Idriss Saadi
Idriss Saadi (Arabic: إدريس سعدي; born 8 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Cercle Brugge, on loan from Strasbourg, and the Algeria national team. He operates primarily in the lead striker role.[1] A former French youth international, Saadi now represents Algeria internationally after making his senior debut in 2017.
 Saadi in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Idriss Saadi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Valence, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Cercle Brugge (on loan from Strasbourg) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Chabeuillois | ||
| 2004–2005 | Arménienne Valence | ||
| 2005–2006 | Valence | ||
| 2006–2010 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Saint-Étienne B | 29 | (20) |
| 2010–2014 | Saint-Étienne | 18 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Reims (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) | 32 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Clermont | 39 | (18) |
| 2015–2017 | Cardiff City | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 32 | (14) |
| 2017– | Strasbourg | 33 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | France U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2010 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | France U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017– | Algeria | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:36, 10 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Saint-Étienne
Saadi started his professional career at Saint-Étienne, making his professional debut on 28 August 2010 in a league match against Lens in a 3–1 victory.[2]
During his time at Saint-Étienne, Saadi had loan spells at Reims and Ajaccio.
Clermont Foot
In January 2014, Saadi joined Ligue 2 side Clermont, where he impressed with 20 goals in 42 games.
Cardiff City
On 31 August 2015, Saadi joined Championship side Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee.[3] Manager Russell Slade stated that the club had been scouting Saadi for several months and described him as strong, powerful and technically good.[4] Due to an injury picked up the previous season, Saadi didn't make his debut till 7 November 2015, in a 2–0 win over Reading,[5] where he had lasted 13 minutes before suffering another injury ruling him out for another 6 weeks.[6] He made just one more substitute appearance during his first season at the Cardiff City Stadium, during a 2–1 defeat to Fulham on 9 April.
Loan to Kortrijk
In July 2016, Saadi joined Belgian side Kortrijk on loan.[7] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Gent and went on to score his first and second goal against Club Brugge on 20 August.
Strasbourg
On 21 July 2017, Saadi joined Strasbourg for an undisclosed fee.[8]
International career
Saadi is a former youth international for France.[9] He debuted for the Algeria national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Guinea on 6 June 2017.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 July 2019[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saint-Étienne | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Reims (loan) | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Ajaccio (loan) | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 7 | |
| Clermont | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 12 | |||
| Total | 39 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 19 | ||
| Cardiff City | 2015–16 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2016–17 | First Division A | 29 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 39 | 16 | |
| Strasbourg | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 157 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 179 | 48 | ||
- Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the Belgian First Division A European play-offs
References
- IDRISS SAADI: «FAUT PAS TOMBER EN PANNE D’ESSUIE-GLACES ICI!» sofoot.com
- "Saint-Étienne v. Lens Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 28 August 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- "Cardiff City sign striker Idriss Saadi from Clermont Foot". BBC Sport. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- "Cardiff City boss Russell Slade: Why I brought unknown Idriss Saadi to the Bluebirds". WalesOnline. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- "Cardiff City 2–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- "Idriss Saadi: Injury rules out Cardiff City striker for six weeks". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- Phil Smith (1 July 2016). "Cardiff City striker Idriss Saadi joins KV Kortrijk on loan". Wales Online. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- "Idriss Saadi: Cardiff City striker joins Strasbourg for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "Joueur - Idriss SAADI - FFF".
- "LIVE wedstrijd - - Live stream - 2017-06-06 - soccernews.nl". www.voetbalnieuws.be.
- Idriss Saadi at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
External links
- Idriss Saadi – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Idriss Saadi at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Idriss Saadi at WorldFootball.net
- Idriss Saadi at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.