, played one season on loan and scored 14 goals, and is the youngest player to score a
hat-trick in USM Alger's first team, at 19 years old. This is a list of all foreign players of
USM Alger, including statistics.
Freddy Zemmour's from
Pied-Noir one of the few French players who have decided to stay in Algeria first foreign to play with USM Alger immediately after Independence for 6 seasons in which he won one title in
1963. On 1998 USM Alger signed with the first foreigner after 30 years, the Nigerian
Mohamed Manga, 5 years after that joined to USM Alger international Malian
Mamadou Diallo, who became one of the most important players in the Algerian league and in one year scored 18 goals, including 10 goals in the
2004 CAF Champions League Was behind his victory over the top scorer. immediately after that, he went to the
Ligue 1 club
FC Nantes for 700,000 euros. On 18 January 2009, USM Alger signed the first South American player
Wuiwel Isea from Venezuela. And it's considered a failed deal, he scored only one goal from 14 matches. On 28 May 2012, Malagasy international
Carolus Andriamatsinoro joined USM Alger from
Paradou AC and spent five seasons with them, during which he won six titles to be the most foreigner to achieve titles with USM Alger and in Algeria, also played 132 games and scored 20 goals to be the most appearances and the most goalscorer. He left USMA in 2017 after the end of his contract. In the
2020–21 season, USM Alger contracted with Burkinabe international
Hamed Belem from
Rahimo FC and Ghanaian
Kwame Opoku from
Asante Kotoko in a historic deal amounting to 350 thousand euros. Opoku in the first season did not present much and was then loaned to
Najran SC from Saudi Arabia. The latter declined because of his poor level, to be released after that. On 9 January 2024, USM Alger announced the termination of
Tumisang Orebonye's contract after disagreement with the head coach
Juan Carlos Garrido as reported by many sources, The Spaniard accused his player of cheating, by faking fictitious injuries in order not to take part in matches. On 31 January 2024, the Cameroonian club
Dynamo Douala announced the transfer of international striker
Leonel Ateba for a period of two and a half years. The signing of the player cost 215,000 euros. On July 23, 2024, USM Alger announced the recruitment of two Congolese players from
TP Mazembe,
Kévin Mondeko and
Glody Likonza. Although he was also called up by
CS Constantine, Mondeko has signed a two-season contract with the
Rouge et Noir, while Likonza has signed for a period of three seasons. The Egyptian
Zamalek SC and the
Club Africain of Tunis tried to offer the services of the vice-captain of TP Mazembe, but the USMA was quicker in materializing with Likonza, while he was expected in Tunis to finalize his contract with the most popular club in Tunisia. On August 27, 2024, USM Alger announced the signing of Bolivian international
Adalid Terrazas for three seasons. Terrazas became the first player from South America to join the club since 2009. ==List of foreign players==