Lazhar Hadj Aïssa

Lazhar Hadj Aïssa (Arabic: لزهر الحاج عيسى‎) (born 23 March 1984 in Batna) is an Algerian professional football player who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for MSP Batna in the Algerian Ligue 2.

In this article, the surname is Hadj Aïssa, not Aïssa.
Lazhar Hadj Aïssa
Personal information
Full name Lazhar Hadj Aïssa
Date of birth (1984-03-23) 23 March 1984
Place of birth Batna, Algeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 MSP Batna
Number 10
Youth career
1994–2003 MSP Batna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 MSP Batna – (–)
2004–2011 ES Sétif 160 (16)
2011–2012 Qadsia 11 (5)
2012 Al Sharjah SC 0 (0)
2013 MC Alger 0 (0)
2014 Al Safa FC 0 (0)
2014–2015 ES Sétif 0 (0)
2015–2016 CRB Aïn Fakroun 0 (0)
2016–2018 CA Batna 0 (0)
2018– MSP Batna 0 (0)
National team‡
2005 Algeria U23 8 (0)
2005–2010 Algeria 8 (0)
2010–2011 Algeria A' 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

Personal

Hadj Aïssa is nicknamed "Baggio" because of his hair and his style of play's similarity to Italian legend Roberto Baggio.

Club career

MSP Batna

Hadj Aïssa started his playing career in 1994 with his hometown club MSP Batna, starting with the youth sides and progressing to become one of the most talented players at the club. In the 2003–2004 season, he made his full debut for the club in the Algerian Second Division, with his performances on the pitch attracting loads of interest from various domestic clubs.

ES Sétif

In the summer of 2004, Hadj Aïssa joined ES Sétif and made 25 appearances, scoring 2 goals, in his first season. The following season, he made 28 appearances and scored 5 goals.

On 10 June 2006, on the recommendation of Zinedine Zidane, Hadj Aïssa was offered a trial with Spanish club Real Madrid.[1]

In his third season with the club, Hadj Aïssa helped ES Sétif win the 2006–2007 Algerian League, their first league title since 1987. He also played a crucial role in the team's triumph in the 2006–2007 edition of the Arab Champions League and was named the Best Player of the competition.[2]

The following season, he helped the club win the 2007–08 Arab Champions League. However, on the domestic front, the club could only manage a third-place finish.

On 11 July 2008, it was announced that he was going on trial with Portuguese club Benfica.[3] However, days later, he announced that he would not join the club because they were looking to loan him out.[4] Two weeks later, he traveled to Ukraine and signed with Metalist Kharkov but the club would not match the price tag set by ES Sétif president Abdelhakim Serrar.[5][6]

On 9 August 2009, Hadj Aïssa signed with Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq.[7] However, a few days later, the contract was canceled after Al-Ettifaq faced financial difficulties and failed to pay the transfer fee to ES Sétif.

On 24 August 2009, it was announced that he was going on trial with English Premier League club Portsmouth.[8] He trained with the club until the end of the transfer window, on 31 September but did not end up signing because of work permit issues. Portsmouth had been keen on keeping him, but due to the administrative issues they were unable to do so.[9][10] [11][12]

In 2010, he captained his side in the final of the Algerian Cup, in which they won 3–0.[13]

Qadsia SC

On 15 August 2011, Hadj Aïssa signed a one-year contract with Kuwaiti Premier League club Qadsia SC.[14]

Statistics
Club performance League Cup Continental Continental Total
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AlgeriaLeagueAlgerian CupAfricaArabTotal
2003–04 MSP Batna Ligue 2 --------
2004–05ES SétifLigue 1 25210---262
2005–06 28541---326
2006–07 23120---251
2007–08 1011031--142
2008–09 1904060--290
2009–10 22550113--275
2010–11 1024043-142
KuwaitLeagueEmir CupAsiaArabTotal
2011–12 Qadsia SC Kuwaiti Premier League 72-----72
TotalAlgeria 13716211---14616
TotalKuwait 72-----72
Career total 1448211----15318

Honours

Club
ES Sétif
Qadsia SC

Awards

References
  1. "Transf. : Hadj Aďssa ŕ l'essai ŕ Madrid le 10 juin". Dzfoot.Com. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012.
  2. "ACL : Lazhar Hadj Aοssa ιlu meilleur joueur". Dzfoot.Com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012.
  3. "Transferts : Hadj Aďssa ŕ l'essai ŕ Benfica ?". Dzfoot.Com. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
  4. "Transferts : Hadj Aďssa ne veut pas ętre pręté". Dzfoot.Com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
  5. "Transferts: Hadj Aďssa au Metalist Kharkov ?". Dzfoot.Com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
  6. "D1 : Hadj Aďssa de retour au bercail". Dzfoot.Com. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
  7. "Transferts : Hadj Aяssa р Al Ettifaq (Arabie Saoudite)". Dzfoot.Com. 26 April 2013.
  8. "Verts : Quelle destination pour Hadj Aďssa ?". Dzfoot.Com. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012.
  9. "Verts : MAJ Hadj Aďssa s'entraine avec Pompey". Dzfoot.Com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012.
  10. "Transferts : Dщcision demain pour Hadj Aяssa". Dzfoot.Com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012.
  11. "Lazhar Hadj Aissa: Portsmouth Want To Keep Me". Goal.com. 15 September 2009.
  12. "English". Echorouk Online.
  13. "Fiche de Match". Dzfoot.com.
  14. "الحاج عيسى قدساوي بنصف مليون". Qadsiafans.com. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
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