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 21)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Al-Duhail
Number 19
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– Al-Duhail 8 (2)
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, correct as of 11 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2021

Isaac Lihadji (born 10 April 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League side Al-Duhail SC [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 to an extent 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

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