| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Holstein Kiel | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Einigkeit Wilhelmsburg | ||
| 2012–2019 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Hamburger SV II | 25 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Hamburger SV | 23 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 23 | (1) |
| 2026 | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2026– | Holstein Kiel | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Germany U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U21 | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2023 | |||
Faride Alidou (born 18 July 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. He has represented Germany at youth level.
Born in Hamburg, Alidou played youth football for Einigkeit Wilhelmsburg before joining Hamburger SV's academy in 2012. Having played for Hamburger SV II since 2019, he made his debut for the club's first team on 16 October 2021 in a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Düsseldorf. He scored his first goal in a 4–1 win over Jahn Regensburg on 20 November 2021.
On 23 March 2022, Alidou signed a pre-contract agreement with Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. He committed to a four-year contract at the club.
On 21 August 2023, Alidou joined 1. FC Köln on loan.
On 25 August 2024, Alidou moved on loan to Hellas Verona in Italy, with an option to buy.
On 23 January 2025, Alidou's loan to Verona was terminated and he signed with 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
On 12 January 2026, Alidou moved to Eintracht Braunschweig on loan with an option to buy.
On 6 July 2026, Alidou joined Holstein Kiel in 2. Bundesliga for one season.
Born in Germany, Alidou is of Togolese descent. He was called up to the Germany national under-20 team for the first time for fixtures against France and Portugal in November 2021. He appeared in both fixtures, scoring in the 3–2 win over France. He was called up to the Germany national under-21 team in March 2022 after multiple players withdrew due to injury.
Alidou is right-footed, and played as a left winger in a front three at HSV. Hamburg's sporting director Michael Mutzel stated that Alidou "impresses through the freedom he plays with — he's also a strong dribbler and has good pace."
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamburger SV II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nord | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||||
| Hamburger SV | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 1. FC Köln (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 91 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 10 | ||