Najib Gandi (born 23 June 1994) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Gandi came through the youth system at

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. He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2012. He went on to make five

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appearances for the club in the 2017–18 season. He quit football for a year after the death of his father and grandfather, leaving Nantes at the end of the 2017–18 season. In June 2019 he signed a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, with Lyon-Duchère. In the summer of 2020, he gave up his professional status, took up a job in fashion and, once

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was over, signed for

side

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* * * 1994 births Living people Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Tunisian descent FC Nantes players Lyon-La Duchère players Aubagne FC players Hyères FC players Ligue 1 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub