Aïssa Laïdouni

Aïssa Laïdouni
	Laïdouni in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Aïssa Bilal Laïdouni
Date of birth	13 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Montfermeil, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Union Berlin
Number	20
Youth career
000–2014	FC Montfermeil
2014–2016	Angers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Angers B
2016–2018	Angers
2016–2017	→ Les Herbiers (loan)
2017–2018	→ Chambly (loan)
2017–2018	→ Chambly B (loan)
2018–2020	Voluntari
2020–2023	Ferencváros
2023–	Union Berlin
International career‡
2021–	Tunisia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024

Aïssa Bilal Laïdouni (Arabic: عيسى بلال العيدوني; born 13 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Union Berlin. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Club career[edit]

A youth exponent from the club, Laïdouni made his Ligue 1 debut with Angers on 2 April 2016 against Troyes.^[2]

On 20 April 2021, Laïdouni won the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season with Ferencváros by beating archrival Újpest FC 3–0 at the Groupama Arena.^[3] He wears shirt number 93, a nod to his hometown of Livry-Gargan, a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France.^{[citation needed]}

International career[edit]

Laïdouni was born in France, to a Tunisian mother and Algerian father.^[4] He was called up to represent the senior Tunisia national team on 19 March 2021.^[5] He made his debut on 25 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Libya.^[6]

Personal life[edit]

Laidouni is the older brother of the Algeria youth international footballer Naïm Laidouni.^[7]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 12 November 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Angers	2015–16	Ligue 1	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Les Herbiers (loan)	2016–17	Championnat National	27	1	2	0	0	0	—		—		29	1
Chambly (loan)	2017–18	Championnat National	18	2	1	0	0	0	—		—		19	2
Voluntari	2018–19	Liga I	30	6	2	0	—		—		—		32	6
	2019–20	Liga I	23	1	1	0	—		—		—		24	1
	Total		53	7	3	0	—		—		—		56	7
Ferencváros	2020–21	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	27	3	3	0	—		8	0	—		38	3
	2021–22		27	3	5	0	—		9	1	—		41	4
	2022–23		10	0	0	0	—		6	2	—		16	2
	Total		64	6	8	0	—		23	3	—		95	9
Union Berlin	2022–23	Bundesliga	14	2	1	0	—		4	0	—		19	2
	2023–24	Bundesliga	11	0	2	0	—		4	0	—		17	0
	Total		25	2	3	0	—		8	0	—		36	2
Career total			188	18	18	0	0	0	32	3	0	0	236	21

International[edit]

As of match played 17 October 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tunisia	2021	11	1
	2022	17	0
	2023	8	1
Total		36	2

As of match played 12 September 2023

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 November 2021	Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Radès, Tunisia	Zambia	1–0	3–1	2022 World Cup Q
2.	12 September 2023	30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	1–0	3–1	Friendly

Honours[edit]

Ferencváros

Individual

Nemzeti Bajnokság I Most Valuable Player: 2020–21
Tunisian Footballer of the Year: 2022^[10]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Tunisia (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ "Troyes vs. Angers - 2 April 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
^ "Ismét bajnok lett a Fradi, ráadásul éppen az Újpest legyőzésével!". Nemzeti Sport. 20 April 2021.
^ Farid Kada Rabah (28 April 2016). "A la découverte de Aissa Laidouni, SCO Angers". DZBallon.com.
^ "EN : La liste de Mondher Kebaier pour affronter la Libye et la Guinée Equatoriale". www.kawarji.com.
^ "Libya v Tunisia game report". Eurosport. 25 March 2021.
^ Baldoro, Abdou (23 February 2023). "Equipe d'Algérie : La FAF chipe le frère de Aissa Laidouni !". Fennec Football (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "A Fradi ismét az Újpest legyőzésével lett bajnok – zsinórban negyedszer". M4 Sport. 24 April 2022.
^ "Összejött a duplázás: a bajnokság után a Magyar Kupa is a Ferencvárosé!". Nemzeti Sport. 11 May 2022.
^ tuniscope.com (28 May 2023). "TAP : Liste officielle des meilleurs sportifs de l'année 2022". tuniscope.com (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2023.

External links[edit]

Aïssa Laïdouni at Soccerway
Aïssa Laïdouni – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French

[FIFA_2022-1] "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Tunisia (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

[soccerway2-2] "Troyes vs. Angers - 2 April 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[3] "Ismét bajnok lett a Fradi, ráadásul éppen az Újpest legyőzésével!". Nemzeti Sport. 20 April 2021.

[4] Farid Kada Rabah (28 April 2016). "A la découverte de Aissa Laidouni, SCO Angers". DZBallon.com.

[5] "EN : La liste de Mondher Kebaier pour affronter la Libye et la Guinée Equatoriale". www.kawarji.com.

[6] "Libya v Tunisia game report". Eurosport. 25 March 2021.

[Baldoro_2023_c171-7] Baldoro, Abdou (23 February 2023). "Equipe d'Algérie : La FAF chipe le frère de Aissa Laidouni !". Fennec Football (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.

[8] "A Fradi ismét az Újpest legyőzésével lett bajnok – zsinórban negyedszer". M4 Sport. 24 April 2022.

[9] "Összejött a duplázás: a bajnokság után a Magyar Kupa is a Ferencvárosé!". Nemzeti Sport. 11 May 2022.

[10] tuniscope.com (28 May 2023). "TAP : Liste officielle des meilleurs sportifs de l'année 2022". tuniscope.com (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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