Saâdi Radouani

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Saâdi Radouani
Personal information
Full name Saâdi Radouani
Date of birth (1995-03-18) 18 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Sétif, Algeria
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
USM Alger
Number 19
Youth career
USM Sétif
ES Sétif
2010–2015 USM Alger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 USM Alger 3 (0)
2016–2018 JS Kabylie 54 (1)
2018–2020 ES Sétif 40 (4)
2020– USM Alger 88 (5)
International career
2016–2017 Algeria U23 8 (0)
2022– Algeria A' 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024

Saâdi Radouani (Arabic: سعدي رضواني; born 18 March 1995) is an Algerian footballer who plays for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[1] He plays primarily as a right-back.

Career[edit]

Saâdi Radouani started his career with the youth of Stade africain sétifien then moved to USM Sétif where did he play as a striker, after which he moved to the neighbor ES Sétif. In 2010, Radouani joined the youth of USM Alger where did he win four consecutive championships with them.[2][3] In the 2015–16 season, Radouani signed his first professional contract and his first match was against USM Blida. At the end of the season, Radouani won the first title in his football career by winning the Ligue 1 title.[4]

JS Kabylie[edit]

Saâdi Radouani started the search phase for a club that would give him the chance to play more especially since he was at the end of his contract, where he receive several offers including a call from the President of CA Batna, The manager of ES Setif and CR Belouizdad also contacted him, and with the departure of Mohamed Khoutir Ziti from JS Kabylie, Radouani was presented to Mohand Chérif Hannachi by someone who gave him guarantees, to decide to sign with him for two seasons.[5] In the first match of the season against JS Saoura there was talk of the disappearance of Radouani's license, He said that the matter does not concern him as he is just a player and he said that the administration is responsible for that if there is a problem.[6] Despite the departure of Hannachi, Radouani continued to shine where Azzedine Aït Djoudi put confidence in him and reached the Algerian Cup final with his team where they were defeated.[7] At the end of his contract, Radouani was expected to renew his contract and with the arrival of a new president Chérif Mellal, he asked Radouani to wait for his return, but after learned that he had negotiated with a player in the same position, Radouani decided not to renew his contract.[8]

ES Sétif[edit]

Saâdi Radouani started negotiations to join MC Alger especially since Bernard Casoni requested him to agree on everything with Kamel Kaci-Saïd. However, Hassan Hammar president of ES Sétif went to his family home where he met his father and in order to be close to his family and fulfill his dream of playing in the heart team Radouani signed a contract for two seasons, then he called Kaci-Saïd to apologize.[9] In the first season Radouani was a key player in the team, despite not winning any title and ES Sétif settled for the semi-finals in the Algerian Cup and the Champions League. In the second season his problems began with injury and stated that he was playing with injections, although he did not receive eleven months’ salaries, and after the Ligue 1 stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria, Radouani received a call from the administration who asked him to give up six months of his salary before talking about renewing the contract, then decides to search for a new club.

USM Alger[edit]

On August 17, 2020, Saâdi Radouani signed a two-year contract with USM Alger, returning to his former club after five years.[10] In the second league match against JS Saoura away from home Radouani scored his first goal with USMA in a match that ended in a 2–2 draw. On June 30, 2022, Radouani were invited to negotiate a new contract, officials quickly reached an agreement with him in question to extend their contract for another two seasons.[11] On June 3, 2023, Radouani won the first international title in his football career by winning the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup after defeating Young Africans of Tanzania.[12][13] On August 16, 2023, Radouani renewed his contract for two seasons until 2026 along with nine other players.[14][15] On 15 September 2023, Radouani won the CAF Super Cup title after winning against Al Ahly, it is the second African title with USM Alger in three months.[16]

International career[edit]

On January 2, 2023, Radouani was selected for the 28-man squad to participate in the 2022 African Nations Championship.[17]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 27 June 2023[18]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
USM Alger 2015–16 Ligue 1 3 0 3 0
JS Kabylie 2016–17 Ligue 1 29 0 4 2 6[a] 0 39 2
2017–18 25 1 5 1 30 2
Total 54 1 9 3 6 0 69 4
ES Sétif 2018–19 Ligue 1 24 2 5 0 8[b] 0 4[c] 0 41 2
2019–20 16 2 3 0 19 2
Total 40 4 8 0 8 0 4 0 60 4
USM Alger 2020–21 Ligue 1 17 1 2[d] 0 19 1
2021–22 25 0 25 0
2022–23 24 2 12[a] 2 36 4
2023–24 0 0 0 0 0[a] 0 0 0
Total 66 3 12 2 2 0 80 5
Career total 163 8 17 3 26 2 6 0 212 13
  1. ^ a b c All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
  2. ^ All appearance(s) in Champions League
  3. ^ All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
  4. ^ All appearance(s) in Algerian League Cup

Honours[edit]

USM Alger

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Redouani est usmiste".
  2. ^ "U21 : L'USM Alger championne pour la troisième fois". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Championnat U21 : L'USM Alger sacrée championne d'Algérie !". lagazettedufennec.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b "L1 : L'USM Alger fête finalement son 7e titre". DZFoot.com. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  5. ^ "JSK : Redouani en pole position !". lebuteur.com. June 9, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Le coup de gueule de Redouani : «Je n'ai fait aucune déclaration concernant la disparition de ma licence»". competition.dz. August 28, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Finale Coupe d'Algérie: l'USM Bel-Abbès remporte le trophée". competition.dz. May 1, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "JSK : Redouani et Ferhani contactés aussi par l'USMA et l'ESS". competition.dz. May 9, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "ESS : Radouani signe, Rebiaï prolonge". dzfoot.com. May 29, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  10. ^ "USMA : Redouani et Achour signent". DZFoot.com. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  11. ^ "USMA: Radouani et Bouchina rempilent". competition.dz. June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans". barrons.com. June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "CAF CC : L'USMA REMPORTE LA COUPE!". dzfoot.com. June 3, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  14. ^ "USM Alger: dix cadres prolongés d'un seul coup". lescore.dz. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Football: USMA: Dix joueurs prolongés d'un coup". rivalite.dz. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  16. ^ "L'USMA remporte la Supercoupe de la CAF face au Ahly". mediafootdz.dz. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  17. ^ "CHAN 2022 : La liste des 28 algériens dévoilée". dzfoot.com. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  18. ^ Saâdi Radouani at Soccerway
  19. ^ "L'USMA remporte la Supercoupe de la CAF face au Ahly". mediafootdz.dz. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

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