Aïssa Laïdouni

Aïssa Laïdouni
Laïdouni in 2022
Personal information
Full name Aïssa Bilal Laïdouni[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Montfermeil, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Wakrah
Number 93
Youth career
–2014 FC Montfermeil
2014–2016 Angers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Angers B 33 (4)
2016–2018 Angers 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Les Herbiers (loan) 27 (1)
2017–2018 → Chambly (loan) 18 (2)
2017–2018 → Chambly B (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2020 Voluntari 53 (7)
2020–2023 Ferencváros 64 (6)
2023–2024 Union Berlin 37 (2)
2024– Al-Wakrah 15 (1)
International career‡
2021– Tunisia 52 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024

Aïssa Bilal Laïdouni (Arabic: عيسى بلال العيدوني; born 13 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatari club Al-Wakrah. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Club career

A youth exponent from the club, Laïdouni made his Ligue 1 debut with Angers on 2 April 2016 against Troyes.[2]

On 20 April 2021, Laïdouni won the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season with Ferencváros by beating archrival Újpest FC 3–0 at the Groupama Arena.[3] He wears shirt number 93, a nod to his hometown of Livry-Gargan, a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France.[citation needed]

On 12 July 2024, Union Berlin announced Laïdouni's transfer to Al-Wakrah in Qatar.[4]

International career

Laïdouni was born in France, to a Tunisian mother and Algerian father.[5] He was called up to represent the senior Tunisia national team on 19 March 2021.[6] He made his debut on 25 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Libya.[7]

Personal life

Laidouni is the older brother of the Algeria youth international footballer Naïm Laidouni.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Angers 2015–16 Ligue 1 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Les Herbiers (loan) 2016–17 Championnat National 27 1 2 0 0 0 — — 29 1
Chambly (loan) 2017–18 18 2 1 0 0 0 — — 19 2
Voluntari 2018–19 Liga I 30 6 2 0 — — — 32 6
2019–20 23 1 1 0 — — — 24 1
Total 53 7 3 0 — — — 56 7
Ferencváros 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 27 3 3 0 — 8 0 — 38 3
2021–22 27 3 5 0 — 9 1 — 41 4
2022–23 10 0 0 0 — 6 2 — 16 2
Total 64 6 8 0 — 23 3 — 95 9
Union Berlin 2022–23 Bundesliga 14 2 1 0 — 4 0 — 19 2
2023–24 23 0 2 0 — 6 0 — 31 0
Total 37 2 3 0 — 10 0 — 50 2
Career total 200 18 18 0 0 0 34 3 0 0 250 21

International

As of match played 17 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Tunisia 2021 11 1
2022 17 0
2023 8 1
Total 36 2
As of match played 12 September 2023
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 November 2021 Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Radès, Tunisia  Zambia 1–0 3–1 2022 World Cup Q
2. 12 September 2023 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 1–0 3–1 Friendly

Honours

Ferencváros

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Tunisia (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Troyes vs. Angers - 2 April 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Ismét bajnok lett a Fradi, ráadásul éppen az Újpest legyőzésével!". Nemzeti Sport. 20 April 2021.
  4. ^ "AÏSSA LAÏDOUNI VERLÄSST UNION RICHTUNG AL-WAKRAH SC" [AÏSSA LAÏDOUNI LEAVES UNION FOR AL-WAKRAH SC] (in German). Union Berlin. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ Farid Kada Rabah (28 April 2016). "A la découverte de Aissa Laidouni, SCO Angers". DZBallon.com.
  6. ^ "EN : La liste de Mondher Kebaier pour affronter la Libye et la Guinée Equatoriale". kawarji.com.
  7. ^ "Libya v Tunisia game report". Eurosport. 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ Baldoro, Abdou (23 February 2023). "Equipe d'Algérie : La FAF chipe le frère de Aissa Laidouni !". Fennec Football (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. ^ "A Fradi ismét az Újpest legyőzésével lett bajnok – zsinórban negyedszer". M4 Sport. 24 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Összejött a duplázás: a bajnokság után a Magyar Kupa is a Ferencvárosé!". Nemzeti Sport. 11 May 2022.
  11. ^ tuniscope.com (28 May 2023). "TAP : Liste officielle des meilleurs sportifs de l'année 2022". tuniscope.com (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2023.