Issam Hamel

Issam Hamel
Date of birth	16 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Hooker
Current team	CA Brive
Youth career
2013-2016	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
Senior career
Years	Team
2016-2018	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
2018-2020	Racing 92
2020-2023	USON Nevers
2023-	CA Brive
	Correct as of 20 January 2024
International career
Years	Team
2017-	Algeria
	Correct as of 20 January 2024

Issam Hamel (born 16 June 1997) is an Algerian rugby union player who plays for CA Brive in the Pro D2. He predominately plays hooker.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Club career

CS Bourgoin-Jallieu

Hamel began his career at CS Bourgoin-Jallieu joining as a cadet while at school. He made his debut for the senior side while still being part of the squads espoirs.

Racing 92

He joined Racing in 2018 signing a 3-year contract with the Top 14 giants. However, after 2 years with only 2 appearances, totalling on 31 minutes, he left to join USON Nevers seeking more game time.^[4]

USON Nevers

He made his debut for the Pro D2 side in Round One of the 2020/21 season coming off the bench. In his first season he amassed 27 appearances only missing 3 games. In three seasons at the club he only missed 10 games, scoring 22 tries in 83 appearances.^[5]^[6]

CA Brive

In 2023 Hamel signed a two-year contract at CA Brive.^[7]^[8]

International career

Hamel made his debut for the Algerian national side in 2017, featuring in a 36–13 win over Tunisia in the Maghreb Tri-nations. He featured in the squad that came 3rd in the 2022 Rugby Africa Cup.^[9]

References

^ "Joueurs". cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Issam HAMEL - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Issam Hamel". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ France, Centre (4 July 2020). "Rugby/Pro D2 - Issam Hamel, nouveau talonneur de l'USON Nevers : "Je viens pour jouer et passer un cap"". www.lejdc.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Issam HAMEL profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "USON Nevers Rugby - Issam HAMEL". www.usonneversrugby.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Transfert : Brive sur la piste d'Issam Hamel". www.allezbriverugby.com (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Joueurs". cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Algeria come third in the Rugby Africa Cup". Algerie Presse Service. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[1] "Joueurs". cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[2] "Issam HAMEL - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[3] "Issam Hamel". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[4] France, Centre (4 July 2020). "Rugby/Pro D2 - Issam Hamel, nouveau talonneur de l'USON Nevers : "Je viens pour jouer et passer un cap"". www.lejdc.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[5] "Issam HAMEL profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[6] "USON Nevers Rugby - Issam HAMEL". www.usonneversrugby.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[7] "Transfert : Brive sur la piste d'Issam Hamel". www.allezbriverugby.com (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[8] "Joueurs". cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[9] "Algeria come third in the Rugby Africa Cup". Algerie Presse Service. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]