| Idriss Saadi | |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Valence, France |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Currentclub: | Andrézieux |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | Chabeuillois |
| Youthyears2: | 2004–2005 |
| Youthclubs2: | Arménienne Valence |
| Youthyears3: | 2005–2006 |
| Youthclubs3: | Valence |
| Youthyears4: | 2006–2010 |
| Youthclubs4: | Saint-Étienne |
| Years1: | 2010–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Saint-Étienne B |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 20 |
| Years2: | 2010–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Saint-Étienne |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | → Reims (loan) |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs4: | → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Clermont |
| Caps5: | 39 |
| Goals5: | 18 |
| Years6: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs6: | Cardiff City |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs7: | → Kortrijk (loan) |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 14 |
| Years8: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Strasbourg |
| Caps8: | 34 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs9: | → Cercle Brugge (loan) |
| Caps9: | 16 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2018 |
| Clubs10: | Strasbourg B |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs11: | Bastia |
| Caps11: | 13 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Years12: | 2022 |
| Clubs12: | CR Belouizdad |
| Caps12: | 4 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2023– |
| Clubs13: | Andrézieux |
| Caps13: | 20 |
| Goals13: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2010 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam5: | Algeria |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:14, 21 August 2024 (UTC) |
Idriss Saadi (Arabic: إدريس سعدي; born 8 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Andrézieux.[1] Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team.
Saadi started his professional career at Saint-Étienne, making his professional debut on 28 August 2010 in a league match against Lens in a 3–1 victory.[2]
During his time at Saint-Étienne, Saadi had loan spells at Reims and Ajaccio.
In January 2014, Saadi joined Ligue 2 side Clermont, where he impressed with 20 goals in 42 games.
On 31 August 2015, Saadi joined Championship side Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee.[3] Manager Russell Slade stated that the club had been scouting Saadi for several months and described him as strong, powerful and technically good.[4] Due to an injury picked up the previous season, Saadi didn't make his debut till 7 November 2015, in a 2–0 win over Reading,[5] where he had lasted 13 minutes before suffering another injury ruling him out for another 6 weeks.[6] He made just one more substitute appearance during his first season at the Cardiff City Stadium, during a 2–1 defeat to Fulham on 9 April.
In July 2016, Saadi joined Belgian side Kortrijk on loan.[7] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Gent and went on to score his first and second goal against Club Brugge on 20 August.
On 21 July 2017, Saadi joined Strasbourg for an undisclosed fee.[8]
On 5 July 2022, Saadi joined CR Belouizdad.[9]
Saadi is a former youth international for France.[10] He debuted for the Algeria national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Guinea on 6 June 2017.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Saint-Étienne | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[12] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Reims (loan) | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Ajaccio (loan) | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 7 | ||
| Clermont | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 7 | ||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 19 | |||
| Cardiff City | 2015–16 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2016–17 | First Division A | 29 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[13] | 2 | 39 | 16 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 157 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 179 | 48 | |||