Career
A product of the ASO Chlef youth ranks, Cherchar joined the Air Corps Federal Armed Forces Academy in 2007 in preparation for the 2009 African U-17 Championship that Algeria was hosting. In January 2010, Cherchar joined French club SAS Épinal before signing for AS Nancy six months later. After spending three seasons with Nancy"s reserve team, Cherchar returned to Algeria and signed a two-year contract with his boyhood club ASO Chlef.
Cherchar started all three of Algeria"s games in the competition, captaining the squad in the opener against Italy.