Ahmed Abdelkader (footballer, born 1999)

Not to be confused with Ahmed Abdelkader (footballer, born 1986).

Ahmed Abdelkader
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Brest, France[1]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 US Biskra
Number 1
Youth career
Pilier-Rouge
Stade Brestois
AS Brestoise
2015–2018 Guingamp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Guingamp II 1 (0)
2018–2019 Polis Chrysochous 27 (0)
2019–2020 Sunderland 0 (0)
2020–2023 CR Belouizdad 12 (0)
2023– US Biskra 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Ahmed Abdelkader (Arabic: أحمد عبدالقادر; born 19 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Algerian side US Biskra.

Club career

Born in Brest, Abdelkader began his footballing career at the age of seven with local side Pilier-Rouge, where he played as a striker.[2] He spent a year with professional side Stade Brestois, before moving to AS Brestoise, where he was converted to play as a goalkeeper due to his height.[2] Having initially began training with them at the age of fourteen,[3] Abdelkader signed with Guingamp in 2015.[2]

Abdelkader made his Guingamp II league debut against Dinan Léhon on 6 January 2018.[4] After three years with Guingamp, and one appearance for the club's reserve team in the Championnat National 3, Abdelkader was released by the club.[5] Following his release, he went on trial with English side Leicester City, but after this was unsuccessful, he moved to Cyprus, signing a three-year deal with Polis Chrysochous.[6] In his first season, he totalled twenty-nine appearances in all competitions.[7]

Despite signing a three-year deal with Polis Chrysochous, he returned to England after one season, joining EFL League One side Sunderland, being assigned to the club's under-23 side.[8][9][10] On joining, he stated that signing for Sunderland was "a simple decision to make", and that he had "a great chance to progress".[11] Abdelkader made one appearance for Sunderland's U23 side, making his league debut against Reading U23s on 3 November 2019.[12]

At the expiration of his one-year deal with Sunderland, Abdelkader moved to Algeria, signing with Belouizdad.[13][14] He made his league debut against NC Magra on 23 July 2021.[15] However, after just two seasons with the club, in which he featured in eleven games, he was linked with a loan move to JS Kabylie in August 2022.[16]

After another full season with Belouizdad, Abdelkader moved to fellow Ligue 1 side US Biskra in September 2023.[17] However, after only two weeks of training with his new team, he was left out of the squad for Biskra's match against Paradou AC due to issues with his registration, and returned to London, England.[18] Abdelkader's frustration with the club grew, and in late 2023 he was absent from training for four weeks, reportedly due to issues with his contract.[19] As Biskra did not want to sign a new goalkeeper on such short notice, Abdelkader was convinced to return to training by club officials, and he did so in early January 2024.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 March 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Guingamp II 2017–18 Championnat National 3 1 0 – – – 0 0 1 0
Polis Chrysochous 2018–19 Cypriot Third Division 27 0 2[a] 0 – – 0 0 29 0
Sunderland 2019–20 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Belouizdad 2020–21 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2021–22 6 0 0 0 – 5[b] 0 0 0 11 0
2022–23 3 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 3 0
2023–24 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 1[c] 0 1 0
Total 12 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 18 0
US Biskra 2023–24 Ligue 1 1 0 2[d] 0 – – 0 0 3 0
Career total 41 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 51 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the Cypriot Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the CAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in the Arab Club Champions Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the Algerian Cup

References

  1. ^ a b Ahmed Abdelkader at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c "Abdelkader, de Brest à Guingamp" [Abdelkader, from Brest to Guingamp]. latelegramme.fr (in French). 10 May 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ Henry, Pierre-Yves (25 February 2021). "Ce gardien brestois rêve de devenir le numéro un en Algérie" [This Brest goalkeeper dreams of becoming number one in Algeria]. latelegramme.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Dinan Léhon vs Guingamp II - 6 January 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "L'heure du tri à l'Akademi" [Sorting time at Akademi]. ouest-france.fr (in French). 12 May 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ^ Rabah, Farid Kada (5 September 2018). "Un jeune gardien Algérien qui a fait des essais avec Leicester signe à Chypre" [Young Algerian goalkeeper who tried out with Leicester signs in Cyprus]. dzballon.com (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Ahmed Abdelkader". cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  8. ^ Donnelly, Mark (3 July 2019). "Who is Ahmed Abdelkader? The young goalkeeper set to become Sunderland's new summer signing". sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  9. ^ Lightle, Sam (4 July 2019). "Trio put pen to paper". safc.com. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  10. ^ Rayner, Stuart (9 July 2019). "Sunderland sign goalkeeper Ahmed Abdelkader with an eye on the future, not the present". chroniclelive.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  11. ^ Lightle, Sam (9 July 2019). "HERE TO STOP: Abdelkader enjoying environment at Sunderland". safc.com. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Sunderland U23 vs Reading U23 - 3 November 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ Rabah, Farid Kada (22 September 2020). "Un jeune gardien de Sunderland signe avec le champion d'Algérie" [Young Sunderland goalkeeper signs with Algerian champions]. dzballon.com (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  14. ^ "حارس سندرلاند أحمد عبد القادر ينتقل الى نادي شباب بلوزداد" [Sunderland goalkeeper Ahmed Abdelkader moves to CS Belouizdad]. dzair-tube.dz (in Arabic). 4 October 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Belouizdad vs NC Magra - 23 July 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ "شباب بلوزداد - احمد عبد القادر سيعار إلى هذا الفريق" [Belouizdad Youth - Ahmed Abdelkader will be loaned to this team]. echabakasport.com (in Arabic). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  17. ^ "عبد القادر و دواجي يعززان صفوف إتحاد بسكرة" [Abdelkader and Daouadji strengthen the ranks of Ittihad Biskra]. dzair-tube.dz (in Arabic). 10 September 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  18. ^ "اتحاد بسكرة : الجدد متذمرون والحارس عبد القادر وحمودي يغادران" [Ittihad Biskra: The newcomers are complaining, and goalkeeper Abdelkader and Hamoudi are leaving]. elmouhtarif.net (in Arabic). 10 October 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  19. ^ "اتحاد بسكرة : لقاء مرتقب بين بن عيسى والحارس عبد القادر ونحو التراجع عن فسخ عقده" [Ittihad Biskra: An upcoming meeting between Ben Issa and goalkeeper Abdelkader, and about retracting his contract]. elmouhtarif.net (in Arabic). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  20. ^ "اتحاد بسكرة: الإدارة تتراجع عن التعاقد مع حارس جديد.. وتنجح" [Biskra Union: The administration is backing down from hiring a new goalkeeper... and it succeeds]. elauresnews.dz (in Arabic). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  21. ^ Ahmed Abdelkader at Soccerway