[1] Born in Algiers, Asselah is originally from the village of Ighil Imoula in the Tizi Ouzou Province.
[2] A product of the NA Hussein Dey junior ranks, Asselah made his senior debut for the club in 2006.
[4] On 31 December 2007 Asselah made his debut for the Algerian Under-23 National Team in a 1-0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia in Riyadh.
[6] Asselah was called up to the senior Algeria squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Seychelles on 2 June 2016.
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