Chris Gadi N'Kiasala (born 9 April 1992) is a French professional

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. He plays as a winger, is equally comfortable playing on both right and the left winger positions.Gadi Stats
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Career

Early career

Gadi first started playing for his local side Grigny, before playing for

Linas-Montlhéry Linas and Montlhéry are two communes in the department of Essonne in France. Linas-Montlhéry may also refer to: * Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, a motor racing circuit * ESA Linas-Montlhéry Entente Sportive et Athlétique de Linas-Montlh ...

and

Viry-Châtillon Viry-Châtillon () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Population Inhabitants of Viry-Châtillon are also known as ''Castelvirois'' in French. Sports The town is home to the wome ...

at age 13 and 14 respectively.

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

signed Gadi to train with them at age 15, despite interest from other

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clubs. However, Marseille was the club that Gadi's father supported, thus the decision. He signed his first professional contract in 2011, and he made his professional debut on 17 December 2011 in a 2–1 win over

Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginn ...

, coming on for

Jordan Ayew Jordan Pierre Ayew (born 11 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger or Forward (association football), forward for club Leicester City F.C., Leicester Cit ...

. He was loaned to

Boulogne Boulogne-sur-Mer (; ; ; or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Hauts-de-France, Northern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Pas-de-Calais. Boul ...

in 2012 under the auspices of various coaches at Marseille. Upon return, he stated he wished to progress his career with Marseille. However, he was released following the Boulogne loan. Despite interest from

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

in the

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, Gadi and the Doncaster representatives failed to reach an agreement, so he signed with

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Stadion Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and ha ...

in Bulgaria.

Septemvri Sofia

On 18 June 2017, Gadi signed with the newly promoted to

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team of

Septemvri Sofia Septemvri () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. Its home ground is the Septemvri Stadium, but due to its poor condition the ...

, coming from

Spartak Pleven OFK Spartak () is a Bulgarian municipal association football club from the city of Pleven founded on 10 September 1919. It currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. The team's greatest achievements are the B ...

. He made his debut for the team in the second round of the league during a win against

Pirin Blagoevgrad Football club Pirin (), also known as Pirin Blagoevgrad is a Bulgarian football club based in Blagoevgrad, which currently competes in the Second League, the second division of Bulgarian football. The club was founded in 2008, after a merger ...

Olympic Charleroi

In August 2020 he joined

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club

Olympic Charleroi Royal Olympic Club Charleroi, commonly referred to as Olympique Charleroi and abbreviated as ROCC, is a Belgian association football based in Charleroi, Hainaut. The club set to compete in the Challenger Pro League from 2025–26, the second t ...

Career statistics

Club

International career

Gadi is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-17 and under-18 level. He played with the under-17 team at the

2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship The 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the eighth edition of UEFA's European Under-17 Football Championship since it was renamed from the original under-16 event, in 2001. Germany hosted the championship, during 6 to 18 May 2009, in thi ...

. His father is a fan of Marseille and, subsequently, named his son after former Marseille player and

England international England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It shares a land border with Scotland to the north and anoth ...

Chris Waddle Christopher Roland Waddle (born 14 December 1960) is an English former professional football player and manager. He had a spell as Burnley manager during the 1997–98 season, but has not returned to coaching since. Largely since retiring he h ...

Honours

Marseille *

Trophée des Champions The Trophée des Champions (, ) is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the Super cup, super cups found in many other count ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

References

External links

Club Profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gadi, Chris Living people 1992 births Black French sportspeople People from Ris-Orangis Men's association football wingers French men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent ES Viry-Châtillon players Olympique de Marseille players US Boulogne players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players OFC Spartak Pleven players PFC Septemvri Sofia players Petrojet SC players SFC Etar Veliko Tarnovo players Al-Mujazzal Club players Ligue 1 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Egyptian Premier League players Saudi First Division League players Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt French expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Footballers from Essonne ESA Linas-Montlhéry players 21st-century French sportsmen