Jaouen Hadjam

Jaouen Hadjam (Arabic: جوين حجام; born 26 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Nantes.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Jaouen Hadjam
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
FC Nantes
Number 26
Youth career
2009–2011 Champagne 95
2011–2014 Alfortville
2014–2015 Paris Saint-Germain
2015–2018 Creteil
2018–2020 Paris FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Paris FC II 4 (0)
2020–2023 Paris FC 40 (0)
2023– Nantes 14 (0)
International career
2020 France U17 2 (0)
2022 France U19 2 (0)
2023– Algeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:48, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career

On 18 January 2019, Hadjam signed his first professional contract with Paris FC.[2] Hadjam made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 3–0 Ligue 2 win over FC Chambly on 22 August 2020.[3]

Having been approached for some time by the Italian club of Salernitana,[4] on 17 January 2023 Hadjam joined Ligue 1 side FC Nantes for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2027 with the club.[5] On 22 January 2023, he made his debut with canaries in a penalties away win against ES Thaon in Coupe de France.[6][7] Seven days later, Hadjam made his debut in Ligue 1 from the first minute against Clermont Foot.[8]

In April 2023 Hadjam was dropped from the Nantes squad after he refused to break his Ramadan fast. Nantes coach Antoine Kombouare later clarified that Hadjam had agreed to break the fast for away matches, and that he respected his decision.[9]

International career

Hadjam was born in France and is Algerian by descent.[10] He holds French and Algerian nationalities.[11] He is a former youth international for France, having played up to the France U19s.[12] However, he later decided to represent Algeria and debuted for the home country of his parents in 2023.

Career statistics

As of match played 17 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris FC II 2021–22 CFA 3 3030
2022–23 CFA 3 1010
Total 4040
Paris FC 2020–21 Ligue 2 601070
2021–22 Ligue 2 23010240
2022–23 Ligue 2 11020130
Total 40040440
Nantes 2022–23 Ligue 1 9020110
Career total 50060560

References

  1. "Mercato. Le FC Nantes annonce les arrivées de Florent Mollet et Jaouen Hadjam". www.ouest-france.fr.
  2. Paris, Valentin (18 January 2019). "Jaouen Hadjam signe un contrat aspirant".
  3. "Chambly vs. Paris FC - 22 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. Michele Pavese (17 January 2023). "UFFICIALE: Niente Salernitana per Hadjam. Il 19enne ha firmato col Nantes fino al 2027" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. "Groupe Pro - Jaouen Hadjam s'engage avec le FC Nantes !". FC Nantes (in French). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. "LE FC NANTES SE SORT DU PIÈGE THAONNAIS" (in French). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  7. "PREMIÈRE EN JAUNE ET VERT POUR HADJAM ET MOLLET" (in French). 22 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  8. Pierre-Arnaud Bard (29 January 2023). "FC Nantes. Première en Ligue 1 pour Hadjam, Mollet et Joao Victor sur le banc" (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  9. "Nantes defender Jaouen Hadjam dropped for Ligue 1 match over refusal to break Ramadan fast". ESPN FC. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  10. "Jaouen Hadjam : un binational sur le calepin de Belmadi ?". fennecfootball.com.
  11. https://www.unfp.org/joueur/jaouen-hadjam-24999/
  12. Briand, Kévin (17 March 2022). "Jaouen Hadjam and Ousmane Camara in the French U19 team".
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