Idris Kadded Benoit (born 2 November 1998) is a French

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who plays as a

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for Lusitanos Saint-Maur. He was previously with Scottish club Dundee United in Scotland. A former youth player with

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, he also played in France for

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Playing career

Kadded was born in

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and played for

as a youth player. He made one appearance for the club's reserve team in

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, against Hyères in January 2017. After being released by Nice, he joined

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prior to the 2017–18 season. Having made six league appearances without scoring, he went on trial to

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club Dundee United in January 2018 and was subsequently offered a contract. Kadded signed as an amateur for the rest of the season with Dundee United on 20 January 2018, and made his debut the same day as a substitute in a

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. Manager Csaba László stated that, despite his amateur status, he would consider Kadded as a first team player. Kadded left the club at the end of the season, having made only one further substitute appearance. On 1 January 2019, Kadded signed a six-month contract with

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. After returning to France with Red Star B for a season, Kadded signed with Lusitanos Saint-Maur on 15 July 2020.

Personal life

Born in France, Kadded is of Algerian descent.

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* * Living people 1998 births Footballers from Lyon French men's footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent Men's association football forwards OGC Nice players Dundee United F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Red Star F.C. players US Lusitanos Saint-Maur players FC Vaulx-en-Velin players Scottish Professional Football League players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland {{France-footy-forward-1990s-stub