| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isaac Lihadji[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-04-10)10 April 2002 (age 23) | ||
| 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 | 15 | (1) |
| 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 27 February 2025 | |||
Isaac Lihadji (born 10 April 2002) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forQatar Stars League sideAl-Arabi.[2]
Lihadji made his debut on 24 September 2019 in aLigue 1 game againstDijon. He replacedHiroki Sakai after 78 minutes in a 0–0 away draw.[3]
On 2 July 2020, Lihadji signed with fellowLigue 1 sideLille OSC.[4]
On 26 January 2023, Lihadji signed a two-and-a-half-year deal withChampionship sideSunderland, 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 managerTony 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.
On 5 August 2023, Lihadji completed a move toQatari sideAl-Duhail for an undisclosed fee.
Born in France, Lihadji is ofComoriandescent. He is a youth international for France.[8]
| 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 | ||
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