Rudy Haddad

Rudy Haddad (Hebrew: רודי חדד; born 5 February 1985) is a French-Israeli former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Rudy Haddad
Haddad with Maccabi Tel Aviv
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-02-05) 5 February 1985
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Maccabi Paris
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Paris Saint-Germain 9 (0)
2006–2007 → Valenciennes (loan) 29 (1)
2007–2009 Maccabi Tel Aviv 43 (1)
2009 → Châteauroux (loan) 18 (0)
2009–2011 Châteauroux 64 (4)
2011–2014 Auxerre 35 (3)
2015–2018 Hapoel Ashkelon 73 (4)
Total 271 (13)
International career
2005–2006 France U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Haddad is Jewish,[1] and was born in Paris and raised in France to a family of Tunisian Jewish descent.[2] He is a previously highly touted young player, having come up through the youth system at Paris Saint-Germain. On 21 January 2009, he was loaned out to Valenciennes FC.

He was unable to hold down a regular first team place at Paris Saint-Germain. He has been noted as a player of some promise but the presence of Portuguese goalscorer Pauleta restricted his first team opportunities. He signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv in July 2007. His Jewish ethnicity made him a prime target for some football clubs in Israel, where he would not count as a foreigner.[2] Maccabi Tel Aviv placed a €500,000 bid for his services.[3]

On 16 June 2011, Haddad signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre after a three-year stint with LB Châteauroux in Ligue 2.[4]

In August 2015, Hadad signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Ashkelon from Liga Leumit. In the end of the 2015–16 Hadad was one of the key players of Ashkelon's promotion to the Israeli Premier League.[5]

Rudy Haddad holds French and Israeli citizenships.[6]

See also

Footnotes
  1. "Top Jewish American soccer players targeted by Israeli clubs". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
  2. דיווחים בצרפת: מכבי ת"א מעוניינת ברודי חדד (in Hebrew). One.co.il. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  3. "Foot – Transferts – Haddad au Maccabi Tel-Aviv ?" (in French). L'Équipe. 7 July 2007. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  4. "Haddad à Auxerre" (in French). L'Équipe. 16 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  5. Rudy Haddad at Soccerbase
  6. https://www.unfp.org/joueur/rudy-haddad/


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