Kadir Caidi (born 17 July 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Early career

Born in Ravenna, Romagna, Kadir Caidi started his professional career at Romagna club A.C. Cesena along with his brother Nebil. K.Caidi was a member of Cesena U16 team for 2005–06 Emilia–Romagna student league. He was promoted to U17 team (''Allievi'') for national student league in 2006–07 season. K.Caidi was the member of the reserve B in Berretti reserve league in 2007–08 season. Reserve A and B merged in 2008–09 season, as Cesena first team was relegated at the end of

2007–08 Serie B The 2007–08 Serie B regular season is the seventy-sixth since its establishment. It started on August 25, 2007, and ended with the promotion playoff final on June 15, 2008. At the end of the year, three teams were promoted to Serie A, the fir ...

, thus the reserve A was no longer eligible to national "spring" league. K.Caidi remained in the reserve for 2008–09 season. He followed the reserve returned to the spring league in 2009–10 season, but only played 15 times. Caidi spent

2010–11 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione The 2010–11 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione season was the thirty-third football league season of Italian Lega Pro Seconda Divisione since its establishment in 1978, and the third since the renaming from Serie C to Lega Pro. It was divided into two ...

in Valenzana after he was graduated from the U20 reserve. K.Caidi made 11 appearances in his maiden season.

Bologna–Cesena swap

On 29 June 2011, one day before the closure of 2010–11 financial year, Cesena formed two swap deals with Bologna F.C. 1909, which K.Caidi was transferred to the capital of Emilia along with

Angelo Gregorio Angelo Gregorio (born 11 April 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for A.C. Libertas. Career Early career Gregorio started his career in A.C. Cesena. He was the member of the youth reserve B squad in the 2007–08 season f ...

in co-ownership deal for €750,000 and €1 million respectively.Bologna FC 1909 SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011
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Jacopo Luppi Jacopo Luppi (born 12 August 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Youth career Born in Bologna, the capital of Emilia–Romagna region, Jacopo Luppi started his career at Bologna F.C. 1909. J.Luppi was in the Bologna ...

and

Giacomo Bassoli Giacomo Bassoli (born 19 June 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender. Career Bologna Born in Bologna, Emilia–Romagna, Giacomo Bassoli started his professional career at Bologna F.C. 1909 along with his twin brother Alessandro ...

moved to Romagna in the same formula. The all four players signed a 3-year contract, which both K.Caidi and Gregorio had an annual wage of €28,757 each, which barely above minimum wage. The deal made both club benefited financially in short term but no effect with the strength of the squad.

Lega Pro loans

K.Caidi left for Italian fourth division newcomer Santarcangelo in July 2011, along with Gregorio (both from Bologna/Cesena), G.Bassoli (from Cesena/Bologna), Simone Tonelli (from Vicenza/Cesena),

Nicola Del Pivo Nicola Del Pivo (born 10 April 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Polisportiva Santa Veneranda. Career Cesena Del Pivo started his professional career at hometown club Cesena. He was in the U ...

, Rivolino Gavoci and Daniele Ferri (Cesena only). In January 2012 he was exchanged with Cesena teammate

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, who went on loan to Bellaria in the first half of the season. K.Caidi re-joined former Cesena teammate

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and Thomas Fabbri (from Parma/Cesena), as well as met J.Luppi in Bellaria. The team was coached by the brother of Cesena president

Nicola Campedelli Nicola Campedelli (born 7 February 1979) is an Italian football coach and former player who is a youth coach at Cesena. Playing career A midfielder, Campedelli played with Cesena from 1997 to 2000. In 2007, when at Cesena, he suffered a Lisfr ...

. In August 2012 Caidi left for Giacomense. Caidi was suspended in round 4 (23 September) due to his second caution (and subsequent sent off) on round 3, his second appearance for the team. He was booked again in round 8, his fourth game for Giacomense. Caidi played once more time for Giacomense in round 8 (2 December) before he was released in January 2013. In June 2013 both clubs gave up the remain 50% registration rights.

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References

External links

FIGC

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caidi, Kadir Italian men's footballers AC Cesena players Valenzana Mado players Bologna FC 1909 players Santarcangelo Calcio players AC Bellaria Igea Marina players AC Giacomense players Men's association football defenders Italy men's youth international footballers Serie C players Footballers from Ravenna 1990 births Living people