Akim Zedadka

Akim Zedadka (Arabic: حكيم زدادكة; born 30 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Spanish Segunda División club Real Zaragoza on loan from Lille.^[1][2] Born in France, he also plays for the Algeria national team.

Akim Zedadka

Zedadka with Lens B in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Pertuis, France
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Zaragoza (on loan from Lille)
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Istres	22	(4)
2016–2017	Lens B	30	(0)
2016–2017	Lens	4	(1)
2017–2018	AS Saint Rémoise	15	(3)
2018–2019	Marignane Gignac	32	(0)
2019	Clermont B	1	(0)
2019–2022	Clermont	95	(2)
2022–	Lille	8	(1)
2022–2023	→ Auxerre (loan)	20	(0)
2024–	→ Zaragoza (loan)	0	(0)
International career^‡
2022–	Algeria	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:56, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

In 2017, Akim Zedadka joined French lower league side AS Saint Rémoise.^[3] He then joined Clermont in 2019, playing almost 100 games with the Auvergne team.

On 30 June 2022, he signed for Ligue 1 side Lille on a three-year contract.^[4] On 9 December 2022, he signed for AJ Auxerre on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.^[5]

On 1 February 2024, Zedadka moved on loan to Real Zaragoza in Spain.^[6]

International career

Born in France, Zedadka holds French and Algerian nationalities.^[7][8] He was called up to the Algeria national team in May 2022.^[9] Zedadka made his debut with Algeria in a 2–1 friendly win over Iran on 12 June 2022.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Akim Zedadka: «en cinq ans, j’ai joué à cinq niveaux différents, donc oui tout peut arriver» footmercato.net
2. Akim Zedadka at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
3. TRANSFERT - AKIM ZEDADKA À ST-RÉMY !‚ gfoot.fr, 27 October 2017
4. "Official | Clermont right-back Akim Zedadka signs for Lille on a 3-year deal". Get French Football News. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
5. "AKIM ZEDADKA REJOINT L'AJA!". www.aja.fr (in French). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
6. "El Real Zaragoza ha llegado a un principio de acuerdo para la cesión de Akim Zedadka hasta final de temporada" [Real Zaragoza has reached an agreement in principle for the loan of Akim Zedadka until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
7. "RC Lens – Mercato : qui es-tu, Akim Zedadka ?". But! Football Club (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2018.
8. "Akim ZEDADKA". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
9. "Algérie : la liste avec 7 nouveaux dont Omrani et Zedadka !". Afrik-Foot. 27 May 2022.