Mustapha Hadji

1992/96 AS Nancy-Lorraine (FRA) 140 matches, 31 goals

(French D2 Championship: 134 matches, 31 goals)

(French Cup: 4 matches)

(League Cup: 2 matches)

1996/97 Sporting CP (POR) 43 matches, 8 goals

(Portuguese Championship: 27 matches, 3 goals)

(Portuguese Cup: 5 matches, 2 goals)

(Champions League: 7 matches, 2 goals)

(UEFA Cup: 4 matches, 1 goal)

1997/99 Deportivo La Coruña (ESP) 39 matches, 4 goals

(Spanish Championship: 31 matches, 2 goals)

(Spanish Cup: 8 matches, 2 goals)

1999/2001 Coventry (ENG) 70 games, 12 goals

(English Premier League: 62 games, 12 goals

(English Cup: 3 games)

(English League Cup: 5 games)

2001/04 Aston Villa (ENG) 47 games, 3 goals

(English Premier League: 35 games, 2 goals)

(English Cup: 1 game)

(English League Cup: 2 games)

(UEFA Cup: 2 games, 1 goal)

(Intertoto Cup: 7 games)

2004 Espanyol Barcelona (ESP) 16 games, 1 goal

2004/05 Emirates Club (UAE) 15 games, 5 goals

2005/07 FC Saarbrücken (GER) 56 games, 11 goals

(German Bundesliga: 30 games, 4 goals)

(German Bundesliga: 24 games, 6 goals)

(German Cup: 2 games, 1 goal)

2007/10 Fola Esch (LUX) 44 games, 25 goals

With the National Team :

63 caps, 13 goals

(Friendly matches: 18 caps, 5 goals)

(World Cup qualifiers: 14 caps, 2 goals)

(World Cup: 6 caps, 1 goal)

(African Cup of Nations qualifiers: 16 caps, 2 goals)

(African Cup of Nations: 7 caps, 1 goal)

(Hassan II Tournament: 2 caps)

1st cap: October 10, 1993 against Zambia (1-0)

Last cap: November 20, 2002 against Mali (1-3)

Mustapha Hadji

Born November 16, 1971 in Ifrane (MAR)

Morocco.png Moroccan, Attacking-midfielder, Right-midfielder, Second Striker, 1m84

Nickname: "The African Brazilian"

Mustapha Hadji was born on November 16, 1971 in Ifrane, Morocco, he began his career in France, in Nancy in 1992, there, he will quickly show an exceptional talent and especially a beauty in his football. A fine technician, he was quickly recruited by Sporting CP in 1997.

Far from having an exceptional club career and up to his talent, he will always have favored his country over his clubs. However, he will have had a great career going through Deportivo La Corogne, Espanyol Barcelona, ​​Coventry or Aston Villa. Then he left for Germany and ended his career in 2010 in Luxembourg.

It is with Morocco that the player will become a legendary player of the late 90s, the player will participate in 2 World Cups, in 1994 and 1998. The year 1998 will undoubtedly be the best of his career, he plays the 1998 African Cup of Nations, and allows his team to have a great run. At the World Cup, he will have scored one of the most beautiful goals in the history of his nation during the competition, he scores a magnificent goal after a sixty-meter run. Finally, he wins the African Golden Ball of that year.

A true artist, he was a wonderful dribbler, a very good passer and a rather good finisher. With the national team, he will have been able to create a world-renowned name for himself. His problem was his consistency, he had difficulty maintaining his level throughout a season, a problem that will deprive him of joining a big club, despite his immense talent.

- African Golden Ball in 1998

- Voted best player of the African Cup of Nations in 1998

- Voted "Legendary Player" by the Confederation of African Football in 2011

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