Djaïd Kasri (born 27 February 1987) is a French-Algerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Union Namur Fosses-La-Ville in the Belgian Second Amateur Division.

Djaïd Kasri
Personal information
Full name Djaïd Kasri
Date of birth (1987-02-27) 27 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
UR Namur
Youth career
1999–2006 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Nantes 1 (0)
2007–2009 Zaragoza 0 (0)
2010 JS Kabylie 0 (0)
2010–2011 UJA Alfortville 6 (0)
2011–2014 Eupen 16 (0)
2014–2015 Virton 32 (2)
2015–2017 Antwerp 3 (0)
2017–2018 Lierse
2018–2019 La Louvière Centre
2019– UR Namur 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

Personal

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Kasri was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France, to Algerian parents originally from the village of Tansaout in the Béjaïa Province.[1] He grew up in Valenton, a southeastern suburb of Paris.

Club career

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At age 12, Kasri joined the FC Nantes Academy. On 26 May 2007 he made his debut for the first team as a 78th-minute substitute in a Ligue 1 game against Lyon, the final game of the 2006–07 season.[2] However, he left the club shortly after, signing a contract with Spanish club Real Zaragoza. After spending two seasons and half, he ended his contract with the club.

In July 2009, Kasri was linked with a move to English Premier League club Tottenham FC, with German club TSV 1860 München also interested in his services.[3] In January 2010, Kasri went on trial with Belgian club Standard Liège.[4] In May 2010, he went on trial with French Ligue 2 side Tours FC.[5]

JS Kabylie

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On 16 June 2010 Kasri signed a one-year contract with Algerian club JS Kabylie.[6] However, on 11 July 2010, less than one month after signing, he was released from the club after failing to impress manager Alain Geiger during a pre-season camp in Morocco.[7]

Later career

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After having played for Lierse S.K.[8] and later La Louvière Centre, he joined Union Namur Fosses-La-Ville in September 2019.[9]

References

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  1. ^ D1: Interview de Djaid Kasri (JS Kabylie)
  2. ^ Ligue 1 : Olympique Lyonnais / FC Nantes - 38eme Journee[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Transferts : Djaid Kasri convoité par Tottenham
  4. ^ Kasri : « J'ai répondu à l'invitation du Standard » Archived February 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Djaid Kasri à l'essai au Tours FC !
  6. ^ Kasri (FC Nantes) Signe pour une année
  7. ^ "Ils n'ont pas donné satisfaction Les deux émigrés Amiri et Kasri finalement libérés". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  8. ^ K. Lierse SK haalt extra middenvelder: transfervrije Kasri naar het Lisp‚ proximus11.be, 27 September 2017
  9. ^ Djaïd Kasri à Namur: cette fois, c'est fait (Namur), lavenir.net, 3 September 2019
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