Samir Hadji

Samir Hadji (born 12 September 1989, in Creutzwald) is a Moroccan footballer who plays for the Belgian club Excelsior Virton as a striker.

Samir Hadji
Personal information
Full name Samir Hadji
Date of birth (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989
Place of birth Creutzwald, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Excelsior Virton
Number 15
Youth career
2000–2007 SR Creutzwald
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 1. FC Saarbrücken 2 (1)
2009–2010 AS Nancy B 59 (18)
2010–2011 Strasbourg 11 (1)
2011–2012 Hassania Agadir 3 (0)
2012–2019 Fola Esch 174 (110)
2019– Excelsior Virton 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 Morocco U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2018

Personal life

He is the son of former Moroccan international Mustapha Hadji.[1] Hadji's uncle is former AS Nancy striker Youssouf Hadji. He is described by his uncle as a "quick and athletic finisher".[2]

Career

Hadji began his career playing for hometown club SR Creutzwald. In 2007, he ventured to Germany signing with 1. FC Saarbrücken in the Oberliga, the fifth division of German football. After two years, Hadji returned to France joining his father's former club AS Nancy.[3] He spent two years playing on the club's Championnat de France amateur team making 59 appearances and scoring 18 goals before signing with RC Strasbourg in July 2010.[4][5][6] Hadji made his professional debut on 30 July 2010 in the team's Coupe de la Ligue match against Évian. Hadji started the match and played the full 120 minutes as Strasbourg were defeated 5–4 on penalties.[7]

After playing for CS Fola Esch in the Luxembourg National Division, Hadji moved to Excelsior Virton in 2019.[8]

International career

Hadji made one appearance for the Morocco U23s in a 0–0 tie with the Niger U23s on 1 November 2011.[9]

Honours
CS Fola Esch

Statistics
As of matches played 18 July 2016[10]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007–08 1. FC Saarbrücken Oberliga ––––––––––
2008–09 1. FC Saarbrücken Oberliga 21––––––21
2009–10 AS Nancy B Division 4 5918––––––5918
2010–11 Strasbourg Division 3 ––10––1020
2011–12 Hassania Agadir Botola 30––––––30
2012–12 Fola Esch BGL Ligue 246––––––246
2013–14 Fola Esch BGL Ligue 25121120––2813
2014–15 Fola Esch BGL Ligue 25113420––3015
2015–16 Fola Esch BGL Ligue 1372221––1710
Career total 1515377611016761

References
  1. "Samir Hadji rejoint le Racing Club de Strasbourg" (in French). Coupe Monde. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  2. "Samir Hadji Continues Family Tradition". MTN Football. 11 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  3. "Interview LDA: Samir Hadji" (in French). Lions de Atlas. 17 May 2009. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  4. "Samir Hadji - Racing Club de Strasbourg". Racing Stub. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  5. "Samir Hadji à Strasbourg" (in French). Bladi. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  6. "Hadji à Strasbourg, c'est fait!" (in French). Mountakhab. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  7. "Strasbourg v. Évian Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 30 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 August 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  8. "Samir Hadji s'est engagé avec Virton" [Samir Hadji engaged with Virton] (in French). Luxembourger Wort. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. Bakkali, Achraf. "Rapport de match: Maroc Olympique 0-0 Niger Olympique(journée: 3)". Mountakhab.net.
  10. Samir Hadji at Soccerway
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