Youssouf Hadji

Youssouf Hadji
Hadji during an interview
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-02-25) 25 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Ifrane Atlas-Saghir, Morocco
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Nancy 95 (13)
2003–2005 Bastia 61 (13)
2005–2007 Rennes 34 (3)
2007–2011 Nancy 130 (39)
2011–2012 Rennes 23 (6)
2012–2013 Al-Arabi 3 (0)
2013–2014 Elazığspor 6 (0)
2014–2018 Nancy 122 (34)
Total 474 (78)
International career
2003–2012 Morocco 64 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Youssouf Hadji (Arabic: يوسف حجي; born 25 February 1980) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He notably had three spells for French side AS Nancy, also serving as the team captain, making 378 appearances and scoring 95 goals for the club. At international level, he represented the Morocco national team earning 64 caps and scoring 16 goals.

He is the younger brother of former Moroccan star Mustapha Hadji and the uncle of striker Samir Hadji. In May 2016, he won the 2015–16 Ligue 2 with AS Nancy.