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.

Nader El-Jindaoui
El-Jindaoui in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Kreuzberg, Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 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

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El-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

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Born 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

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  1. ^ a b Puls, Benedict (14 July 2022). "Nader El-Jindaoui: Marketing-Transfer oder sinnvolle sportliche Verstärkung?". Hertha BASE.
  2. ^ Moldenhauer, Marcel (6 November 2016). "Nulldrei verpflichtet Nader El-Jindaoui | BABELSBERG 03".
  3. ^ Weber, Tom (18 August 2021). "Nader Jindaoui – the Social Media Star Taking the Regionalliga By Storm".
  4. ^ "Energie Cottbus Regionalliga: Ex-Cottbuser Nader El-Jindaoui ist jetzt ein Youtube-Star". lr-online.de. 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Hertha BSC: Fans von Internet-Star Nader El-Jindaoui sorgen mit Platzsturm für Spielabbruch". 16 July 2022 – via www.spiegel.de.
  6. ^ "Hertha BSC: Vertragsverlängerung! Nader El-Jindaoui bleibt bei den Berlinern". bild.de. 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Herthas Internet-Star El-Jindaoui im Pokal-Spiel gegen den HSV eingewechselt". Sky Sport.
  8. ^ Jahn, Michael (13 September 2021). "Nader El-Jindaoui: Ein offensives Phänomen auf YouTube und dem Rasen". Berliner Zeitung.
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