Farid Cheklam is an Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n football player. He currently plays for Najran SC

Najran SC

Najran Sport Club is a Saudi Arabian football team based in Najran, they are currently playing in the Saudi Premier League.Najran SC achieved promotion to the Saudi Premier League by finishing 2nd in the Saudi First Division during the 2006/07 season....

 in the Saudi Professional League.

Club career

On August 15, 2011, Cheklam signed a one year contract with Saudi Professional League club Najran SC

Najran SC

Najran Sport Club is a Saudi Arabian football team based in Najran, they are currently playing in the Saudi Premier League.Najran SC achieved promotion to the Saudi Premier League by finishing 2nd in the Saudi First Division during the 2006/07 season....

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International career

He received his first call-up to the Algerian National Team

Algeria national football team

The Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...

 from Jean-Michel Cavalli

Jean-Michel Cavalli

Jean-Michel Cavalli is a French and Corsican licenced professional football manager and former football player.-Biography:...

 for a friendly against Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

 on August 22, 2007.

On April 5, 2008, he received his first call up to the Algeria A' National Team

Algeria national football team

The Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...

 for a friendly against USM Blida

USM Blida

Union Sportive Medinet Blida , known as USM Blida for short, is an Algerian football club based in Blida founded in 1932. The club currently plays in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 and plays its home games at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker....

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