Idriss Saadi ( ar, إدريس سعدي; born 8 February 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club Andrézieux. Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team.

Club career

Saint-Étienne

Saadi started his professional career at

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Étienne is the t ...

, making his professional debut on 28 August 2010 in a league match against Lens in a 3–1 victory. During his time at Saint-Étienne, Saadi had loan spells at

Reims Reims ( , , ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne. Founded by ...

and

Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the ''Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). ...

Clermont Foot

In January 2014, Saadi joined

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side Clermont, where he impressed with 20 goals in 42 games.

Cardiff City

On 31 August 2015, Saadi joined Championship side

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for an undisclosed fee. Manager Russell Slade stated that the club had been scouting Saadi for several months and described him as ''strong, powerful and technically good''. Due to an injury picked up the previous season, Saadi didn't make his debut till 7 November 2015, in a 2–0 win over Reading, where he had lasted 13 minutes before suffering another injury ruling him out for another 6 weeks. He made just one more substitute appearance during his first season at the Cardiff City Stadium, during a 2–1 defeat to

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on 9 April.

Loan to Kortrijk

In July 2016, Saadi joined Belgian side Kortrijk on loan. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Gent and went on to score his first and second goal against

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on 20 August.

Strasbourg

On 21 July 2017, Saadi joined

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

for an undisclosed fee.

CR Belouizdad

On 5 July 2022, Saadi joined

CR Belouizdad Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad S.s.p.a (Classical Arabic: الشّباب الرّياضيّ لبلوزداد, English Translation: Sporting Club of Belouizdad), known as ''Chabab Belouizdad'' or ''CR Belouizdad'' or simply ''CRB'' for short, is a ...

International career

Saadi is a former youth international for France. He debuted for the Algeria national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

on 6 June 2017.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saadi, Idriss 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Valence, Drôme Footballers from Drôme French sportspeople of Algerian descent Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards AS Saint-Étienne players Stade de Reims players Gazélec Ajaccio players Clermont Foot players Cardiff City F.C. players K.V. Kortrijk players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Andrézieux-Bouthéon FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players English Football League players Belgian Pro League players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Wales Expatriate men's footballers in Wales Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Wales