Samir Hadjaoui

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Samir Hadjaoui

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1979|2|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tlemcen, Algeria

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|05|16|1979|2|16|df=y}}

| death_place = France

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1996–2002

| clubs1 = WA Tlemcen

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2002–2005

| clubs2 = ASO Chlef

| caps2 = 62

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2005–2006

| clubs3 = CR Belouizdad

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2006–2009

| clubs4 = ES Sétif

| caps4 = 65

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2009–2010

| clubs5 = JS Kabylie

| caps5 = 31

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2010–2011

| clubs6 = WA Tlemcen

| caps6 = 9

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2011–2012

| clubs7 = CS Constantine

| caps7 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2012–2013

| clubs8 = Paradou AC

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalteam1 = Algeria

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Samir Hadjaoui (16 February 1979 – 16 May 2021) was an Algerian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=377&saison_id=13 La Fiche de Samir HADJAOUI - Football algérien] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430162402/http://www.dzfoot.com/joueur.php?joueur_id=377&saison_id=13 |date=30 April 2008 }}

Club career

Born in Tlemcen, Hadjaoui began his career with hometown club WA Tlemcen. He won two Algerian Cups and an Arab Cup with the side.

Having joined ASO Chlef in 2002, he won a third Algerian Cup.

Following a brief stint with CR Belouizdad he signed with ES Sétif. He contributed to two Algerian Championnat National titles and two Arab Champions League titles between 2006 and 2009.

He played four more seasons with JS Kabylie, WA Tlemcen, CS Constantine, and Paradou AC.

International career

Hadjaoui made his debut for the Algeria national team in an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Cape Verde on 2 June 2007, coming on as a substitute for Yacine Bezzaz after the starting goalkeeper Lounès Gaouaoui received a red card.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} He made his first start for the team{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} in a 4–3 friendly loss against Argentina in Barcelona's Nou Camp, facing a 20-year-old Lionel Messi.

Death

Hadjaoui died on 16 May 2021 after a long illness.{{cite web |title=Carnet : Décès du gardien international Samir Hadjaoui |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2021/05/16/carnet-deces-du-gardien-international-samir-hadjaoui-203617.php |website=dzfoot.com |access-date=18 May 2021 |language=fr |date=16 May 2021}}