Naïm Laidouni (Arabic: نعيم لعيدوني; born 24 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal. Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Chamond, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Umm Salal | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2015 | ASA Chambon | ||
| 2015–2017 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 2017–2019 | Andrézieux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Andrézieux | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Clermont II | 20 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Nîmes | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Umm Salal | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Algeria U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Algeria U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
editLaidouni is a youth product of the French clubs ASA Chambon, Saint-Étienne and Andrézieux.[2] He made one appearance with the senior Andrézieux side in 2019,[3] before moving to the reserves of Clermont on 16 June 2020 where he became captain.[4] On 2 August 2021, he signed a professional contract with Clermont for one season.[5] He spent the 2022–23 season with the Ligue 2 club Nîmes but did not make an appearance, and left as the club was relegated.[6] On 7 June 2023, he transferred to the Qatari club Umm Salal on a 5-year contract.[7]
International career
editLaidouni was born in France to an Algerian father and Tunisian mother.[8] He played for the Algeria U20s for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament.[9]
Personal life
editLaidouni is the younger brother of the Tunisia international footballer Aïssa Laïdouni.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Joueur". Ligue2.
- ^ Benamrouche, Sofiane (2 November 2023). "Rejoindre l'Algérie ou le Qatar ? Naïm Laidouni se confie au micro de "C'est Vous l'Expert"". La Gazette du Fennec.
- ^ Legros, Antoine (5 July 2019). "ABFC : Le point sur l'effectif andrézien en ce début de mercato".
- ^ "Naïm Laidouni signe à Clermont Foot". 16 June 2020.
- ^ France, Centre (8 February 2021). "Football - Le Clermont Foot signe un stagiaire". www.lamontagne.fr.
- ^ "Football. Naïm Laidouni : " La Ligue 2 est un objectif "". www.leprogres.fr.
- ^ D, Salim (7 June 2023). "Mercato : Naïm Laidouni signe pour cinq ans à Umm Salal". Football Algérien - DZFOOT.COM.
- ^ "فضّل الجزائر على تونس.. 4 معلومات عن "العيدوني الصغير"". العين الإخبارية. 21 June 2023.
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- ^ Baldoro, Abdou (23 February 2023). "Equipe d'Algérie : La FAF chipe le frère de Aissa Laidouni !". Fennec Football (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
External links
edit- Naïm Laidouni at Soccerway