Foued Kadir

Foued Kadir
Kadir with Valenciennes in 2011
Personal information
Full name Foued Kadir
Date of birth (1983-12-05) 5 December 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth Martigues, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Arlésien
Youth career
2000–2002 Martigues
2002–2003 Troyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Cannes 79 (9)
2007–2009 Amiens 67 (6)
2009–2013 Valenciennes 82 (15)
2013–2015 Marseille 15 (0)
2013–2014 → Rennes (loan) 28 (6)
2014–2015 → Real Betis (loan) 24 (1)
2015–2016 Real Betis 8 (0)
2016–2017 Getafe 6 (0)
2017–2018 Alcorcón 31 (1)
2018–2024 Martigues 70 (18)
2024–2026 Istres 48 (2)
2026– AC Arlésien 0 (0)
International career
2010–2015 Algeria 25 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:32, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Foued Kadir (born 5 December 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for AC Arlésien.

Born in France, Kadir was a member of the Algeria national team at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He scored two goals in twenty-five games for Algeria.

Club career

Born in Martigues, Kadir began his career in the youth ranks of his hometown club, Martigues. At the age of 18, after numerous problems during his time with the club, he contemplated quitting football to become a police officer. After leaving the club, he played briefly for two amateur sides, AS Gignac and Stade Beaucairois, before joining Troyes' reserve team. After a season and a half with Troyes, he joined Championnat National side Cannes where he would spend the next three seasons.

In June 2007, Kadir went on trial with Ligue 2 side Amiens. In July 2009, he started training with Valenciennes of Ligue 1 and two weeks later signed a two-year contract with the club.

On 2 January 2013, Kadir moved to Marseille for a transfer fee €500,000, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club. He was subsequently loaned to Rennes and Real Betis, signing an obligatory permanent contract with the latter after its promotion to La Liga.

On 31 August 2016, free agent Kadir signed for Getafe. The following 5 January, he moved to fellow league team Alcorcón.

As of 2026, at the age of 42, Kadir continued his playing career in the Championnat National 2, playing for Istres FC. During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, he also served as a media pundit, providing tactical analysis on the Algerian national team and expressing optimism about their chances in the tournament.

International career

Kadir was called up to the Algeria U23 national team for a training camp in France. He was named in the preliminary squad for Algeria's 2010 World Cup campaign. On 28 May 2010, Kadir made his debut for the Algeria national team in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.[citation needed]

Career statistics

GoalDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
1.9 October 2011Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria Central African Republic2–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.15 June 2012Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida Gambia4–12013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Martigues

References

  1. ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 02 de junio de 2018, en Alcorcón" [Minutes of the Match held on 2 June 2018, in Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "Foued KADIR – Football : la fiche de Foued KADIR (Alcorcon)". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. ↑ FM (31 March 2012). "Foued Kadir : "J'ai toujours été à la disposition de la sélection"". DZFoot. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Conta, Benoit (11 December 2012). "Kadir, le "Zizou" de VA" (in French). Sports.fr. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Toufik O. (24 June 2007). "Amiens, Johnson signe, Kadir à l'essai" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Toufik O. (14 July 2009). "Kadir entre Valenciennes et Lens ?" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Abdel B. (24 July 2009). "Transferts : Foued Kadir à Valenciennes" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Foued Kadir est Marseillais !". om.net. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  9. ↑ Phocéen, Le (2 January 2012). "Officiel : Foued Kadir signe à l'OM !". Le Phocéen (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Foued Kadir, cedido al Betis" [Foued Kadir, loaned to Betis] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "Kadir pasa a formar parte del Getafe" [Kadir joins Getafe] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Kadir, nuevo futbolista de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Kadir, new footballer of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  13. ↑ Beneddra, Naim (25 June 2026). "Foued Kadir : « Avec un peu de chance, l'Algérie peut atteindre les quarts de finale »". Africafoot (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  14. ↑ Foued Kadir : "J’ai toujours été à la disposition de la sélection"
  15. ↑ "Algeria name 25-man preliminary squad for the World Cup". BBC Sport. 4 May 2010.
  16. ↑ "FC Martigues obtains its rise in National". 24hfootnews. 21 May 2022. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.