Faride Alidou (born 18 July 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. He has represented Germany at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2012 | Einigkeit Wilhelmsburg [de] | ||
| 2012–2019 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Hamburger SV II | 24 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Hamburger SV | 23 | (2) |
| 2022– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021 | Germany U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2022– | Germany U21 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:01, 12 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:01, 12 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Hamburg,[1] Alidou played youth football for Einigkeit Wilhelmsburg [de] before joining Hamburger SV's academy in 2012.[2] Having played for Hamburger SV II since 2019, he made his debut for the club's first team on 16 October 2021 in a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3][4] He scored his first goal in a 4–1 win over Jahn Regensburg on 20 November 2021.[5]
On 23 March 2022, Alidou signed a pre-contract agreement with Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. He committed to a four-year contract at the club.[6]
Born in Germany, Alidou is of Togolese descent.[7] He was called up to the Germany national under-20 team for the first time for fixtures against France and Portugal in November 2021.[8] He appeared in both fixtures, scoring in the 3–2 win over France.[9] He was called up to the Germany national under-21 team in March 2022 after multiple players withdrew due to injury.[10]
Alidou is right-footed, and played as a left winger in a front three at HSV.[11] Hamburg's sporting director Michael Mutzel stated that Alidou "impresses through the freedom he plays with — he's also a strong dribbler and has good pace."[11]
Eintracht Frankfurt – current squad | |
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