Samir Hadji (born 12 September 1989) is a footballer who plays for Luxembourgish club Progrès Niederkorn as a striker. Born in France, he has represented Morocco at youth level.
Personal life He is the son of former Moroccan international Mustapha Hadji. Hadji's uncle is former AS Nancy striker Youssouf Hadji. He is described by his uncle as a "quick and athletic finisher". His brother Zachary Hadji is also a professional footballer.
Career Hadji began his career playing for hometown club SR Creutzwald. In 2007, he ventured to Germany signing with 1. FC Saarbrücken in the Oberliga, the fifth division of German football. After two years, Hadji returned to France joining his father's former club AS Nancy. He spent two years playing on the club's Championnat de France amateur team making 59 appearances and scoring 18 goals before signing with RC Strasbourg in July 2010. Hadji made his professional debut on 30 July 2010 in the team's Coupe de la Ligue match against Évian. Hadji started the match and played the full 120 minutes as Strasbourg were defeated 5–4 on penalties.
After playing for Folasch in the Luxembourg National Division, Hadji moved to Excelsior Virton in 2019.
Hadji returned to Luxembourg in 2021 to play for F91 Dudelange, Differdange 03, and Progrès Niederkorn.
International career Hadji made one appearance for the Morocco U23s in a 0–0 tie with the Niger U23s on 1 November 2011.
Honours Fola Esch BGL Ligue : 2012–13, 2014–15
Statistics
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalSeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2008–091. FC SaarbrückenOberliga21––––––212009–10AS Nancy BDivision 45918––––––59182010–11StrasbourgDivision 3––10––10202011–12Hassania AgadirBotola30––––––302012–12Fola EschBGL Ligue246––––––2462013–1425121120––28132014–1525113420––30152015–161372221––1710Career total1515377611016761
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