Youssouf Hadji

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Youssouf Hadji
Personal information
Full name Youssouf Hadji
Date of birth February 25, 1980 (1980-02-25) (age 28)
Place of birth    Ifrane, Morocco
Height 1.83 m
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club AS Nancy
Number 15
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998-2003
2003-2005
2005-2007
2007-
AS Nancy
SC Bastia
Stade Rennais FC
AS Nancy
95 (13)
62 (13)
28 (3)
19 (3)   
National team2
2003- Morocco 35 (11)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 2006-09-29.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2006-07-15.
* Appearances (Goals)

Youssouf Hadji (Arabic: يُوسف حجي‎) (born 25 February 1980 in Ifrane, Morocco) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as an attacker. He currently plays for AS Nancy-Lorraine in Ligue 1, the top football division in France.

Hadji started his career at Nancy in Ligue 1 under the guidance of Laszlo Bölöni. Nancy were relegated to Ligue 2 in 2000, but Hadji remained loyal and played on for another three seasons.

In 2003, he decided to pack his bags and move to Corsica to play for SC Bastia in Ligue 1. After his old team were relegated at the end of his second season there, he reunited with Bölöni at Rennes. In Brittany, he wasn't a regular starter but contributed largely to their season with 3 goals and 3 assists.

On January 10, 2007, Hadji re-joined Nancy from Rennes for an estimated £1.2m.

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[edit] Trivia

  • He has an older brother, Mustapha Hadji, who is a former Moroccan international.