Youssouf Hadji (Arabic: يوسف حجي‎) (born 25 February 1980 in Ifrane, Morocco) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, he currently plays for French club Nancy in Ligue 1.

[edit] Career

Hadji started his career at Nancy in Ligue 1 under the guidance of Laszlo Bölöni. Nancy were relegated to Ligue 2 in 2000, but Hadji remained loyal and played on for another three seasons.

In 2003, he decided to pack his bags and move to Corsica to play for SC Bastia in Ligue 1. After his old team were relegated at the end of his second season there, he reunited with Bölöni at Rennes. In Brittany, he wasn't a regular starter but contributed largely to their season with 3 goals and 3 assists.

On January 10, 2007, Hadji re-joined Nancy from Rennes for an estimated £1.2m.

[edit] Personal

Youssouf's older brother Mustapha ia also a Moroccan international footballer, having had a successful career in football, who currently playing for CS Fola Esch of Luxembourg, Mustapha previously played for well-known clubs such as Coventry City, Sporting Lisbon and Deportivo.

[edit] External links

• Youssouf Hadji's profile, stats & pics
• Youssouf Hadji French league stats at lfp.fr (French)

[edit] Trivia

• He has an older brother, Mustapha Hadji, who is a former Moroccan international.

v • d • e Morocco squad – 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up 1 Fouhami • 2 Regragui • 3 Roumani • 4 Ouaddou • 5 El Karkouri • 6 Naybet • 7 Zairi • 8 Kissi • 9 Baha • 10 Hdiouad • 11 Moha • 12 El Jarmouni • 13 Kharja • 14 Bidoudane • 15 Safri • 16 Mokhtari • 17 Chamakh • 18 Alla • 19 Alioui • 20 Hadji • 21 Chihab • 22 Lamyaghri • Coach: Zaki

v • d • e Morocco squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Jarmouni • 2 Regragui • 3 Kacemi • 4 Ouaddou • 5 El Karkouri • 6 Naybet • 7 Zairi • 8 Ouchla • 9 Boussaboun • 10 Moha • 11 Zerka • 12 Chadili • 13 Kharja • 14 Abdessadek • 15 Safri • 16 Erbati • 17 Chamakh • 18 Chippo • 19 Aboucherouane • 20 Hadji • 21 El Kaddouri • 22 Lamyaghri • 23 Armoumen • Coach: Fakhir

v • d • e Morocco squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Lamyaghri • 2 Chrétien • 3 Mahdoufi • 4 Ouaddou • 5 El Karkouri • 6 Erbati • 7 Alloudi • 8 Kissi • 9 El Moubarki • 10 Sektioui • 11 Zerka • 12 Fouhami • 13 Kharja • 14 Chahiri • 15 Safri • 16 Mokhtari • 17 Chamakh • 18 Kabous • 19 Alioui • 20 Hadji • 21 El Kaddouri • 22 Bagui • 23 Aboucherouane • Coach: Michel