Foued Kadir

Foued Kadir (born 5 December 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Istres.^[2]

Foued Kadir

Kadir with Valenciennes in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Foued Kadir[1]
Date of birth	(1983-12-05) 5 December 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Martigues, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Istres
Number	14
Youth career
2000–2002	Martigues
2002–2003	Troyes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Cannes	79	(9)
2007–2009	Amiens	67	(6)
2009–2013	Valenciennes	82	(15)
2013–2015	Marseille	15	(0)
2013–2014	→ Rennes (loan)	28	(6)
2014–2015	→ Real Betis (loan)	24	(1)
2015–2016	Real Betis	8	(0)
2016–2017	Getafe	6	(0)
2017–2018	Alcorcón	31	(1)
2018–2024	Martigues	70	(18)
2024–	Istres	16	(0)
International career
2010–2015	Algeria	25	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Born in France, Kadir was a member of the Algeria national team at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He scored two goals in twenty-five games for Algeria.

Club career

Born in Martigues, Kadir began his career in the youth ranks of his hometown club, Martigues.^[3] At the age of 18, after numerous problems during his time with the club, he contemplated quitting football to become a police officer.^[4] After leaving the club, he played briefly for two amateur sides, AS Gignac and Stade Beaucairois, before joining Troyes' reserve team. After a season and a half with Troyes, he joined Championnat National side Cannes where he would spend the next three seasons.

In June 2007, Kadir went on trial with Ligue 2 side Amiens.^[5] In July 2009, he started training with Valenciennes of Ligue 1 and two weeks later signed a two-year contract with the club.^[6][7]

On 2 January 2013, Kadir moved to Marseille for a transfer fee €500,000, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club.^[8][9] He was subsequently loaned to Rennes and Real Betis,^[10] signing an obligatory permanent contract with the latter after its promotion to La Liga.

On 31 August 2016, free agent Kadir signed for Getafe.^[11] The following 5 January, he moved to fellow league team Alcorcón.^[12]

International career

Kadir was called up to the Algeria U23 national team for a training camp in France.^[13] He was named in the preliminary squad for Algeria's 2010 World Cup campaign.^[14] On 28 May 2010, Kadir made his debut for the Algeria national team in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	9 October 2011	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria	Central African Republic	2–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.	15 June 2012	Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida	Gambia	4–1	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Martigues

• Championnat National 1: 2023–24
• Championnat National 2: 2021–22^[15]

References

1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 02 de junio de 2018, en Alcorcón" [Minutes of the Match held on 2 June 2018, in Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "Foued KADIR – Football : la fiche de Foued KADIR (Alcorcon)". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2018.
3. FM (31 March 2012). "Foued Kadir : "J'ai toujours été à la disposition de la sélection"". DZFoot. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
4. Conta, Benoit (11 December 2012). "Kadir, le "Zizou" de VA" (in French). Sports.fr. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
5. Toufik O. (24 June 2007). "Amiens, Johnson signe, Kadir à l'essai" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
6. Toufik O. (14 July 2009). "Kadir entre Valenciennes et Lens ?" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
7. Abdel B. (24 July 2009). "Transferts : Foued Kadir à Valenciennes" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
8. "Foued Kadir est Marseillais !". om.net. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
9. Phocéen, Le (2 January 2012). "Officiel : Foued Kadir signe à l'OM !". Le Phocéen (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2013.
10. "Foued Kadir, cedido al Betis" [Foued Kadir, loaned to Betis] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
11. "Kadir pasa a formar parte del Getafe" [Kadir joins Getafe] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
12. "Kadir, nuevo futbolista de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Kadir, new footballer of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
13. Foued Kadir : "J’ai toujours été à la disposition de la sélection"
14. "Algeria name 25-man preliminary squad for the World Cup". BBC Sport. 4 May 2010.
15. "FC Martigues obtains its rise in National". 24hfootnews. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

External links

• Foued Kadir at BDFutbol
• Foued Kadir – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Foued Kadir at DZFoot.com (in French)