USM Annaba have completed the signing of Algerian centre-forward Abbas Hamek on a free transfer from NC Magra, with his contract at the Annaba club running from 2026-02-01 to 2027-06-30. The 31-year-old joins as a confirmed addition to the attack, ending his spell without a club and formally taking up a spot in the squad of the Algerian side.
The deal sees Hamek move to USM Annaba after being listed as without a club prior to the switch, with the transfer registered as a free transfer. There is no official market value recorded for the striker in the data, underscoring the low-risk nature of the move for Annaba, who add an experienced attacking option without paying a fee.
Hamek arrives as a specialist centre-forward, with his main position listed as attack – centre-forward. An Algerian national, born on 26 June 1994, he fits squarely into the domestic profile of the squad, while providing additional depth in the final third. His move keeps him in Algerian football and within the same national structure, with both his former and current clubs based in Algeria.
The forward’s recent career has been marked by several short spells. Prior to joining USM Annaba, he departed Ghali Club Mascara to become without club in the 25/26 season, before this latest move to Annaba. Earlier, he had moved from JS Saoura to Ghali Club Mascara during the 24/25 campaign, having previously signed for JS Saoura from Olympique Akbou ahead of that same season. Each of these steps has kept him within Algerian football, building a CV that stretches across multiple domestic teams.
In league terms, the data does not specify the exact competitions or divisions he featured in for those clubs, listing the leagues as N/A. However, all his recent clubs – Olympique Akbou, JS Saoura, Ghali Club Mascara, and now USM Annaba – are Algerian sides, indicating a career built entirely within the country’s football pyramid.
No statistics on appearances, goals, assists, or specific match performances are provided in the available dataset, and there are no recorded recent fixtures or scorelines involving Hamek. As a result, there is no numerical basis in this data to evaluate his form or impact in the current or most recent season, nor to highlight any standout performance in particular games.
Similarly, there are no details on his current or past market value beyond the absence of a recorded figure, and no contractual information is supplied for his previous clubs prior to this confirmed agreement with USM Annaba. The transfer from NC Magra (represented in the data under the same club ID as his “without club” status) is therefore best defined by its status as a completed free move within Algeria, rather than by financial metrics.
For USM Annaba, the signing of a 31-year-old domestic centre-forward adds experience and familiarity with Algerian football. For Hamek, the move offers a fresh opportunity to re-establish himself at club level, and his performance over the duration of his contract from 2026-02-01 to 2027-06-30 will determine whether this step becomes a stable new chapter in a career characterized by several recent moves inside Algeria.
