Idriss Saadi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Idriss Saadi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Valence, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Kortrijk (on loan from Cardiff City) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Chabeuillois | ||
| 2004–2005 | Arménienne Valence | ||
| 2005–2006 | Valence | ||
| 2006–2010 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Saint-Étienne B | 29 | (20) |
| 2010–2014 | Saint-Étienne | 18 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Reims (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) | 32 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Clermont | 39 | (18) |
| 2015– | Cardiff City | 2 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Kortrijk (loan) | 17 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | France U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2010 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | France U19 | 3 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:02, 9 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Idriss Saadi (Arabic: إدريس سعدي; born 8 February 1992) is a French football player who currently plays for Kortrijk on loan from Cardiff City. He operates primarily in the lead striker role. Saadi is a French youth international and has represented his country at under-16, under-17, and under-18 level.
Career
Saint-Étienne
Saadi started his professional career at Saint-Étienne, making his professional debut on 28 August 2010 in a league match against Lens in a 3–1 victory.[1]
During his time at Saint-Étienne, Saadi had loan spells at Reims and Ajaccio.
Clermont Foot
In January 2014, Saadi joined Ligue 2 side Clermont, where he impressed with 20 goals in 42 games.
Cardiff City
On 31 August 2015, Saadi joined Championship side Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee.[2] Manager Russell Slade stated that the club had been scouting Saadi for several months and described him as strong, powerful and technically good.[3] Due to an injury picked up the previous season, Saadi didn't make his debut till 7 November 2015, in a 2–0 win over Reading, [4] where he had lasted 13 minutes before suffering another injury ruling him out for another 6 weeks.[5] He made just one more substitute appearance during his first season at the Cardiff City Stadium, during a 2–1 defeat to Fulham on 9 April.
Loan to Kortrijk
In July 2016, Saadi joined Belgian side Kortrijk on loan.[6] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Gent and went onto to score his first and second goal against Club Brugge on 20 August.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Division | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Saint-Étienne | Ligue 1 | 2010–11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Reims (loan) | Ligue 2 | 2011–12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Ajaccio (loan) | Ligue 2 | 2012–13 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 7 |
| Total | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
| Clermont | Ligue 2 | 2013–14 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 7 |
| 2014–15 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 12 | ||
| Total | 39 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 19 | ||
| Cardiff City | Championship | 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Kortrijk | First Division A | 2016–17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Career Total | 105 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 29 | ||
References
- ↑ "Saint-Étienne v. Lens Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 28 August 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ↑ "Cardiff City sign striker Idriss Saadi from Clermont Foot". BBC Sport. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ↑ "Cardiff City boss Russell Slade: Why I brought unknown Idriss Saadi to the Bluebirds". WalesOnline. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ↑ "Cardiff City 2–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ↑ "Idriss Saadi: Injury rules out Cardiff City striker for six weeks". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ Phil Smith (1 July 2016). "Cardiff City striker Idriss Saadi joins KV Kortrijk on loan". Wales Online. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
External links
- Idriss Saadi – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Idriss Saadi at L'Équipe Football (French)