{{short description|French footballer (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Isaac Lihadji | image = | caption = | fullname = Isaac Lihadji<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FU17WC/2019/pdf/FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf |title=FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France |publisher=FIFA |page=9 |date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227222540/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FU17WC/2019/pdf/FU17WC_2019_Squadlists.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|4|10|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Marseille]], France | height = 1.77 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]] | clubnumber = 80 | youthyears1 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs1 = Septèmes | youthyears2 = 2014–2019 | youthclubs2 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] | years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille B]] | caps1 = 9 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020–2023 | clubs3 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]] | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4 = [[Lille OSC|Lille B]] | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2023 | clubs5 = [[Sunderland A.F.C|Sunderland]] | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]] | caps6 = 18 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]] | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-16 football team|France U16]] | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2018–2019 | nationalteam2 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]] | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2019 | nationalteam3 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]] | nationalcaps3 = 10 | nationalgoals3 = 4 | nationalyears4 = 2020 | nationalteam4 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]] | nationalcaps4 = 1 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2021 | nationalteam5 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]] | nationalcaps5 = 2 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | nationalyears6 = 2020 | nationalteam6 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] | nationalcaps6 = 2 | nationalgoals6 = 1 | club-update = 17 January 2026 | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Isaac Lihadji''' (born 10 April 2002) is a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Qatar Stars League]] side [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-05 |title=Lihadji joins Al-Duhail |url=https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2023/august/lihadji-joins-al-duhail |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=Sunderland Association Football Club |language=en |archive-date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805135301/https://safc.com/news/team-news/2023/august/lihadji-joins-al-duhail |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Club career== ===Marseille=== Lihadji made his debut on 24 September 2019 in a [[Ligue 1]] game against [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]]. He replaced [[Hiroki Sakai]] after 78 minutes in a 0–0 away draw.<ref name="soccerway2">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/24/france/ligue-1/dijon-football-cote-dor/olympique-de-marseille/3030613/|title=Diojn FCO vs. Olympique Marseille – 24 September 2019 – Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=24 September 2019|archive-date=20 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920053057/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/24/france/ligue-1/dijon-football-cote-dor/olympique-de-marseille/3030613/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Lille=== On 2 July 2020, Lihadji signed with fellow [[Ligue 1]] side [[Lille OSC]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/%E2%80%8Ble-tr%C3%A8s-prometteur-isaac-lihadji-est-officiellement-un-dogue |title=Le très prometteur Isaac Lihadji est officiellement un Dogue |date=2 July 2020 |website=losc.fr |accessdate=3 July 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112220338/https://www.losc.fr/actualites-foot-lille/%E2%80%8Ble-tr%C3%A8s-prometteur-isaac-lihadji-est-officiellement-un-dogue |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Sunderland=== On 26 January 2023, Lihadji signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with [[EFL Championship|Championship]] side [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], with the option of an extension for a further year.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2023/january/sunderland-sign-isaac-lihadji | title=DONE DEAL: Isaac Lihadji joins SAFC | date=26 January 2023 | website=safc.com | accessdate=26 January 2023 | archive-date=26 January 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126202950/https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2023/january/sunderland-sign-isaac-lihadji | url-status=live }}</ref> Lihadji's game time was limited early on due to not speaking English, with manager [[Tony 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.".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/23313310.sunderland-isaac-lihadjis-short-term-role-getting-green-light/ |title=Sunderland: Isaac Lihadji's short-term role after getting green light | the Northern Echo |access-date=9 March 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309153511/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/23313310.sunderland-isaac-lihadjis-short-term-role-getting-green-light/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
He made his debut on the 11 February 2023 against Reading. Mowbray turned to his bench and introduced Isaac Lihadji,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12808134/sunderland-1-0-reading-patrick-roberts-seals-late-win-for-black-cats |title=Sunderland 1-0 Reading: Patrick Roberts seals late win for Black Cats | Football News | Sky Sports |access-date=9 March 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309154632/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12808134/sunderland-1-0-reading-patrick-roberts-seals-late-win-for-black-cats |url-status=live }}</ref> coming on in the 75th minute.
===Al-Duhail=== On 5 August 2023, Lihadji completed a move to [[Qatar]]i side [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]] for an undisclosed fee.
==International career== Born in France, Lihadji is of [[Comoros|Comorian]] [[Comorians in France|descent]]. He is a youth international for France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.90min.com/fr/posts/6334838-om-qui-est-isaac-lihadji-la-nouvelle-pepite-du-centre-de-formation|title=OM : Qui est Isaac Lihadji, la nouvelle pépite du centre de formation ?|date=2 April 2019|website=90min.com|access-date=24 September 2019|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423104238/https://www.90min.com/fr/posts/6334838-om-qui-est-isaac-lihadji-la-nouvelle-pepite-du-centre-de-formation|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 8 May 2023}}<ref name="soccerway">{{cite web|title=Isaac Lihadji Soccerway Profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/isaac-lihadji/601234/|accessdate=24 September 2019|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225172534/https://int.soccerway.com/players/isaac-lihadji/601234/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] |[[2019–20 Olympique de Marseille season|2019–20]] |[[Ligue 1]] |2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |Marseille B |[[2019–20 Championnat National 2|2019–20]] |[[Championnat National 2]] |9||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||9||1 |- | rowspan="4" |[[Lille OSC|Lille]] |[[2020–21 Lille OSC season|2020–21]] |Ligue 1 |15||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- |[[2021–22 Lille OSC season|2021–22]] |Ligue 1 |8||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0||0||0||13||1 |- |[[2022–23 Lille OSC season|2022–23]] |Ligue 1 |0||0||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !23!!1!!4!!0!!0!!0!!7!!0!!0!!0!!34!!1 |- | rowspan="3" |Lille B |[[2021–22 Championnat National 3|2021–22]] |[[Championnat National 3]] |3||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3||1 |- |[[2022–23 Championnat National 3|2022–23]] |Championnat National 3 |8||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||8||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !11!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!11!!1 |- |[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] |[[2022–23 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2022–23]] |[[EFL Championship]] |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2" |—||0||0||6||0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !51!!3!!4!!0!!0!!0!!7!!0!!0!!0!!62!!3 |}
==Honours== '''Lille''' *[[Ligue 1]]: [[2020–21 Ligue 1|2020–21]] *[[Trophée des Champions]]: [[2021 Trophée des Champions|2021]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12370362/lille-1-0-paris-saint-germain-les-dogues-clinch-first-french-super-cup|title=Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup|publisher=Sky Sports|date=1 August 2021|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003150307/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12370362/lille-1-0-paris-saint-germain-les-dogues-clinch-first-french-super-cup|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''France U17''' *[[FIFA U-17 World Cup]] third place: [[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2019]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190710161618/https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/teams/team/1888290/ FIFA.com]</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FFF player|9602-lihadji-isaac}} * {{FFF male|2546337679-isaac-lihadji|archive=20201030172724}} * [https://www.losc.fr/joueur/lille-isaac-lihadji-2020-2021 Lille OSC profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801181816/https://www.losc.fr/joueur/lille-isaac-lihadji-2020-2021 |date=1 August 2021 }} * {{Soccerway|isaac-lihadji/601234}}
{{Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) squad}} {{France men's football squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
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