Aïssa Laïdouni

Aïssa Bilal Laïdouni (Arabic: عِيسَى بِلَال الْعَيْدُونِيّ; born 13 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatari club Al-Wakrah. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Aïssa Laïdouni

Laïdouni in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Aïssa Bilal Laïdouni[1]
Date of birth	(1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Montfermeil, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Wakrah
Number	93
Youth career
000–2014	FC Montfermeil
2014–2016	Angers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Angers B	33	(4)
2016–2018	Angers	1	(0)
2016–2017	→ Les Herbiers (loan)	27	(1)
2017–2018	→ Chambly (loan)	18	(2)
2017–2018	→ Chambly B (loan)	2	(0)
2018–2020	Voluntari	53	(7)
2020–2023	Ferencváros	64	(6)
2023–2024	Union Berlin	37	(2)
2024–	Al-Wakrah	15	(1)
International career‡
2021–	Tunisia	52	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 December 2024

Club career

A youth exponent from the club, Laïdouni made his Ligue 1 debut with Angers on 2 April 2016 against Troyes.^[2]

On 20 April 2021, Laïdouni won the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season with Ferencváros by beating archrival Újpest FC 3–0 at the Groupama Arena.^[3] He wears shirt number 93, a nod to his hometown of Livry-Gargan, a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France.^{[citation needed]}

On 12 July 2024, Union Berlin announced Laïdouni's transfer to Al-Wakrah in Qatar.^[4]

International career

Laïdouni was born in France, to a Tunisian mother and Algerian father.^[5] He was called up to represent the senior Tunisia national team on 19 March 2021.^[6] He made his debut on 25 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Libya.^[7]

Personal life

Laidouni is the older brother of the Algeria youth international footballer Naïm Laidouni.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024

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
Angers	2015–16	Ligue 1	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Les Herbiers (loan)	2016–17	Championnat National	27	1	2	0	0	0	—		—		29	1
Chambly (loan)	2017–18		18	2	1	0	0	0	—		—		19	2
Voluntari	2018–19	Liga I	30	6	2	0	—		—		—		32	6
	2019–20		23	1	1	0	—		—		—		24	1
	Total		53	7	3	0	—		—		—		56	7
Ferencváros	2020–21	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	27	3	3	0	—		8	0	—		38	3
	2021–22		27	3	5	0	—		9	1	—		41	4
	2022–23		10	0	0	0	—		6	2	—		16	2
	Total		64	6	8	0	—		23	3	—		95	9
Union Berlin	2022–23	Bundesliga	14	2	1	0	—		4	0	—		19	2
	2023–24		23	0	2	0	—		6	0	—		31	0
	Total		37	2	3	0	—		10	0	—		50	2
Career total			200	18	18	0	0	0	34	3	0	0	250	21

International

As of match played 17 October 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tunisia	2021	11	1
	2022	17	0
	2023	8	1
Total		36	2

As of match played 12 September 2023

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 November 2021	Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Radès, Tunisia	Zambia	1–0	3–1	2022 World Cup Q
2.	12 September 2023	30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	1–0	3–1	Friendly

Honours

Ferencváros

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2020–21; 2021–22^[9]
• Magyar Kupa: 2021–22^[10]

Tunisia

• Kirin Cup Soccer: 2022

Individual

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I Most Valuable Player: 2020–21
• Tunisian Footballer of the Year: 2022^[11]