Samir Hadjaoui

Samir Hadjaoui
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-02-16)16 February 1979
Place of birth Tlemcen, Algeria
Date of death 16 May 2021(2021-05-16) (aged 42)
Place of death France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2002 WA Tlemcen
2002–2005 ASO Chlef 62 (0)
2005–2006 CR Belouizdad 3 (0)
2006–2009 ES Sétif 65 (0)
2009–2010 JS Kabylie 31 (0)
2010–2011 WA Tlemcen 9 (0)
2011–2012 CS Constantine 1 (0)
2012–2013 Paradou AC 0 (0)
International career
2007 Algeria 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samir Hadjaoui (16 February 1979 – 16 May 2021) was an Algerian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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] He made his first start for the team[citation needed] 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.

Honours

WA Tlemcen

ASO Chlef

ES Sétif

References

  1. ↑ La Fiche de Samir HADJAOUI - Football algérien Archived 30 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Carnet : Décès du gardien international Samir Hadjaoui". dzfoot.com (in French). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.