| Salim Kouider-Aïssa | |
| Birth Date: | 22 March 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Youthclubs2: | Motherwell |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Stenhousemuir |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Queen of the South |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Stirling Albion |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | Lenzie Thistle |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Kilsyth Rangers |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Queen's Park |
| Caps6: | 28 |
| Goals6: | 13 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Livingston |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs8: | → Partick Thistle (loan) |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Clubs9: | → Queens Park (loan) |
| Caps9: | 13 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs10: | Airdrieonians |
| Caps10: | 18 |
| Goals10: | 4 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | → Stranraer (loan) |
| Caps11: | 9 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18:04, 21 May 2023 (UTC) |
Salim Kouider-Aïssa (born 22 March 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward. In May 2023 he was convicted of sexual assault.
Born in Glasgow, Kouider-Aïssa played youth football with Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell,[1] and spent his early senior career with Stenhousemuir, Queen of the South and Stirling Albion. After a spell in non-league football with Lenzie Thistle and Kilsyth Rangers and time back in the League with Queen's Park, he signed for Livingston in July 2020 following a successful trial with the club.[1] [2] Prior to signing for Livingston, he worked as a scaffolder on construction sites.[3]
On 16 September 2020 he signed on loan for Partick Thistle for the 2020–21 season.[4] However, after making just one league appearance for Thistle, Kouider-Aïssa was recalled by his parent club on 15 January 2021,[5] after suffering a 'freak' injury.[6] On 9 March 2021, Kouider-Aïssa returned to former club Queens Park, on loan until the end of the season.[7]
Kouider-Aïssa moved to Airdrieonians on 8 July 2021,[8] but he suffered a knee ligament injury that prevented him from playing for most of the 2021–22 season. He was loaned to Stranraer in September 2022, and would remain there until January 2023.[9] He was sacked by Airdrie in May 2023,[10] days after he had been convicted of sexual assault.[11]
Kouider-Aïssa's father is Algerian and his mother is Scottish.[12] He is the nephew of fellow footballer Kevin McGoldrick, who was also his manager at Kilsyth Rangers.
In May 2023, Kouider-Aïssa was convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman.[13] [14] On 21 July 2023, he was sentenced to two years in prison.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stenhousemuir | 2012–13 | Scottish Division Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Scottish League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Queen of the South | 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stirling Albion | 2015–16 | Scottish League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Queens Park | 2019–20 | Scottish League Two | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 17 | |
| Livingston | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Queens Park (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish League Two | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 20 | |||