Karim Koceila Yanis Ziani (Arabic: ???? ??????; born 17 August 1982) is an Algerian professional footballer.
He has the talent to play in many different positions in midfielder, but he is best known for being a playmaker.
He plays for Orléans.
Ziani is considered to be a national hero by many Algerians, as it was his cross that led to the goal that put them into their first World Cup competition since 1986 at the expense of bitter rivals Egypt.
He has participated in two continental tournaments 2004 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, the latter in which Algeria finished fourth, and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Overall, he has participated in 62 official games for the Algerian national team, in which he has scored five goals.