Foued Kadir

Foued Kadir

200px Kadir with Valenciennes in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Foued Kadir
Date of birth	(1983-12-05) 5 December 1983
Place of birth	Martigues, France
Height
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Betis
Number	5
Youth career
2000–2002	Martigues
2002–2003	Troyes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Cannes	79	(9)
2007–2009	Amiens	67	(6)
2009–2013	Valenciennes	82	(15)
2013–2015	Marseille	15	(0)
2013–2014	→ Rennes (loan)	28	(6)
2014–2015	→ Betis (loan)	24	(1)
2015–	Betis	0	(0)
International career‡
2010–	Algeria	23	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 31 May 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, October 26, 2013 (EST)

Foued Kadir (born 5 December 1983) is an Algerian football player who currently plays for Spanish club Real Betis and the Algeria national team as an attacking midfielder.

An Algerian international, Kadir was a member of the Algeria national team at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, both held in South Africa. As of October 2013, he has won 23 international caps and scored 2 goals.

Club career

Born in Martigues, Kadir began his career in the youth ranks of his hometown club, FC Martigues. At the age of 18, after numerous problems during his time with the club, he contemplated quitting football to become a police officer. After leaving the club, he played briefly for two amateur sides, AS Gignac and Stade Beaucairois, before joining Troyes' reserve team. After a season and a half with Troyes, he joined Championnat National side Cannes where he would spend the next three seasons.

In June 2007, Kadir went on trial with Ligue 2 side Amiens. In July 2009, he started training with Ligue 1's Valenciennes and two weeks later signed a two-year contract with the club.

On 2 January 2013, Kadir moved to Olympique de Marseille for a transfer fee €500,000, signing a three and a half-year contract with the club. He was subsequently loaned to Rennes and Real Betis, signing an obligatory permanent contract with the latter after its promotion to La Liga.

International career

Kadir was called up by Algeria at the Under-23 level for a training camp in France. He has been named in the preliminary squad for Algeria's 2010 World Cup campaign. On 28 May 2010, Kadir made his debut for the Algerian national team in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.

International goals

As of 15 June 2012

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	9 October 2011	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria	Central African Republic	2–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.	15 June 2012	Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida	Gambia	4–1	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

External links

• Foued Kadir – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Foued Kadir profile at DZFoot.com (French)