Background
Cherfa was born in Toulouse, France.
Cherfa was born in Toulouse, France.
A Toulouse Football Club youth graduate, he appeared sparingly for the first team during the 2006-2007 season in Ligue 1, subsequently serving a stint with third division club Tours Football Club. On 26 June 2008, Cherfa moved to Spain and joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second level on a two-year contract. On 23 June 2010, having been sparingly used during his tenure, he signed a 1+1 deal with another side in that country and category, Girona Football Club. In late December 2010, without having appeared in any competitive matches for Girona, Cherfa terminated his link with the Catalans and signed for Albacete Balompié, also in the Spanish division two. On 16 August of the following year, he agreed to a two-year deal with Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Military Cross Alger.
On 1 January 2012, Cherfa was released by the club
In August 2012, he joined Kalloni F.C. in the Greek second tier.