Nihed Naili
{{short description|Algerian footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nihed Naili
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Nouhed Naïli
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|4|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Guelma, Algeria
| height =
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Nice
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs1 = ES Genas Azieu
| youthyears2 = 2019–2022
| youthclubs2 = Lyon
| years1 = 2022–2023
| clubs1 = {{ill|Stade Brestois 29 (women)|lt=Brest|fr|Stade brestois 29 (féminines)}}
| caps1 = 13
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2023–
| clubs2 = Nice
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalteam1 = Algeria
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 26 May 2024
| ntupdate = 5 December 2023
}}
Nouhed Naïli ({{langx|ar|نهاد نايلي}}; born 11 April 2001) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Seconde Ligue club Nice and the Algeria national team. She is an Olympique Lyonnais youth academy graduate.
Early life
Naïli was born in Guelma, Algeria, into a sports-oriented family. Her father, Skander, is a former player for ES Guelma and US Tébessa, as well as a former junior international during the 1980s. Even her uncle, Abdelkader, known as Kadour, was part of the famous ES Guelma team in the 1960s.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/765067286938680/posts/2906905889421465/|title=Une Étoile Montante à l'Olympique Lyonnais : Nihed NAILI|language=fr|date=21 July 2020|publisher=Etendard|access-date=21 December 2023}}
Club career
Naïli started her youth career with ES Genas Azieu in 2018.{{cite web |url=https://genas.footeo.com/saison-2018-2019/regional-1/equipe-seniors-f-1/joueur-nihed-naili-1.html|title=Eveil Sportif Genas Azieu Football – Nihed Naïli|language=fr|date=29 November 2021|website=genas.footeo.com|publisher=ES Genas Azieu|access-date=21 December 2023}} She joined Olympique Lyonnais Academy in 2019. where she played for youth teams as a striker for four years. In her last match with the reserve team, she scored a hat-trick, helping them win the Ligue Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Football Cup against Clermont Foot 63.{{cite web |url=https://www.ol.fr/fr/actualites/academy-la-r1-de-l-ol-vainqueur-de-la-coupe-l-au-ra-foot|title=Academy : La R1 De L’Ol Vainqueur De La Coupe Laurafoot !|language=fr|date=16 June 2022|website=ol.fr|publisher=Olympique Lyonnais|access-date=21 December 2023}}
She signed her first professional with Division 2 Féminine club Stade Brestois 29.{{cite web |url=https://dzballon.com/2022/07/08/deux-internationales-algeriennes-signent-a-brest/|title=Deux internationales Algériennes signent à Brest|language=fr|date=8 July 2022|website=dzballon.com|publisher=Farid Kada Rabah|access-date=21 December 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://newsouest.fr/brest-metropole/football/2022-07-08/deux-internationales-algeriennes-rejoignent-le-stade-brestois|title=Deux Internationales Algériennes Rejoignent Le Stade Brestois|language=fr|date=8 July 2022|website=newsouest.fr|publisher=|access-date=21 December 2023}} After playing 14 matches and scoring three goals, Nihed subsequently joined OGC Nice in September 2023.{{cite web |url=https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/202309150532.html|title=Algérie: Transferts - L'attaquante algérienne Nihed Naili rejoint l'OGC Nice|language=fr|date=15 September 2023|website=fr.allafrica.com|publisher=Alfred Zikpi|access-date=21 December 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/verts-deurope/vertes-nihed-naili-signe-a-nice-247527.html|title=Vertes : Nihed Naili signe à Nice|language=fr|date=14 September 2023|website=dzfoot.com|publisher=Salim D.|access-date=21 December 2023}}
International career
In November 2021, Naili got her first call-up to the Algerian national team by coach Radia Fertoul to play two friendly matches against Tunisia, as a part of the preparation for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification.{{cite web |url=http://www.faf.dz/equipe-nationale-feminine-a-la-liste-des-joueuses-pour-la-double-confrontation-face-a-la-tunisie/|title=Equipe nationale féminine A : La liste des joueuses pour la double confrontation face à la Tunisie|language=fr|date=20 November 2021|website=faf.dz|publisher=Algerian Football Federation|access-date=21 December 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://mediateurmaghrebin.dz/can-2022-feminine-double-confrontation-amicale-entre-lalgerie-et-la-tunisie/|title=CAN-2022 féminine: double confrontation amicale entre l’Algérie et la Tunisie|language=fr|date=20 November 2021|website=mediateurmaghrebin.dz|publisher=|access-date=21 December 2023}} Naili made her senior team debut on 28 November 2021 in a 4–2 friendly win over Tunisia.{{cite web |url=http://www.faf.dz/equipe-nationale-feminine-a-une-autre-belle-victoire-des-vertes-face-a-la-tunisie-4-a-2/|title= EN Fem. : Une autre belle victoire des vertes face à la Tunisie 4 à 2|language=fr|date=28 November 2021|website=faf.dz|publisher=Algerian Football Federation|access-date=21 December 2023}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 17 December 2023}}{{cite web|language=french|url=https://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?joueur=11845&id=736|title=Nouhed Naili|publisher=statsfootofeminin.fr|access-date=21 December 2023}}
| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2"|Stade brestois 29
|2022–23 |rowspan="1"|Division 2 Féminine |13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 3 | |||
| rowspan="2"|Nice
|2023–24 |rowspan="1"|Division 2 Féminine |8 | 3 | – | – | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!8 | 3 | – | – | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 3 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 22 | 6 |
=International=
{{updated|match played 5 December 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3|Algeria
|2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 3 | 0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.ogcnice.com/fr/fiche/4711/naili-nihed.html Club profile] {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://www.statsfootofeminin.fr/joueur.php?joueur=11845&id StatsFootoFeminin profile] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{GSA player|nouhed-naili/527243}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Naïli, Nihed}}
Category:Algerian women's footballers
Category:Algeria women's international footballers
Category:21st-century Algerian sportswomen
Category:Women's association football forwards