Rudy Haddad

Rudy Haddad (Hebrew: רודי חדד; born 5 February 1985) is a French-Israeli former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Rudy Haddad
רודי חדד

Haddad with Maccabi Tel Aviv
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Maccabi Paris
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Paris Saint-Germain	9	(0)
2006–2007	→ Valenciennes (loan)	29	(1)
2007–2009	Maccabi Tel Aviv	43	(1)
2009	→ Châteauroux (loan)	18	(0)
2009–2011	Châteauroux	64	(4)
2011–2014	Auxerre	35	(3)
2015–2018	Hapoel Ashkelon	73	(4)
Total		271	(13)
International career
2005–2006	France U21	6	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Haddad is Jewish,^[1] and was born in Paris and raised in France to a family of Tunisian Jewish descent.^[2] He is a previously highly touted young player, having come up through the youth system at Paris Saint-Germain. On 21 January 2009, he was loaned out to Valenciennes FC.

He was unable to hold down a regular first team place at Paris Saint-Germain. He has been noted as a player of some promise but the presence of Portuguese goalscorer Pauleta restricted his first team opportunities. He signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv in July 2007. His Jewish ethnicity made him a prime target for some football clubs in Israel, where he would not count as a foreigner.^[2] Maccabi Tel Aviv placed a €500,000 bid for his services.^[3]

On 16 June 2011, Haddad signed a three-year contract with Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre after a three-year stint with LB Châteauroux in Ligue 2.^[4]

In August 2015, Hadad signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Ashkelon from Liga Leumit. In the end of the 2015–16 Hadad was one of the key players of Ashkelon's promotion to the Israeli Premier League.^[5]

Rudy Haddad holds French and Israeli citizenships.^[6]

See also

• List of select Jewish football (association; soccer) players