Zakaria Naidji (born 19 January 1995) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Laval, on loan from Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Paradou AC. He played one match for the Algeria national team in 2019.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Laval (on loan from Paradou AC) | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2016 | Paradou AC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Paradou AC | 53 | (31) |
2019 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2020 | → Club Africain (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → USM Alger (loan) | 14 | (4) |
2021–2022 | → Pau (loan) | 26 | (4) |
2022– | → Laval (loan) | 4 | (4) |
National team | |||
2019 | Algeria | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:31, 21 August 2022 (UTC) |
Naidji was the top scorer of the 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with 20 goals.[1] Across all competitions, he scored a total of 21 goals and made seven assists during the season.[2]
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.[3][2]In March 2021, Naidji joined USM Alger on loan from Paradou AC.[4]In September 2021, he joined Pau FC on loan from Paradou AC.[5]In July 2021, Naidji joined Laval on loan from Paradou AC.[6]
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.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
Stade Lavallois – current squad | |
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Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top scorers | |
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