Nihed Naili

Nihed Naili
Personal information
Full name Nouhed Naïli
Date of birth (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001
Place of birth Guelma, Algeria
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Nice
Number 24
Youth career
2018–2019 ES Genas Azieu
2019–2022 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Brest 13 (3)
2023– Nice 21 (4)
International career‡
2021– Algeria 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 December 2023

Nouhed Naïli (Arabic: نهاد نايلي; born 11 April 2001) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Seconde Ligue club Nice and the Algeria national team. She is an Olympique Lyonnais youth academy graduate.

Early life

Naïli was born in Guelma, Algeria, into a sports-oriented family. Her father, Skander, is a former player for ES Guelma and US Tébessa, as well as a former junior international during the 1980s. Even her uncle, Abdelkader, known as Kadour, was part of the famous ES Guelma team in the 1960s.[1]

Club career

Naïli started her youth career with ES Genas Azieu in 2018.[2] She joined Olympique Lyonnais Academy in 2019. where she played for youth teams as a striker for four years. In her last match with the reserve team, she scored a hat-trick, helping them win the Ligue Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Football Cup against Clermont Foot 63.[3]

She signed her first professional with Division 2 Féminine club Stade Brestois 29.[4][5] After playing 14 matches and scoring three goals, Nihed subsequently joined OGC Nice in September 2023.[6][7]

International career

In November 2021, Naili got her first call-up to the Algerian national team by coach Radia Fertoul to play two friendly matches against Tunisia, as a part of the preparation for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[8][9] Naili made her senior team debut on 28 November 2021 in a 4–2 friendly win over Tunisia.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stade brestois 29 2022–23 Division 2 Féminine 13310——143
Total 13310——143
Nice 2023–24 Division 2 Féminine 83––——83
Total 83––——83
Career total 21610——226

International

As of match played 5 December 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 202110
202200
202320
Total30

References

  1. ↑ "Une Étoile Montante à l'Olympique Lyonnais : Nihed NAILI" (in French). Etendard. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Eveil Sportif Genas Azieu Football – Nihed Naïli". genas.footeo.com (in French). ES Genas Azieu. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Academy : La R1 De L'Ol Vainqueur De La Coupe Laurafoot !". ol.fr (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Deux internationales Algériennes signent à Brest". dzballon.com (in French). Farid Kada Rabah. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Deux Internationales Algériennes Rejoignent Le Stade Brestois". newsouest.fr (in French). 8 July 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Algérie: Transferts - L'attaquante algérienne Nihed Naili rejoint l'OGC Nice". fr.allafrica.com (in French). Alfred Zikpi. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Vertes : Nihed Naili signe à Nice". dzfoot.com (in French). Salim D. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Equipe nationale féminine A : La liste des joueuses pour la double confrontation face à la Tunisie". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "CAN-2022 féminine: double confrontation amicale entre l'Algérie et la Tunisie". mediateurmaghrebin.dz (in French). 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "EN Fem. : Une autre belle victoire des vertes face à la Tunisie 4 à 2". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nouhed Naili" (in French). statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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