Akim Zedadka (; born 30 May 1995) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back for French club
Lille. Born in France, he also plays for the
Algeria national team.
Club career
In 2017, Akim Zedadka joined French lower league side AS Saint Rémoise. He then joined
Clermont in 2019, playing almost 100 games with the
Auvergne team.
On 30 June 2022, he signed for
Ligue 1
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side
Lille on a three-year contract. On 9 December 2022, he signed for
AJ Auxerre on loan until the end of the
2022–23 season.
On 1 February 2024, Zedadka moved on loan to
Real Zaragoza in Spain.
International career
Born in France, Zedadka holds French and Algerian nationalities. He was called up to the
Algeria national team in May 2022.
Zedadka made his debut with Algeria in a 2–1
friendly
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win over
Iran on 12 June 2022.
References
1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Vaucluse
Algerian men's footballers
French men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
FC Istres players
RC Lens players
Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue FC players
Clermont Foot players
Lille OSC players
AJ Auxerre players
Real Zaragoza players
Algerian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
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