Early years Born in
Algiers, Halliche began playing football at the age of seven with CREPS Ben Aknoun. After seven years with the club he joined the junior ranks of
NA Hussein Dey, making his senior debut on 30 January 2006 in a league match against
Paradou AC, coming on as a
substitute in the 74th minute.
Nacional In the January 2008
transfer window, Halliche received interest from several French sides, including
AJ Auxerre and
Valenciennes FC. However, on 30 January, he signed a four-year contract with Portugal's
S.L. Benfica, which immediately loaned him to fellow
Primeira Liga team
C.D. Nacional until the end of
the season. On 30 March 2008, Halliche made his debut for Nacional, coming on at
half-time in a 2–0 home league win against
U.D. Leiria. He would go on to make two more appearances as a starter before going back to Benfica at the end of the loan, which was then extended for the entirety of
2008–09 and also
the following campaign.
Fulham On 16 August 2010, Halliche was reported to be linked with a move to
Premier League club
Fulham, for
£1.3 million. The following week, Benfica confirmed the sale of the player, who signed a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Halliche made his official début 8 January 2011, replacing
Brede Hangeland in the
FA Cup's
third round tie against
Peterborough United: he conceded a
penalty in the 85th minute for tripping
Craig Mackail-Smith, in an eventual 6–2 win. His first league appearance came on the 22nd, again from the bench (for
Aaron Hughes), in a 2–0 home victory over
Stoke City.
Swansea City made a successful loan bid for Halliche during the 2011 summer transfer window, but several weeks after the deadline,
FIFA denied international clearance to Swansea for both his move and
Darnel Situ's move from
RC Lens, leaving the defender as a Fulham player subject to an appeal by the Welsh side. On 6 December 2011, Halliche went on a week-long trial with
Celtic in the
Scottish Premier League, but nothing came of it. On 31 August of the following year, Fulham confirmed that the player's contract had been terminated by mutual consent.
Académica Halliche returned to Portugal on 31 August 2012, signing a two-year deal with
Académica de Coimbra. During his spell, he battled for first-choice status with
Aníbal Capela and
João Real.
Qatar SC On 13 July 2014, Halliche signed for
Qatar SC. ==International career==