Naïm Laidouni
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-24) 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– Algeria U23 2 (0)
*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)

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.

Playing career

Laidouni 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

Laidouni 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

Laidouni is the younger brother of the Tunisia international footballer Aïssa Laïdouni.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Joueur". Ligue2.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Legros, Antoine (5 July 2019). "ABFC : Le point sur l'effectif andrézien en ce début de mercato".
  4. ↑ "Naïm Laidouni signe à Clermont Foot". 16 June 2020.
  5. ↑ France, Centre (8 February 2021). "Football - Le Clermont Foot signe un stagiaire". www.lamontagne.fr.
  6. ↑ "Football. Naïm Laidouni : « La Ligue 2 est un objectif »". www.leprogres.fr.
  7. ↑ D, Salim (7 June 2023). "Mercato : Naïm Laidouni signe pour cinq ans à Umm Salal". Football Algérien - DZFOOT.COM.
  8. ↑ "فضّل الجزائر على تونس.. 4 معلومات عن "العيدوني الصغير"". العين الإخبارية. 21 June 2023.
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  10. ↑ Baldoro, Abdou (23 February 2023). "Equipe d'Algérie : La FAF chipe le frère de Aissa Laidouni !". Fennec Football (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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