 921 |
| Genoa CFC | 2 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 394 |
| Genoa U19 | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| AC Siena | 2 | 07/08 | 08/09 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 994 |
| Piacenza FC | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 613 |
| AS Roma | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 229 |
| Ternana Calcio | 4 | 01/02 | 04/05 | 127 | 10 | 0 | 3,547 |
Career trajectory, goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Cupa Ligii | Steaua Bucharest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Liga 1 | Steaua Bucharest | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Romanian Cup | Steaua Bucharest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | SuperLiga - Championship group | Steaua Bucharest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | CFA - Grp. B | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Coupe de France | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Ligue 2 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1,629 |
| 12/13 | Stars League | Al-Arabi SC | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 844 |
| 11/12 | Italy Cup | ACF Fiorentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Serie A | ACF Fiorentina | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Champions League | Inter Milan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Italy Cup | Inter Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Italy Cup | Genoa CFC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| 10/11 | Serie A | Inter Milan | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 921 |
| 10/11 | Serie A | Genoa CFC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Europa League | Genoa CFC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
| 09/10 | Europa League Qualifying | Genoa CFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Primavera A | Genoa U19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 09/10 | Serie A | Genoa CFC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 |
| 08/09 | Italy Cup | AC Siena | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 08/09 | Serie A | AC Siena | 36 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 572 |
| 07/08 | Italy Cup | Piacenza FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Serie A | AC Siena | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 340 |
| 07/08 | Serie B | Piacenza FC | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 613 |
| 05/06 | Italy Cup | AS Roma | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Serie A | AS Roma | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 229 |
| 05/06 | UEFA Cup | AS Roma | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Italy Cup | Ternana Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Serie B | Ternana Calcio | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 938 |
| 03/04 | Italy Cup | Ternana Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Serie B | Ternana Calcio | 35 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1,001 |
| 02/03 | Italy Cup | Ternana Calcio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Serie B | Ternana Calcio | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 642 |
| 01/02 | Serie B | Ternana Calcio | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 966 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | Paris SG U19 | GFCO Ajaccio | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | GFCO Ajaccio | Sporting CP | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Sporting CP | Ternana | Transfer | 0 | - |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Ternana | AS Roma | Loan | 500000 | - |
| 05/06 | 2006-06-30 | AS Roma | Ternana | Return from loan | 800000 | - |
| 06/07 | 2007-03-13 | Ternana | Piacenza | Transfer | 800000 | - |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-31 | Piacenza | AC Siena | Loan | 800000 | - |
| 07/08 | 2008-06-30 | AC Siena | Piacenza | Return from loan | 2300000 | - |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Piacenza | AC Siena | Transfer | 2300000 | €1.20m |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | AC Siena | Genoa | Transfer | 4000000 | €5.20m |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-29 | Genoa | Inter | Loan | 3700000 | - |
| 10/11 | 2011-06-30 | Inter | Genoa | Return from loan | 4300000 | - |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-18 | Genoa | Fiorentina | Transfer | 4300000 | €2.50m |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-11 | Fiorentina | Al-Arabi SC | Transfer | 3000000 | - |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Al-Arabi SC | Without Club | Transfer | 1000000 | - |
| 14/15 | 2014-10-10 | Without Club | FC Sochaux | Transfer | 500000 | - |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | FC Sochaux | Without Club | Transfer | 500000 | - |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-18 | Without Club | Steaua Bucharest | Transfer | 500000 | - |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Steaua Bucharest | Retired | Transfer | 0 | - |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2009-10-16 | 2010-03-16 | 152 | 27 |
| 10/11 | muscular problems | 2010-08-18 | 2010-09-10 | 24 | 2 |
| 10/11 | muscular problems | 2010-10-21 | 2010-11-10 | 21 | 4 |
| 11/12 | unknown injury | 2011-11-25 | 2011-12-10 | 16 | 8 |
| 11/12 | unknown injury | 2012-02-06 | 2012-03-06 | 30 | 5 |
| 15/16 | Cruciate ligament surgery | 2015-11-01 | 2016-02-17 | 109 | 10 |
Current-
Peak€5.50m
Low-
Δ since start−€1.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | - |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.70m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53820 | - | 3 | 0 | - | - | former national player |
| Team #34903 | #14 | 3 | 0 | - | - | former national player |
| Team #3575 | #13 | 78 | 13 | - | - | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuele Calaiò | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Serie A | AC Siena | 5 | 36 |
| 07/08 | Serie A | AC Siena | 3 | 15 |
| 03/04 | Serie B | Ternana Calcio | 3 | 35 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Serie A | Inter Milan | 5 | 28 |
| 08/09 | Serie A | AC Siena | 3 | 36 |
| 07/08 | Serie A | AC Siena | 2 | 15 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | 2011-06-30 | Inter | Genoa | Return from loan | - | €4.30m |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-29 | Genoa | Inter | Loan | - | €3.70m |
| 07/08 | 2008-06-30 | AC Siena | Piacenza | Return from loan | - | €2.30m |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-31 | Piacenza | AC Siena | Loan | - | €800k |
| 05/06 | 2006-06-30 | AS Roma | Ternana | Return from loan | - | €800k |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Ternana | AS Roma | Loan | - | €500k |
Teams faced most often by Houssine Kharja's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals, see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Cesena | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 100% |
| US Palermo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0% |
| AC Milan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50% |
| Chievo Verona | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50% |
| Udinese Calcio | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 75% |
| Juventus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 25% |
| SSC Napoli | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 25% |
| Atalanta | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 50% |
| Torino FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 50% |
| Empoli FC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 25% |
| Parma FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 75% |
| Lazio Roma | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 75% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 25 | 1,629 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 12/13 | 19 | 844 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 10/11 | 34 | 1,041 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 09/10 | 12 | 364 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 08/09 | 38 | 654 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 07/08 | 33 | 953 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 05/06 | 25 | 229 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 |
| 04/05 | 35 | 938 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.48 |
| 03/04 | 36 | 1,001 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 02/03 | 33 | 642 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 01/02 | 23 | 966 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Serie A
117 apps
13 G
12 A
Serie B
136 apps
12 G
0 A
Italy Cup
21 apps
2 G
1 A
Stars League
19 apps
2 G
0 A
Ligue 2
22 apps
1 G
1 A
Primavera A
1 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Liga 1
6 apps
0 G
2 A
UEFA Cup
8 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Houssine Kharja
Who is Houssine Kharja?
Houssine Kharja is a Morocco professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Houssine Kharja?
Houssine Kharja is 43 years old. He was born on November 9, 1982 in Poissy.
What position does Houssine Kharja play?
Houssine Kharja plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Houssine Kharja play for?
Houssine Kharja currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Houssine Kharja scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Houssine Kharja has scored 32 goals in 345 appearances.