Zakaria Naidji

Zakaria Naidji (Arabic: زكرياء نعيجي; born 19 January 1995) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club MC Alger. He played one match for the Algeria national team in 2019.

Zakaria Naidji
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995
Place of birth Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 MC Alger
Number 24
Youth career
2009–2016 Paradou AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 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)
2022–2023 → Laval (loan) 32 (7)
2023– MC Alger 0 (0)
International career
2019 Algeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023

Club career

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]

In August 2023, he joined MC Alger.[7]

International career

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.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 May 2019[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paradou AC 2017–18 Ligue Professionnelle 1 231100——2311
2018–19 302011——3121
Total 533111——5432
Career total 493011——4930

    Honours

    References
    1. Walid Z. (27 May 2019). "Ligue 1 : Zakaria Naidji (Paradou AC) meilleur buteur". DZFoot. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
    2. Gomes, Rui Miguel (30 July 2019). "Gil Vicente fecha Naidji por 50 mil euros". ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 August 2019.
    3. "Officiel : Naidji signe à Gil Vicente". DZfoot (in French). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
    4. "ZAKARIA NAÏDJI EST OFFICIELLEMENT ACQUIS POUR L'USMA".
    5. "Mercato – Zakaria NAIDJI".
    6. "Mercato : Zakaria Naidji prêté au Stade Lavallois".
    7. "MCA : L'attaquant Zakaria Naidji a signé". dzfoot.com. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
    8. "Algeria v The Gambia game report". Confederation of African Football. 22 March 2019.
    9. Zakaria Naidji at Soccerway
    10. 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021


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