Idriss Saadi
![]() Saadi in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | Bastia | ||
Number | 19 | ||
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) |
2017–2021 | Strasbourg | 34 | (4) |
2019–2020 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 16 | (3) |
2018 | Strasbourg B | 2 | (1) |
2021– | Bastia | 2 | (1) |
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) |
* 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) |
Idriss Saadi (Arabic: إدريس سعدي; born 8 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Bastia and the Algeria national team. He operates primarily in the lead striker role.[1] A former France youth international, Saadi now represents Algeria internationally after making his senior debut in 2017.
Club 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[]
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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 | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Saint-Étienne | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
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[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
Reims (loan) | Ligue 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
Ajaccio (loan) | Ligue 2 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 7 | ||
Clermont | Ligue 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 7 | ||
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) | First Division A | 29 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[b] | 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)
- Idriss Saadi at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Living people
- 1992 births
- People from Valence, Drôme
- Sportspeople from Drôme
- Association football forwards
- Algerian footballers
- Algeria international footballers
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- French people of Algerian descent
- Algerian expatriates in Belgium
- Algerian expatriates in France
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Stade de Reims players
- Gazélec Ajaccio players
- Clermont Foot players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- K.V. Kortrijk players
- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- English Football League players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Expatriate footballers in Wales
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium