Nouhed Naïli (Arabic: نهاد نايلي; born 11 April 2001) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Seconde Ligue club Nice and the Algeria national team. She is an Olympique Lyonnais youth academy graduate.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nouhed Naïli | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Guelma, Algeria | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nice | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2019 | ES Genas Azieu | ||
| 2019–2022 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Brest | 13 | (3) |
| 2023– | Nice | 21 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Algeria | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023 | |||
Early life
editNaïli was born in Guelma, Algeria, into a sports-oriented family. Her father, Skander, is a former player for ES Guelma and US Tébessa, as well as a former junior international during the 1980s. Even her uncle, Abdelkader, known as Kadour, was part of the famous ES Guelma team in the 1960s.[1]
Club career
editNaïli started her youth career with ES Genas Azieu in 2018.[2] She joined Olympique Lyonnais Academy in 2019. where she played for youth teams as a striker for four years. In her last match with the reserve team, she scored a hat-trick, helping them win the Ligue Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Football Cup against Clermont Foot 63.[3]
She signed her first professional with Division 2 Féminine club Stade Brestois 29.[4][5] After playing 14 matches and scoring three goals, Nihed subsequently joined OGC Nice in September 2023.[6][7]
International career
editIn November 2021, Naili got her first call-up to the Algerian national team by coach Radia Fertoul to play two friendly matches against Tunisia, as a part of the preparation for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[8][9] Naili made her senior team debut on 28 November 2021 in a 4–2 friendly win over Tunisia.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 17 December 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stade brestois 29 | 2022–23 | Division 2 Féminine | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Nice | 2023–24 | Division 2 Féminine | 8 | 3 | – | – | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||
| Total | 8 | 3 | – | – | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 6 | ||||
International
edit- As of match played 5 December 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Une Étoile Montante à l'Olympique Lyonnais : Nihed NAILI" (in French). Etendard. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Eveil Sportif Genas Azieu Football – Nihed Naïli". genas.footeo.com (in French). ES Genas Azieu. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Academy : La R1 De L'Ol Vainqueur De La Coupe Laurafoot !". ol.fr (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Deux internationales Algériennes signent à Brest". dzballon.com (in French). Farid Kada Rabah. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Deux Internationales Algériennes Rejoignent Le Stade Brestois". newsouest.fr (in French). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Algérie: Transferts - L'attaquante algérienne Nihed Naili rejoint l'OGC Nice". fr.allafrica.com (in French). Alfred Zikpi. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Vertes : Nihed Naili signe à Nice". dzfoot.com (in French). Salim D. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Equipe nationale féminine A : La liste des joueuses pour la double confrontation face à la Tunisie". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "CAN-2022 féminine: double confrontation amicale entre l'Algérie et la Tunisie". mediateurmaghrebin.dz (in French). 20 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "EN Fem. : Une autre belle victoire des vertes face à la Tunisie 4 à 2". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Nouhed Naili" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
External links
edit- Club profile (in French)
- StatsFootoFeminin profile (in French)
- Nihed Naili at Global Sports Archive