title: Toufik Zerara
text: # Toufik Zerara
  
  Toufik Zerara (born 3 February 1986 in Mulhouse) is a footballer currently playing for CR Belouizdad in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Born in France, he represented that nation at youth level but then opted to represent Algeria.
  
  ## Career
  
  ### Youth career
  
  He began his football career in the youth side for FC Kingersheim and joined later to the cult club FC Mulhouse.
  
  ### Professional career
  
  Zerara began his professional career with the second team of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard who was promoted to the Ligue 1 team in 2006. After one year without a game in the Ligue 1 for Sochaux signed for Jupiler League club K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. He played in only season for G.B.A. seven games and joined now to Al Dhafra Club in the UAE League during the 2008–09 season and was released by Emirati club Dhafra a few months ago. On 12 January 2012 Zerara signed for Algerian club JSM Bejaia. On 28 January 2012 he made his debut for the club as a starter in a league game against CS Constantine,
  
  ### Falkirk
  
  He then signed for Scottish Premier League club Falkirk in November 2009; although this was outside of the transfer window, Zerara was able to sign as a free agent. On 6 January 2010 Zerara left the club after rejecting a contract extension which did not meet his wage demands.
  
  ## International career
  
  Zerara is a former France national under-21 football team member, played in 2007 only one game for his country.
  
  