Zakaria Naidji
Zakaria Naidji (born 19 January 1995) is an Algerian professional footballer. He plays for USM Alger, on loan from Paradou AC, and the Algeria national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
USM Alger (on loan from Paradou AC) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Paradou AC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Paradou AC | 53 | (31) |
| 2019 | → Gil Vicente | 20 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Club Africain | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | → USM Alger | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Algeria | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2019 | |||
Club career
Naidji was the top scorer of the 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with 20 goals.[2] Across all competitions, he scored a total of 21 goals and made seven assists during the season.[3]
In August 2019, Naidji joined Portuguese liga NOS club Gil Vicente on loan from Paradou AC. It was reported Gil Vicente paid €50,000 for the loan and also secured an option to sign him permanently for €1.4 million.[4][3]
International career
Naidji made his Algeria national football team debut on 22 March 2019 in an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia, as a 64th-minute substitute for Oussama Darfalou.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 May 2019[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paradou AC | 2017–18 | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 11 | ||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 21 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 32 | ||||
| Career total | 49 | 30 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 49 | 30 | ||||
References
- "Accord trouvé avec le Paradou AC pour Naidji".
- Walid Z. (27 May 2019). "Ligue 1 : Zakaria Naidji (Paradou AC) meilleur buteur". DZFoot. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- Gomes, Rui Miguel (30 July 2019). "Gil Vicente fecha Naidji por 50 mil euros". ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Officiel : Naidji signe à Gil Vicente". DZfoot (in French). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Algeria v The Gambia game report". Confederation of African Football. 22 March 2019.
- Zakaria Naidji at Soccerway
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