Samir Hadji (born 12 September 1989, in Creutzwald) is a footballer who plays for the Luxembourgian club F91 Dudelange as a striker. Born in France, he has represented Morocco at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samir Hadji | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989 (age 33) | ||
| 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 | Nancy B | 59 | (18) |
| 2010–2011 | Strasbourg | 11 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Hassania Agadir | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2019 | Fola Esch | 174 | (110) |
| 2019–2020 | Excelsior Virton | 10 | (1) |
| 2021– | F91 Dudelange | 37 | (24) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Morocco U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:11, 3 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
Hadji made one appearance for the Morocco U23s in a 0–0 tie with the Niger U23s on 1 November 2011.[9]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2008–09 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Oberliga | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | AS Nancy B | Division 4 | 59 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 59 | 18 |
| 2010–11 | Strasbourg | Division 3 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Hassania Agadir | Botola | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| 2012–12 | Fola Esch | BGL Ligue | 24 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 6 |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 13 | ||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 15 | ||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 151 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 61 | ||
Luxembourg National Division top scorers | |
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