| Ismaël Kandouss | |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Lille, France |
| Height: | 1.92m |
| Currentclub: | Al-Orobah (on loan from Gent) |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Dunkerque II |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Dunkerque |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2023 |
| Caps3: | 129 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Gent |
| Caps4: | 35 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Al-Orobah (loan) |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Morocco |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 16:18, 23 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 05:35, 13 June 2023 (UTC) |
Ismaël Kandouss (ar|اسماعيل قندوس; born 12 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah on loan from Belgian Pro League club Gent. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
After starting his career at Dunkerque, Kandouss joined Union Saint-Gilloise in January 2019.[1] He made his professional debut with Saint-Gilloise in a 2-1 Belgian Second Division win over Leuven on 20 January 2019.[2]
On 12 July 2023, Kandouss signed a four-year contract with Gent.[3]
On 1 September 2024, Kandouss signed for Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah on a season-long loan deal.[4]
Kandouss is a youth international for Morocco.[5]
He was born in Lille, France, to a Moroccan father and French mother.[6] [7] He holds French and Moroccan nationalities.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dunkerque II | 2017-18 | Championnat National 3 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Dunkerque | 2017-18 | Championnat National | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2018-19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Union SG | 2018–19 | Proximus League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Jupiler Pro League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 124 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 3 | |||