| Intro | Algerian association football player |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Algeria |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
19 June 1995, Algiers, Algeria |
| Age | 25 years |
| Star sign | Gemini |
Zakaria Naidji (born 19 January 1995) is an Algerian professional footballer. He plays for Portuguese liga NOS club Gil Vicente, on loan from Paradou AC, and the Algeria national team.
Club career
Naidji was the top scorer of the 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with 20 goals. Across all competitions, he scored a total of 21 goals and made seven assists during the season.
In August 2019, Naidji joined Portuguese liga NOS club Gil Vicente on loan from Paradou AC. It was reported Gil Vicente paid €50,000 for the loan and also secured an option to sign him permanently for €1.4 million.
International career
Naidji made his Algeria national football team debut on 22 March 2019 in an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia, as a 64th-minute substitute for Oussama Darfalou.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paradou AC | 2017–18 | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 11 | ||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 21 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 32 | ||||
| Career total | 49 | 30 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 49 | 30 | ||||
Honours
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top scorer: 2018–19