Career
Kerkar has previously played for Gueugnon, Calais, and Charlton Athletic. On 8 September 2006, Kerkar made his professional debut, starting for Football Club Gueugnon in a Ligue 2 game against Tours Football Club. On 5 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Gueugnon. On 17 August 2010, Kerkar went on trial with Scottish Premier League side, scoring a goal in a 5-0 friendly over Partick Thistle.
On 28 October, boss Walter Smith announced that Kerkar was no longer a target as his old club Football Club Gueugnon were demanding up to €360,000 compensation.
Football Club Gueugnon then retracted their demand for compensation and instead have opted for a sell-on clause, allowing Kerkar to sign for the Ibrox club He scored his first goal for in the Scottish Cup against Arbroath on 8 January 2012.
On July 18, 2012, Kerkar went on trial with English Championship side Charlton. He signed for Charlton on 1 August 2012.
He was released by Charlton at the end of the 2012-2013 season.
After seven months without club, Kerkar signed with Bulgarian side Beroe Stara Zagora on 13 February 2014. In 2014, Algeria"s manager Christian Gourcuff announced that he wants Salim to play for Algeria, due to his Algerian family background.
