Faride Alidou

Faride Alidou
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-18) 18 July 2001
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Holstein Kiel
Number 17
Youth career
–2012 Einigkeit Wilhelmsburg
2012–2019 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Hamburger SV II 25 (3)
2021–2022 Hamburger SV 23 (2)
2022–2025 Eintracht Frankfurt 15 (0)
2023–2024 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 26 (4)
2024–2025 → Hellas Verona (loan) 3 (0)
2025–2026 1. FC Kaiserslautern 23 (1)
2026 → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 9 (2)
2026– Holstein Kiel 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Germany U20 2 (1)
2022–2023 Germany U21 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2023

Faride Alidou (born 18 July 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. He has represented Germany at youth level.

Club career

Hamburger SV

Born in Hamburg,[1] Alidou played youth football for Einigkeit Wilhelmsburg before joining Hamburger SV's academy in 2012.[2] Having played for Hamburger SV II since 2019, he made his debut for the club's first team on 16 October 2021 in a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3][4] He scored his first goal in a 4–1 win over Jahn Regensburg on 20 November 2021.[5]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 23 March 2022, Alidou signed a pre-contract agreement with Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. He committed to a four-year contract at the club.[6]

Loan to 1. FC Köln

On 21 August 2023, Alidou joined 1. FC Köln on loan.[7]

Loan to Hellas Verona

On 25 August 2024, Alidou moved on loan to Hellas Verona in Italy, with an option to buy.[8]

Kaiserslautern

On 23 January 2025, Alidou's loan to Verona was terminated and he signed with 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[9]

On 12 January 2026, Alidou moved to Eintracht Braunschweig on loan with an option to buy.[10]

Holstein Kiel

On 6 July 2026, Alidou joined Holstein Kiel in 2. Bundesliga for one season.[11]

International career

Born in Germany, Alidou is of Togolese descent.[12] He was called up to the Germany national under-20 team for the first time for fixtures against France and Portugal in November 2021.[13] He appeared in both fixtures, scoring in the 3–2 win over France.[14] He was called up to the Germany national under-21 team in March 2022 after multiple players withdrew due to injury.[15]

Style of play

Alidou is right-footed, and played as a left winger in a front three at HSV.[16] Hamburg's sporting director Michael Mutzel stated that Alidou "impresses through the freedom he plays with — he's also a strong dribbler and has good pace."[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamburger SV II 2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 71———71
2020–21 Regionalliga Nord 101———101
2021–22 Regionalliga Nord 81———81
Total 253———253
Hamburger SV 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 23240—00272
Eintracht Frankfurt 2022–23 Bundesliga 150105[a]100211
1. FC Köln (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 26400——264
Hellas Verona (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 20———264
Career total 91950510010110
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. 1 2 Faride Alidou at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Faride Alidou | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Faride Alidou » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Faride Alidou | Spieler Einsätze | Hamburger SV | 2. Bundesliga 2021/22". kicker (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "HSV feiert die Youngster — Walter hebt einen Spieler hervor". kicker (in German). 20 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Gjerulff, Rune (23 March 2022). "Official: Frankfurt snap up HSV youngster on free transfer". Bundesliga News. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "FC LEIHT FARIDE ALIDOU AUS" [FC LOAN FARIDE ALIDOU] (in German). 1. FC Köln. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "From Germany for Verona's attack: welcome Faride!". Hellas Verona. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Faride Alidou verstärkt die Roten Teufel" [Faride Alidou strengthens the Red Devils] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "12 January 2026" [Lions sign Faride Alidou on loan] (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Holstein Kiel verpflichtet Faride Alidou" [Holstein Kiel signs Faride Alidou] (in German). Holstein Kiel. 6 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Amouzouvi, Perez (21 November 2021). "Bundesliga 2/J14 : Faride Alidou deux fois décisif face à Jahn Regensburg". togofoot.tg. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "HSV-Quartett auf Länderspielreisen". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Faride Alidou — Player profile". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Di Salvo reagiert auf zahlreiche Ausfälle". dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Faride Alidou: Who is the Eintracht Frankfurt-bound Germany U20 winger?". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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