Alidu Seidu (born 4 June 2000) is a Ghanaian-French professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Nice on loan from Rennes and the Ghana national team.
Club career On 1 June 2019, Seidu joined Clermont Foot from the JMG Academy. He made his debut with Clermont in a 1–1 Ligue 2 draw with Toulouse FC on 19 September 2020.
On 29 January 2024, Seidu signed a contract with Rennes until 2028.
International career In May 2022, Seidu received his first call-up to the Ghana national team by head coach Otto Addo. He made his senior international debut on 10 June 2022 in a friendly match against Japan, starting as Ghana suffered a 4–1 defeat.
On 14 November 2022, Seidu was named in Otto Addo's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He made his World Cup debut on 24 November in Ghana's opening match against Portugal.
On 31 December 2023, he was named in Chris Hughton's 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
On 2 June 2026, Seidu was named in head coach Carlos Queiroz's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsClermont II2019–20CFA 260———602020–21CFA 220———202021–22CFA 220———20Total100———100Clermont2020–21Ligue 222010——2302021–22Ligue 121020——2302022–23Ligue 128010——2902023–24Ligue 114000——140Total85040——890Rennes2023–24Ligue 11102020—1602024–25Ligue 111000——1102025–26Ligue 121030——240Total4305020—500Nice2026–27Ligue 11000——10Career total13909020001500
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGhana2022602023402024101202530202620Total251
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Seidu goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Alidu SeiduNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 9 September 2024 Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco 1–0 1–1 Cup of Nations qualification
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