Idris Kadded

Idris Kadded Benoit (born 2 November 1998) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National 3 club JA Drancy.^[1] He was previously with Scottish club Dundee United in Scotland. A former youth player with Nice, he also played in France for Vaulx-en-Velin.

Idris Kadded

Personal information
Full name	Idris Kadded Benoit
Date of birth	(1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	JA Drancy
Youth career
	Nice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Nice II	1	(0)
2017–2018	FC Vaulx-en-Velin	6	(0)
2018	Dundee United	1	(0)
2019	Nottingham Forest	0	(0)
2019–2020	Red Star B	0	(0)
2020	Lusitanos Saint-Maur	6	(1)
2021–2022	FC 93	8	(1)
2022–2023	Lusitanos Saint-Maur B
2023–	JA Drancy	30	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024

Playing career

Kadded was born in Lyon and played for Nice as a youth player. He made one appearance for the club's reserve team in National 2, against Hyères in January 2017.^[2] After being released by Nice, he joined Vaulx-en-Velin in National 3 prior to the 2017–18 season. Having made six league appearances without scoring, he went on trial to Scottish Championship club Dundee United in January 2018^[3] and was subsequently offered a contract.^[4] Kadded signed as an amateur for the rest of the season with Dundee United on 20 January 2018, and made his debut the same day as a substitute in a Scottish Cup tie against Alloa Athletic. Manager Csaba László stated that, despite his amateur status, he would consider Kadded as a first team player.^[5] Kadded left the club at the end of the season, having made only one further substitute appearance.

On 1 January 2019, Kadded signed a six-month contract with Nottingham Forest.^[6][7]

After returning to France with Red Star B for a season, Kadded signed with Lusitanos Saint-Maur on 15 July 2020.^[8]

Personal life

Born in France, Kadded is of Algerian descent.^[9]