| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 29) | ||
| 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 | 32 | (7) |
| 2023– | MC Alger | 28 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Algeria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2024 | |||
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.
Club career
Naidji was the top scorer of the 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with 20 goals. Across all competitions, he scored a total of 21 goals and made seven assists during the season.
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. In March 2021, Naidji joined USM Alger on loan from Paradou AC. In September 2021, he joined Pau FC on loan from Paradou AC. In July 2021, Naidji joined Laval from Paradou AC.
In August 2023, he joined MC Alger.
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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paradou AC | 2017–18 | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 11 | ||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 21 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 32 | ||||
| Career total | 49 | 30 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 49 | 30 | ||||
Honours
References
- Walid Z. (27 May 2019). "Ligue 1 : Zakaria Naidji (Paradou AC) meilleur buteur". DZFoot. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Gomes, Rui Miguel (30 July 2019). "Gil Vicente fecha Naidji por 50 mil euros". ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "Officiel : Naidji signe à Gil Vicente". DZfoot (in French). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- "ZAKARIA NAÏDJI EST OFFICIELLEMENT ACQUIS POUR L'USMA".
- "Mercato – Zakaria NAIDJI".
- "Mercato : Zakaria Naidji prêté au Stade Lavallois".
- "MCA : L'attaquant Zakaria Naidji a signé". dzfoot.com. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- "Algeria v The Gambia game report". Confederation of African Football. 22 March 2019.
- Zakaria Naidji at Soccerway
- 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021
External links
- Zakaria Naidji at National-Football-Teams.com
- Zakaria Naidji at Soccerway
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