Adil Hamdani (born 21 January 2009) is a French footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lyon.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 January 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2020 | CO Vincennes | ||
| 2020–2022 | US Villejuif | ||
| 2022– | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Lyon B | 7 | (1) |
| 2025– | Lyon | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | France U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 September 2025 | |||
Early career
editBorn in Paris, Hamdani started playing football for local teams, before earning a move to Lyon's youth academy in 2022.[2]
In 2025, Hamdani received the Golden Kid award for the Best U17 player, an award given to the most promising young footballers from French youth academies.[3]
Club career
editOn 23 November 2025, Hamdani made his debut for Lyon, coming on as a late-game substitute for Adam Karabec in a goalless draw against Auxerre in Ligue 1. At 16 years old and 306 days, he became the sixth youngest player to appear for Lyon in an official game, and the third youngest in the 21st century, behind Willem Geubbels and Rayan Cherki.[4][5][6]
International career
editCareer statistics
edit- As of match played 18 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon B | 2025–26 | National 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Lyon | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ↑ "ADIL HAMDANI". French Football Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Qui est Adil Hamdani, un des plus jeunes joueurs à faire ses débuts à l'OL ?" (in French). Lyon Foot. 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Le palmarès complet des Golden Kid, la cérémonie qui récompense les meilleurs jeunes joueurs des centres de formation français" (in French). 9 June 2025.
- ↑ "Surprise pour Adil Hamdani, qui passe Pro en France à 16 ans" (in French). Fennec Football. 22 November 2025.
- ↑ "OL - Entré en jeu face à l'AJ Auxerre, le tout jeune Adi Hamdani entre dans l'histoire du club" (in French). Ouest-France. 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Adil Hamdani, entré à Auxerre, est le troisième plus jeune joueur de l'OL au XXIe siècle" (in French). L'Équipe. 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Algérie et France s'affrontent pour un binational de 16 ans" (in French). DZ Ballon. 24 June 2025.
External links
edit- Adil Hamdani at Soccerway