Salim Boumechra 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 who is currently playing for USM Alger

USM Alger

Union Sportive Médina d'Alger, , known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is an football club based in the city of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their venue, the Stade Omar Hammadi, has a capacity of some 10,000...

 in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Club career

In December 2007, he was linked with a move to Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 clubs SM Caen

SM Caen

Stade Malherbe Caen is a professional French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 following the merger of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais...

 and RC Lens

RC Lens

Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...

. However, an injury prevented either deal from going through. Boumechra signed with MC Alger in the summer of 2008, joining them on a free transfer from ASM Oran

ASM Oran

Association Sportive Musulmane d'Oran , is an Algerian soccer club based in Oran, founded in 1933. The club colours are green and white.-Achievements:*Algerian Championnat National 2: 1*Algerian Championnat National...

.

Honours

• Won the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 once with MC Alger in 2010
• Finalist of the Algerian Cup
  Algerian Cup
  The Algerian Cup is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after independence, and has been played yearly since then apart from 1990 and 1993. The 2011 edition was won by JS Kabylie who beat USM El Harrach...
  
   once with USM El Harrach
  USM El Harrach
  Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach is an Algerian football club based in El Harrach, a district of Algiers. It was founded in 1935...
  
   in 2011
  2010–11 Algerian Cup
  The 2010–11 Algerian Cup was the 47th edition of the Algerian Cup. JS Kabylie won the Cup by defeating USM El Harrach 1-0 in the final with a goal from Farès Hamiti in the 13th minute...