Nadir Belhadj
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| Nadir Belhadj | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 18, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Saint-Claude, France | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Left Back, Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Lens | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2003 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2007 2007-2008 2008- |
RC Lens → Gueugnon (loan) Gueugnon Sedan Lyon RC Lens |
0 (0) 28 (1) 36 (1) 102 (5) 9 (0) 19 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004- | Algeria | 25 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nadir Belhadj (Arabic: نذير بلحاج ) (born 18 June 1982 in Saint-Claude, France) is an Algerian professional football (soccer) player who is currently playing for RC Lens in France's Ligue 1.
[edit] Career
A defender, Belhadj began his career at Ligue 1 club RC Lens, where he failed to make the first-team. He joined Ligue 2 FC Gueugnon on loan in 2002 and after making 26 league appearances signed permanently in 2003. Belhadj played 36 more Ligue 2 games for Gueugnon before moving to CS Sedan in 2004. Making more than thirty appearances in each of his two full seasons with Sedan in Ligue 2, gaining promotion in the second.
In January 2007 Belhadj was bought by French champions Lyon for €3.24 million and signed a lucrative four and a half year deal. He was loaned back to CS Sedan until the end of the season and joined Lyon again in the summer of 2007. He made just 9 appearances for the club, being blocked at the left-back position by World Cup champion Fabio Grosso, and left the club in January. On 7th January 2008, it was confirmed that Belhadj had signed a three and a half year deal with his former club RC Lens, with Lens paying €3.6 million for his services.
He has won international recognition with Algeria.
[edit] Honours
- Finalist of the Coupe de la Ligue once with RC Lens in 2008
- Finalist of the Coupe de France once with CS Sedan in 2005
- Chosen in the Ligue 2 Team of the season twice in 2004/2005 and 2005/2006
[edit] External links
- (French) Nadir Belhadj French league stats at lfp.fr
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