Naïm Laidouni

Naïm Laidouni
Personal information
Date of birth	24 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Saint-Chamond, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Umm Salal
Number	19
Youth career
2006–2015	ASA Chambon
2015–2017	Saint-Étienne
2017–2019	Andrézieux
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Andrézieux
2020–2022	Clermont II
2022–2023	Nîmes
2023–	Umm Salal
International career‡
2022	Algeria U20
2022–2023	Algeria U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Naïm Laidouni (Arabic: نعيم لعيدوني; born 24 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal. Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.

Playing career

Laidouni is a youth product of the French clubs ASA Chambon, Saint-Étienne and Andrézieux.^[2] He made one appearance with the senior Andrézieux side in 2019,^[3] before moving to the reserves of Clermont on 16 June 2020 where he became captain.^[4] On 2 August 2021, he signed a professional contract with Clermont for one season.^[5] He spent the 2022–23 season with the Ligue 2 club Nîmes but did not make an appearance, and left as the club was relegated.^[6] On 7 June 2023, he transferred to the Qatari club Umm Salal on a 5-year contract.^[7]

International career

Laidouni was born in France to an Algerian father and Tunisian mother.^[8] He played for the Algeria U20s for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament.^[9]

Personal life

Laidouni is the younger brother of the Tunisia international footballer Aïssa Laïdouni.^[10]

References

^ "Joueur". Ligue2.
^ Benamrouche, Sofiane (2 November 2023). "Rejoindre l'Algérie ou le Qatar ? Naïm Laidouni se confie au micro de "C'est Vous l'Expert"". La Gazette du Fennec.
^ Legros, Antoine (5 July 2019). "ABFC : Le point sur l'effectif andrézien en ce début de mercato".
^ "Naïm Laidouni signe à Clermont Foot". 16 June 2020.
^ France, Centre (8 February 2021). "Football - Le Clermont Foot signe un stagiaire". www.lamontagne.fr.
^ "Football. Naïm Laidouni : " La Ligue 2 est un objectif "". www.leprogres.fr.
^ D, Salim (7 June 2023). "Mercato : Naïm Laidouni signe pour cinq ans à Umm Salal". Football Algérien - DZFOOT.COM.
^ "فضّل الجزائر على تونس.. 4 معلومات عن "العيدوني الصغير"". العين الإخبارية. 21 June 2023.
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^ Baldoro, Abdou (23 February 2023). "Equipe d'Algérie : La FAF chipe le frère de Aissa Laidouni !". Fennec Football (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.

External links

Naïm Laidouni at Soccerway

[1] "Joueur". Ligue2.

[2] Benamrouche, Sofiane (2 November 2023). "Rejoindre l'Algérie ou le Qatar ? Naïm Laidouni se confie au micro de "C'est Vous l'Expert"". La Gazette du Fennec.

[3] Legros, Antoine (5 July 2019). "ABFC : Le point sur l'effectif andrézien en ce début de mercato".

[4] "Naïm Laidouni signe à Clermont Foot". 16 June 2020.

[5] France, Centre (8 February 2021). "Football - Le Clermont Foot signe un stagiaire". www.lamontagne.fr.

[6] "Football. Naïm Laidouni : " La Ligue 2 est un objectif "". www.leprogres.fr.

[7] D, Salim (7 June 2023). "Mercato : Naïm Laidouni signe pour cinq ans à Umm Salal". Football Algérien - DZFOOT.COM.

[8] "فضّل الجزائر على تونس.. 4 معلومات عن "العيدوني الصغير"". العين الإخبارية. 21 June 2023.

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[Baldoro_2023_c171-10] Baldoro, Abdou (23 February 2023). "Equipe d'Algérie : La FAF chipe le frère de Aissa Laidouni !". Fennec Football (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.

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