Isaac Lihadji
French footballer (born 2002)
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Isaac Lihadji (born 10 April 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League side Al-Arabi.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isaac Lihadji[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Arabi | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Septèmes | ||
| 2014–2019 | Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Marseille B | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Marseille | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Lille | 28 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Lille B | 11 | (1) |
| 2023 | Sunderland | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Duhail | 18 | (1) |
| 2024– | Al-Arabi | 28 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | France U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | France U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U18 | 10 | (4) |
| 2020 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | France U21 | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 | |||
Club career
Marseille
Lihadji made his debut on 24 September 2019 in a Ligue 1 game against Dijon. He replaced Hiroki Sakai after 78 minutes in a 0–0 away draw.[3]
Lille
On 2 July 2020, Lihadji signed with fellow Ligue 1 side Lille OSC.[4]
Sunderland
On 26 January 2023, Lihadji signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Championship side Sunderland, with the option of an extension for a further year.[5] Lihadji's game time was limited early on due to not speaking English, with manager Tony Mowbray saying "He understands when you say his name but beyond that, I need a bit of a help translating. So in the short term, he might be someone who we bring on from the bench to see if he can impact the game with the qualities that he's got.".[6]
He made his debut on the 11 February 2023 against Reading. Mowbray turned to his bench and introduced Isaac Lihadji,[7] coming on in the 75th minute.
Al-Duhail
On 5 August 2023, Lihadji completed a move to Qatari side Al-Duhail for an undisclosed fee.
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 May 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marseille | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Marseille B | 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Lille | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Lille B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| Sunderland | 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||