Nader El-Jindaoui (Arabic: نادر الجنداوي; born 16 November 1996) is a German Influencer and professional footballer who plays as a winger for Regionalliga club Hertha BSC II.
 El-Jindaoui in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kreuzberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC II | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Nord Wedding | ||
| 2009–2010 | Füchse Berlin | ||
| 2010–2011 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | ||
| 2011–2014 | Energie Cottbus | ||
| 2014–2015 | Chemnitz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Babelsberg | 32 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Greuther Fürth II | 20 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 14 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Berliner AK 07 | 47 | (17) |
| 2022– | Hertha BSC II | 45 | (8) |
| 2023– | Hertha BSC | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024 | |||
Playing career
editEl-Jindaoui is a youth product of Nord Wedding, Füchse Berlin, Tennis Borussia Berlin, Energie Cottbus and Chemnitz. He left Energie Cottbus due to a bout with epilepsy, and a series of injuries caused by the epilepsy medication led to him being released by Chemnitz.[1] On 6 November 2016, after months on trial he signed a professional contract with Babelsberg in the Regionalliga.[2] In 2018, he moved to Greuther Fürth's reserves for a season, and followed that up with a stint with Fortuna Düsseldorf's reserves.[3]
In the summer of 2020, he returned to Berlin signing with Berliner AK 07, and had his most prolific seasons to date.[4] On 3 June 2022, he joined Hertha's reserves.[5] On 4 July 2023, he extended his contract with Hertha for another season.[6] He made his professional debut with Hertha BSC in a 3–3 (5–3) DFB Pokal penalty shootout win over Hamburg on 6 December 2023.[7]
Personal life
editBorn in Germany, El-Jindaoui is of Palestinian descent.[8] He is married and has a daughter named Imani born in 2021. He has a son named Nidal born in 2024. With his wife Louisa he is an influencer with over a million subscribers on YouTube and Instagram.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Puls, Benedict (14 July 2022). "Nader El-Jindaoui: Marketing-Transfer oder sinnvolle sportliche Verstärkung?". Hertha BASE.
- ^ Moldenhauer, Marcel (6 November 2016). "Nulldrei verpflichtet Nader El-Jindaoui | BABELSBERG 03".
- ^ Weber, Tom (18 August 2021). "Nader Jindaoui – the Social Media Star Taking the Regionalliga By Storm".
- ^ "Energie Cottbus Regionalliga: Ex-Cottbuser Nader El-Jindaoui ist jetzt ein Youtube-Star". lr-online.de. 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Hertha BSC: Fans von Internet-Star Nader El-Jindaoui sorgen mit Platzsturm für Spielabbruch". 16 July 2022 – via www.spiegel.de.
- ^ "Hertha BSC: Vertragsverlängerung! Nader El-Jindaoui bleibt bei den Berlinern". bild.de. 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Herthas Internet-Star El-Jindaoui im Pokal-Spiel gegen den HSV eingewechselt". Sky Sport.
- ^ Jahn, Michael (13 September 2021). "Nader El-Jindaoui: Ein offensives Phänomen auf YouTube und dem Rasen". Berliner Zeitung.
External links
edit- Nader El-Jindaoui at Soccerway
- Nader El-Jindaoui at DFB (also available in German)