french-born kerkar, who represents algeria at international level, started his career with gueugnon before spending three years with le havre. in 2002, kerkar tried his luck with manchester city but failed to play in a three-month spell and moved to qatar club al-siliya. kerkar came back to britain in 2004, spending a month with scottish side clyde, where his performances won him a short-term move to dundee united. at the end of 2004, kerkar decided to pursue his career elsewhere and moved to the united arab emirates with dubai club before moving on quickly to al-wahda.