Youssouf Hadji
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 February 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Ifrane Atlas-Saghir, Morocco | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) |
striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2003 |
Nancy | 95 | (13) |
2003–2005 | Bastia | 61 | (13) |
2005–2007 | Rennes | 34 | (3) |
2007–2011 |
Nancy | 130 | (39) |
2011–2012 | Rennes | 23 | (6) |
2012–2013 | Al-Arabi | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Elazığspor | 6 | (0) |
2014–2018 |
Nancy | 122 | (34) |
Total | 474 | (78) | |
International career | |||
2003–2012 | Morocco | 64 | (16) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Youssouf Hadji (
He is the younger brother of former Moroccan star Mustapha Hadji and the uncle of striker Samir Hadji. In May 2016, he won the 2015–16 Ligue 2 with AS Nancy.
Career
Nancy
Hadji started his career at
in 2000, but Hadji remained loyal and played on for another three seasons.Bastia and Rennes
In 2003, Hadji moved to Corsica to play for SC Bastia in Ligue 1. After his old team were relegated at the end of his second season there, he reunited with Bölöni at Rennes. In Brittany, he was not a regular starter but contributed largely to their season with 3 goals and 3 assists.
Return to Nancy
On 10 January 2007, Hadji re-joined
Rennes
On 31 August 2011, after four years at Nancy, Hadji returned to Rennes, for one season with the Ligue 1 team.
Qatar
Hadji signed a two-year contract with Qatari side Al-Arabi on 26 June 2012. Sidelined due of injuries for most of the season, he terminated his contract after only one season making only 8 appearances in all competitions.
Turkey
Hadji signed a two-year-deal with
Third stint with Nancy
2014–15 Ligue 2
In May 2014, Hadji came back to
2015–16 Ligue 2
On 3 August 2015, Hadji started the second season of his third spell at
2016–17 Ligue 1
Since the team was promoted back to Ligue 1 since their last stint on 2012–13 Season, Hadji was appointed as the team captain for the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season. He appeared in 26 matches mostly as a substitute, but failed to score during the league season. On 10 September 2016, he recorded one assist against FC Lorient in the 31st minute. He scored only one goal against Besançon FC on the 58th minute in a 3–0 win during a 2016–17 Coupe de la Ligue match. By the end of the season, Nancy achieved the 19th position on the league table and was relegated again to Ligue 2.
2017–18 Ligue 2 and last season
On 25 July, Hadji extended his contract for another season even though it was believed he was going to retire by the end of the 2016–17 Ligue 1 season. He scored 4 goals in 5 matches against FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Stade Brestois 29, Valenciennes FC and Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 respectively. On 29 September, he scored a hat-trick against LB Châteauroux in a 4–1 win. He scored a brace against Tours FC three months later. and then he did not score until the last 2 games of the season, the first in a 2–1 away loss against Paris FC and the second and the last in his career in a 3–0 home win against US Orléans from the penalty spot. He received a standing ovation from AS Nancy fans.[5]
Personal life
Hadji acquired
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nancy | 1998–99 | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
1999–00 | Division 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | Division 2 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 38 | 8 | ||
2001–02 | Division 2 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
2002–03 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 35 | 7 | ||
Total | 95 | 13 | 15 | 6 | — | 110 | 19 | |||
Bastia | 2003–04
|
Ligue 1 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | |
2004–05
|
Ligue 1 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | ||
Total | 61 | 13 | 6 | 0 | — | 67 | 13 | |||
Rennes | 2005–06
|
Ligue 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4 |
2006–07
|
Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 4 | ||
Nancy | 2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
2007–08
|
Ligue 1 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 7 | ||
2008–09
|
Ligue 1 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 11 | |
2009–10
|
Ligue 1 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 11 | ||
2010–11
|
Ligue 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 8 | ||
2011–12
|
Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
Total | 130 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 39 | ||
Rennes | 2011–12
|
Ligue 1 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 8 |
Al-Arabi | 2012–13 | Qatar Stars League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |
Elazığspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
Nancy | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | 34 | 16 | |
2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 9 | ||
2016–17
|
Ligue 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 11 | ||
Total | 122 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 37 | ||
Career total | 474 | 108 | 47 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 532 | 121 |
International
- Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hadji goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 27 January 2004 | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia
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Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2004 African Cup of Nations |
2 | 8 February 2004 | Stade Taïeb El Mhiri, Sfax , Tunisia
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Algeria | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2004 African Cup of Nations |
3 | 11 February 2004 | Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia | Mali | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2004 African Cup of Nations |
4 | 9 February 2005 | Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat , Morocco
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Kenya | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2006 World Cup qualification |
5 | 26 March 2005 | Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco | Guinea | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 World Cup qualification |
6 | 4 June 2005 | Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco | Malawi | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2006 World Cup qualification |
7 | 4–1 | |||||
8 | 17 January 2006 | Stade Moulay Abdellah, Morocco | Angola | 2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly
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9 | 16 August 2006 | Stade Moulay Abdellah, Morocco | Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
10 | 25 March 2007 | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
11 | 2 June 2007 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca , Morocco
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Zimbabwe | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
12 | 11 October 2008 | Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco | Mauritania | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2010 World Cup Qualification |
13 | 3–0 | |||||
14 | 11 August 2010 | Stade Moulay Abdellah, Morocco | Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
15 | 2–1 | |||||
16 | 4 June 2011 | Marrakech , Morocco
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Algeria | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Nancy
Individual
References
- asnl.net. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "تلفزيون كورابيا الرياضي - متعة المشاهدة". tv.korabia.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Summary - Ligue 2 - France - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "L2 : Nancy bat Sochaux (1-0) et accompagne Dijon en Ligue 1". Ouest-France (in French). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "AS Nancy Lorraine - US Orléans ( 3-0 ) - Résumé - (ASNL - USO) / 2017-18". YouTube.
- ^ "JORF n° 0030 du 5 février 1999 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 1893. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Youssouf Hadji". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Y. Hadji". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Youssouf Hadji - International Appearances
- ^ Youssouf Hadji at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Youssouf Hadji's profile, stats & pics
- Youssouf Hadji – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)