Hamadi Ayari (born 8 January 1991) is a French former professional footballer of

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Career

Having joined

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in 2006 Ayari was promoted to the senior team by former manager Yvon Pouliquen ahead of the 2009–10 season. He made his senior debut on 10 September 2010 in a Ligue 2 match against

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appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 victory. Released at the end of his contract with Grenoble, Ayari signed for

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in September 2011, on an initial one-year deal, with the option to extend for two further years. He was released at the end of the season, when Metz were relegated to the

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. Without a club, he returned to Grenoble to train. The club were now playing at the amateur level, so he had to wait until 1 October 2012 before signing a contract, due to regulations about reclassifying professional players as amateur. After four seasons with Grenoble, Ayari signed with AS Lyon-Duchère in the

in June 2016, having been linked with various Ligue 2 sides. Lyon-Duchère rebranded as

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in June 2020. On 22 June 2021, he agreed to join Sedan in

. On 17 December 2022, Ayari announced his retirement.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayari, Hamadi Living people 1991 births Sportspeople from La Tronche Association football midfielders French footballers French sportspeople of Tunisian descent Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Grenoble Foot 38 players FC Metz players Lyon La Duchère players CS Sedan Ardennes players Footballers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes