Isaac Lihadji
{{short description|French footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Isaac Lihadji
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|4|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Marseille, France
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Al-Arabi
| clubnumber = 80
| youthyears1 = 2011–2014
| youthclubs1 = Septèmes
| youthyears2 = 2014–2019
| youthclubs2 = Marseille
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = Marseille B
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = Marseille
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2023
| clubs3 = Lille
| caps3 = 28
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = Lille B
| caps4 = 11
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023
| clubs5 = Sunderland
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023–2024
| clubs6 = Al-Duhail
| caps6 = 18
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Al-Arabi
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = France U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = France U17
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = France U18
| nationalcaps3 = 10
| nationalgoals3 = 4
| nationalyears4 = 2020
| nationalteam4 = France U19
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2021–
| nationalteam5 = France U20
| nationalcaps5 = 2
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2020–
| nationalteam6 = France U21
| nationalcaps6 = 2
| nationalgoals6 = 1
| club-update = 11 November 2023
| nationalteam-update = 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-05 |title=Lihadji joins Al-Duhail |url=https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2023/august/lihadji-joins-al-duhail |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=Sunderland Association Football Club |language=en |archive-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805135301/https://safc.com/news/team-news/2023/august/lihadji-joins-al-duhail |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/24/france/ligue-1/dijon-football-cote-dor/olympique-de-marseille/3030613/|title=Diojn FCO vs. Olympique Marseille – 24 September 2019 – Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=24 September 2019|archive-date=20 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920053057/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/24/france/ligue-1/dijon-football-cote-dor/olympique-de-marseille/3030613/|url-status=live}}
=Lille=
On 2 July 2020, Lihadji signed with fellow Ligue 1 side Lille OSC.{{cite web |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/%E2%80%8Ble-tr%C3%A8s-prometteur-isaac-lihadji-est-officiellement-un-dogue |title=Le très prometteur Isaac Lihadji est officiellement un Dogue |date=2 July 2020 |website=losc.fr |accessdate=3 July 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112220338/https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/%E2%80%8Ble-tr%C3%A8s-prometteur-isaac-lihadji-est-officiellement-un-dogue |url-status=live }}
=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.{{cite web | url=https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2023/january/sunderland-sign-isaac-lihadji | title=DONE DEAL: Isaac Lihadji joins SAFC | date=26 January 2023 | website=safc.com | accessdate=26 January 2023 | archive-date=26 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126202950/https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2023/january/sunderland-sign-isaac-lihadji | url-status=live }} 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.".{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/23313310.sunderland-isaac-lihadjis-short-term-role-getting-green-light/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 March 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309153511/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/23313310.sunderland-isaac-lihadjis-short-term-role-getting-green-light/ |url-status=live }}
He made his debut on the 11 February 2023 against Reading. Mowbray turned to his bench and introduced Isaac Lihadji,{{Cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12808134/sunderland-1-0-reading-patrick-roberts-seals-late-win-for-black-cats |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 March 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309154632/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12808134/sunderland-1-0-reading-patrick-roberts-seals-late-win-for-black-cats |url-status=live }} coming on in the 75th minute.
=Al-Duhail=
International career
Born in France, Lihadji is of Comorian descent. He is a youth international for France.{{Cite web|url=https://www.90min.com/fr/posts/6334838-om-qui-est-isaac-lihadji-la-nouvelle-pepite-du-centre-de-formation|title=OM : Qui est Isaac Lihadji, la nouvelle pépite du centre de formation ?|date=2 April 2019|website=90min.com|access-date=24 September 2019|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423104238/https://www.90min.com/fr/posts/6334838-om-qui-est-isaac-lihadji-la-nouvelle-pepite-du-centre-de-formation|url-status=live}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 8 May 2023}}{{cite web|title=Isaac Lihadji Soccerway Profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/isaac-lihadji/601234/|accessdate=24 September 2019|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225172534/https://int.soccerway.com/players/isaac-lihadji/601234/|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Marseille
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| Marseille B
|9 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 9 | 1 | |||||
| rowspan="4" |Lille
|Ligue 1 |15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|Ligue 1 |8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23
|Ligue 1 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3" |Lille B
|3 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2022–23
|Championnat National 3 |8 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Sunderland
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!51 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 |
Honours
Lille
- Ligue 1: 2020–21
- Trophée des Champions: 2021{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12370362/lille-1-0-paris-saint-germain-les-dogues-clinch-first-french-super-cup|title=Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup|publisher=Sky Sports|date=1 August 2021|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003150307/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12370362/lille-1-0-paris-saint-germain-les-dogues-clinch-first-french-super-cup|url-status=live}}
France U17
References
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External links
- {{FFF player|9602-lihadji-isaac}}
- {{FFF male|2546337679-isaac-lihadji|archive=20201030172724}}
- [https://www.losc.fr/joueur/lille-isaac-lihadji-2020-2021 Lille OSC profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801181816/https://www.losc.fr/joueur/lille-isaac-lihadji-2020-2021 |date=1 August 2021 }}
- {{Soccerway|isaac-lihadji/601234}}
{{Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) squad}}
{{France men's football squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lihadji, Isaac}}
Category:Footballers from Marseille
Category:French men's footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:France men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Olympique de Marseille players
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players
Category:Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Qatar Stars League players
Category:French sportspeople of Comorian descent
Category:Olympic footballers for France
Category:Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar