Isaac Lihadji

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Isaac Lihadji
Personal information
Full name Isaac Lihadji [1]
Date of birth (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Al-Arabi
Number 80
Youth career
2011–2014 Septèmes
2014–2019 Marseille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Marseille B 9 (1)
2019–2020 Marseille 2 (0)
2020–2023 Lille 28 (1)
2021–2023 Lille B 11 (1)
2023 Sunderland 6 (0)
2023–2024 Al-Duhail 18 (1)
2024– Al-Arabi 15 (1)
International career
2017 France U16 2 (0)
2018–2019 France U17 12 (0)
2019 France U18 10 (4)
2020 France U19 1 (0)
2021 France U20 2 (0)
2020 France U21 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 February 2025

Isaac Lihadji (born 10 April 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League side Al-Arabi. [2]

Contents

Club career

Marseille

Lihadji made his debut on 24 September 2019 in a Ligue 1 game against Dijon. He replaced Hiroki Sakai after 78 minutes in a 0–0 away draw. [3]

Lille

On 2 July 2020, Lihadji signed with fellow Ligue 1 side Lille OSC. [4]

Sunderland

On 26 January 2023, Lihadji signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Championship side Sunderland, with the option of an extension for a further year. [5] Lihadji's game time was limited early on due to not speaking English, with manager Tony Mowbray saying "He understands when you say his name but beyond that, I need a bit of a help translating. So in the short term, he might be someone who we bring on from the bench to see if he can impact the game with the qualities that he's got.". [6]

He made his debut on the 11 February 2023 against Reading. Mowbray turned to his bench and introduced Isaac Lihadji, [7] coming on in the 75th minute.

Al-Duhail

On 5 August 2023, Lihadji completed a move to Qatari side Al-Duhail for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Born in France, Lihadji is of Comorian descent. He is a youth international for France. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marseille 2019–20 Ligue 1 20000020
Marseille B 2019–20 Championnat National 2 9191
Lille 2020–21 Ligue 11502040210
2021–22 Ligue 181203000131
2022–23 Ligue 100000000
Total23140007000341
Lille B 2021–22 Championnat National 3 3131
2022–23 Championnat National 38080
Total111111
Sunderland 2022–23 EFL Championship 60000060
Career total51340007000623

Honours

Lille

France U17

References

  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. "Lihadji joins Al-Duhail". Sunderland Association Football Club. 5 August 2023. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. "Diojn FCO vs. Olympique Marseille – 24 September 2019 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. "Le très prometteur Isaac Lihadji est officiellement un Dogue". losc.fr. 2 July 2020. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. "DONE DEAL: Isaac Lihadji joins SAFC". safc.com. 26 January 2023. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  6. "Sunderland: Isaac Lihadji's short-term role after getting green light | the Northern Echo". Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  7. "Sunderland 1-0 Reading: Patrick Roberts seals late win for Black Cats | Football News | Sky Sports". Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  8. "OM : Qui est Isaac Lihadji, la nouvelle pépite du centre de formation ?". 90min.com. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. "Isaac Lihadji Soccerway Profile". Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  10. "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. FIFA.com