Isaac Lihadji

Isaac Lihadji

Personal information
Full name	Isaac Lihadji[1]
Date of birth	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22)
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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	1	(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, 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-Arabi.^[2]

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

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marseille	2019–20	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Marseille B	2019–20	Championnat National 2	9	1	—		—		—		—		9	1
Lille	2020–21	Ligue 1	15	0	2	0	—		4	0	—		21	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	8	1	2	0	—		3	0	0	0	13	1
	2022–23	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		23	1	4	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	34	1
Lille B	2021–22	Championnat National 3	3	1	—		—		—		—		3	1
	2022–23	Championnat National 3	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
	Total		11	1	—		—		—		—		11	1
Sunderland	2022–23	EFL Championship	6	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	6	0
Career total			51	3	4	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	62	3

Honours

Lille

• Ligue 1: 2020–21
• Trophée des Champions: 2021^[10]

France U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2019^[11]

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
7. "Archived copy". 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

External links

• Isaac Lihadji at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Isaac Lihadji at the French Football Federation (archived 2020-10-30) (in French)
• Lille OSC profile Archived 1 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
• Isaac Lihadji at Soccerway