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Brahim Hemdani (born 15 March 1978 ) is a French professional Football player of Algerian origin who currently plays for Rangers F.C. in the Scottish Premier League . Hemdani, who has been capped for France under-21 football squad, may play for his home country or the national team of Algeria , though he has declined the chance to be included as part of their squad on several occasions. CAREER Hemdani started his career with Cannes where he spent two seasons before a transfer to RC Strasbourg where he spent three seasons. He then joined Marseille where he helped them to the UEFA Cup final in 2004 . He then joined Alex McLeish's Rangers on 14 June 2005 on a Bosman Transfer and signed a four-year contract.1 Hemdani suffered from injury problems during his debut season at Rangers, making his first appearance as late as October against Dundee United .2 Hemdani was a regular in the Rangers midfield from then on and helped the club reach the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time in their history, despite the club finishing third in the SPL and ending the season without a trophy in the last season under the management of then manager Alex McLeish. After the summer, Paul Le Guen took over as manager, Hemdani began Season 2006-07 in Midfield alongside new signing Jérémy Clément and Charlie Adam with Captain Barry Ferguson injured. However, Hemdani was later used in a Defensive role by Le Guen with Ferguson, Adam and Clément the preferred selection in midfield. Hemdani's first goal for Rangers came midway through his second season at the club, a shot from outside the box to equalise in the 88th minute of an Old Firm game on December 17 2006 winning him a place in the hearts of the Ibrox faithful. His second goal came in similar circumstances in a UEFA Cup match the following March against CA Osasuna , scoring from outside the box to equalise in injury time. On April 16 2007 , under his third Rangers manager, Walter Smith, Hemdani was named Rangers' Player of the Year at an award ceremony, voted for by the club's fans.3 REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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