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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | 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 | |||
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 from Paradou AC.[6]
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]
Club
- As of 26 May 2019[9]
| 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 | ||||
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