Najib Gandi
{{short description|French footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Najib Gandi
| fullname = Najib Gandi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|6|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Marseille, France
| height = 1.88m
| currentclub = Hyères
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2002–2006
| youthclubs1 = Saint-Marcel
| youthyears2 = 2006–2008
| youthclubs2 = SC Air Bel
| youthyears3 = 2008–2010
| youthclubs3 = Toulouse
| youthyears4 = 2010–2017
| youthclubs4 = Nantes
| years1 = 2012–2018
| clubs1 = Nantes B
| caps1 = 91
| goals1 = 11
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = Nantes
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = Lyon-Duchère B
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = Lyon-Duchère
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2022
| clubs5 = Aubagne
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2022–
| clubs6 = Hyères
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 0
| club-update = 23:53, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
| nationalyears1 = 2012
| nationalteam1 = France U18
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Najib Gandi (born 23 June 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Hyères.{{Soccerway|najib-gandi/263372}}
Career
Gandi came through the youth system at FC Nantes. He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.foot-national.com/foot-nantes-premier-contrat-pro-pour-najib-gandi-41233.html|title=Nantes : Premier contrat pro pour Najib Gandi|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=20 December 2012}} He went on to make five Ligue 1 appearances for the club in the 2017–18 season.
He quit football for a year after the death of his father and grandfather, leaving Nantes at the end of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|url=https://footpost.fr/najib-gandi-de-la-ligue-1-au-community-management-france-foot-amateur-sofoot-com/|title=Najib Gandi, de la Ligue 1 au community management / France / Foot amateur / SOFOOT.com|publisher=footpost.fr|language=fr|date=5 December 2020}}
In June 2019 he signed a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, with Lyon-Duchère.{{cite web|url=https://duchere.footeo.com/actualite/2019/06/03/najib-gandi-premiere-recrue-lyonnaise.html|title=Najib Gandi, Première Recrue Lyonnaise !|publisher=AS Lyon-Duchère Official Footeo Site|language=fr|date=3 June 2019}}
In the summer of 2020, he gave up his professional status, took up a job in fashion and, once COVID-19 lockdown was over, signed for Championnat National 2 side Aubagne.{{cite web|url=http://www.actufoot.com/national/najib-gandi-aubagne-ex-nantes-javais-plus-de-pression-en-national-quen-ligue-1/|title=Najib Gandi (Aubagne/Ex-Nantes et Lyon Duchère) "J'avais plus de pression en national qu'en Ligue 1|publisher=actufoot.com|language=fr|date=7 December 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{FFF player|6771-gandi-najib}}
- {{FFF male player|1726236175}}
- {{LFP|gandi-najib}}
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:French men's footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Tunisian descent
Category:Lyon-La Duchère players
Category:Championnat National players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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