Faride Alidou
German footballer (born 2001)
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Faride Alidou (born 18 July 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig on loan from 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He has represented Germany at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Eintracht Braunschweig (on loan from 1. FC Kaiserslautern) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Einigkeit Wilhelmsburg | ||
| 2012–2019 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Hamburger SV II | 25 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Hamburger SV | 23 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 23 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Germany U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U21 | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2023 | |||
Club career
Hamburger SV
Born in Hamburg,[1] Alidou played youth football for Einigkeit Wilhelmsburg before joining Hamburger SV's academy in 2012.[2] Having played for Hamburger SV II since 2019, he made his debut for the club's first team on 16 October 2021 in a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3][4] He scored his first goal in a 4–1 win over Jahn Regensburg on 20 November 2021.[5]
Eintracht Frankfurt
On 23 March 2022, Alidou signed a pre-contract agreement with Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. He committed to a four-year contract at the club.[6]
Loan to 1. FC Köln
On 21 August 2023, Alidou joined 1. FC Köln on loan.[7]
Loan to Hellas Verona
On 25 August 2024, Alidou moved on loan to Hellas Verona in Italy, with an option to buy.[8]
Kaiserslautern
On 23 January 2025, Alidou's loan to Verona was terminated and he signed with 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[9]
On 12 January 2026, Alidou moved to Eintracht Braunschweig on loan with an option to buy.[10]
International career
Born in Germany, Alidou is of Togolese descent.[11] He was called up to the Germany national under-20 team for the first time for fixtures against France and Portugal in November 2021.[12] He appeared in both fixtures, scoring in the 3–2 win over France.[13] He was called up to the Germany national under-21 team in March 2022 after multiple players withdrew due to injury.[14]
Style of play
Alidou is right-footed, and played as a left winger in a front three at HSV.[15] Hamburg's sporting director Michael Mutzel stated that Alidou "impresses through the freedom he plays with — he's also a strong dribbler and has good pace."[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamburger SV II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nord | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||||
| Hamburger SV | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 1. FC Köln (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 91 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 10 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League