Hillal Soudani
Soudani in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | El Arabi Hillel Soudani | ||
Date of birth | 25 November 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Chlef, Algeria | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nottingham Forest | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2006 | ASO Chlef | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2011 | ASO Chlef | 108 | (86) |
2011–2013 | Vitória Guimarães | 37 | (25) |
2013–2018 | Dinamo Zagreb | 132 | (97) |
2018– | Nottingham Forest | 4 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2011 | Algeria A | 11 | (5) |
2011– | Algeria | 49 | (22) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2018 |
El Arabi Hillal Soudani (Arabic: العربي هلال سوداني; born 25 November 1987) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a forward for Nottingham Forest and the Algeria national football team.
Soudani made his international debut in 2011, and featured at the 2013 and 2015 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. As of December 2016, he has won 39 international caps and scored 21 goals, making him Algeria's sixth-highest goalscorer in history.
Club career
ASO Chlef
Born in Chlef, Soudani began his career in the junior ranks of his hometown club ASO Chlef. In May 2006, aged 19, he made his first team debut for the club as a substitute against USM Annaba in the 28th round of the 2005–06 Algerian Championnat National, coming on for Samir Zaoui in the 72nd minute.[1]
In 2008, Soudani was chosen as the 2008 Young Player of the Year by DZFoot after scoring 11 goals in 24 games in the 2007-2008 season.[2]
In June 2011, Soudani went on trial with French Ligue 2 club Le Mans FC.[3]
Vitória S.C.
On 8 August 2011, Soudani signed a three-year contract with Portuguese club Vitória S.C.[4] The transfer fee was rumoured to be €800,000.[5] On August 25, 2011, Soudani made his official debut for Vitória as a 66th-minute substitute in a 2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round match against Atlético Madrid.[6] On October 16, 2011, Soudani opened his scoring account for the club with a brace in the third round of the 2011–12 Taça de Portugal against Moura Atlético Clube. After going down 1–0, Soudani scored the equaliser in the 89th minute of the game to send the game to extra-time, before scoring the winner in the 117th minute.[7] On April 1, 2012, Soudani scored his first goal in the Primeira Liga in a 3–1 win against Paços de Ferreira.[8] On April 21, he scored a brace in a 3–2 win against União de Leiria.[9]
On 26 May 2013, Soudani helped Vitória win their first ever Taça de Portugal by beating Benfica 2–1 in the final, scoring the equalising goal in the 79th minute before Ricardo netted the winner two minutes later.[10] The following day he travelled to Croatia to complete a medical ahead of a transfer to Dinamo Zagreb.[11]
Dinamo Zagreb
On 27 May 2013, Soudani signed a four-year contract with Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb, for a transfer fee of €900,000.[12]
On 6 July 2013, he won the Croatian Supercup with Dinamo Zagreb against Hajduk Split, making his debut for Dinamo Zagreb in that match. Soudani made his Croatian First Football League debut six days later, scoring in a 3-1 win over NK Osijek. He then scored twice and assisted another goal in Dinamo's 5-0 win over CS Fola Esch in UEFA Champions League qualifying. Soudani won the Croatian league championship, scoring 16 goals and finishing third in the Golden Boot race, behind Dinamo teammates Andrej Kramarić with 18 and Duje Čop with 22.
In the 2014-15 season, Soudani scored a hat-trick against FC Astra Giurgiu in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage. He won his second league championship with Dinamo, scoring 11 goals and assisting 15 in the league, and won his first Croatian Cup.
Soudani's Dinamo completed the league and cup double again in the 2015-16 season, however the player himself had a less successful season, battling injuries and form and finished with eight goals and four assists in the league.
In the 2016-17 season, Soudani's 95th minute extra-time goal against FC Red Bull Salzburg sent Dinamo through to the group stages of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League. Despite finishing second in the league behind HNK Rijeka, the first time Dinamo had not won the league in 10 seasons, Soudani achieved a career best 17 goals in the league, becoming the second Croatian top scorer from outside the former Yugoslavia and the first from outside Europe.
Nottingham Forest
On 29 June 2018, Soudani joined English club Nottingham Forest on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[13]
International career
In February 2011, Soudani was selected by head coach Abdelhak Benchikha as part of the Algerian A' National Team for the 2011 African Nations Championship in Sudan.[14] In the opening group stage game against Uganda, Soudani started the match and scored a goal in the 61st minute as Algeria won 2–0.[15] In the second group game against Gabon, Soudani scored a brace with goals in the 71st and 90th minute of the game. However, Algeria only managed a 2–2 draw.[16] Despite not scoring in the rest of the competition, Soudani still finished as the top scorer in the competition with three goals.
On May 14, 2011, Soudani was called up by Abdelhak Benchikha to the Algerian National Team for the first time for a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco.[17] On June 4, 2011, he made his debut as a substitute for Rafik Djebbour in the 79th minute of the match.[18]
International
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | May 26, 2012 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | 3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
2 | June 2, 2012 | 4 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
3 | 4–0 | ||||||
4 | June 15, 2012 | 6 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
5 | September 9, 2012 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | 7 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
6 | October 14, 2012 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | 8 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
7 | January 30, 2013 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa | 12 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations | |
8 | June 2, 2013 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | 14 | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
9 | September 10, 2013 | 17 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
10 | March 5, 2014 | 20 | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
11 | June 4, 2014 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | 22 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
12 | September 6, 2014 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 26 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
13 | February 1, 2015 | Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | 32 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations | |
14 | June 13, 2015 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | 33 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
15 | 3–0 | ||||||
16 | September 6, 2015 | Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho | 34 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
17 | 3–1 | ||||||
18 | June 2, 2016 | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles | 37 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
19 | September 5, 2016 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | 38 | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
20 | 4–0 | ||||||
21 | June 6, 2017 | 40 | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Statistics
- Updated to game played 11 June 2017.
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Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 October 2018[19]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
ASO Chlef | 2005–06 | National 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2006–07 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | ||||
2007–08 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 11 | |||||
2008–09 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||||
2009–10 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 32 | 16 | |||||
2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 19 | ||||
Total | 108 | 48 | 14 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 124 | 54 | ||||
Vitória de Guimarães | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 21 | 6 | |
2012–13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 24 | 12 | |||||
Total | 37 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 45 | 18 | |||
Dinamo Zagreb | 2013–14 | MAXtv Prva Liga | 31 | 16 | 5 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 4] | 3 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 46 | 19 | |
2014–15 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 12[lower-alpha 6] | 5 | — | 38 | 16 | ||||
2015–16 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 11[lower-alpha 7] | 3 | — | 37 | 14 | ||||
2016–17 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[lower-alpha 7] | 2 | — | 41 | 19 | ||||
2017–18 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 35 | 18 | ||||
Total | 132 | 69 | 18 | 4 | — | 46 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 86 | |||
Nottingham Forest | 2018–19 | Championship | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
Career Total | 281 | 132 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 371 | 160 |
- ↑ Includes the Algerian Cup, Taça de Portugal, Croatian Football Cup and FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Taça da Liga and the EFL Cup
- 1 2 All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ five appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Super Cup
- ↑ four appearance in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in Europa League
- 1 2 All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Club
- ASO Chlef
- Vitória Guimarães
- Taça de Portugal (1): 2013
- Dinamo Zagreb
- Croatian First League (4): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Croatian Cup (3): 2015, 2016, 2018
- Croatian Super Cup (1): 2013
Individual
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Footballer of the Year :2010–11 [20]
- DZFoot Young Player of the Year : 2008 [21]
- DZFoot d'Or : 2013
- Prva HNL Team of the Year : 2014, 2017, 2018 [22]
- Best Prva HNL player (Football Oscar): 2018
- Prva HNL Player of the Year (Tportal) : 2017
- Top scorer of the 2011 African Nations Championship with 3 goals
- Top scorer of the 2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with 18 goals
- Top scorer of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification with 7 goals
- Top scorer of the 2017–18 Croatian First Football League with 17 goals
References
- ↑ "Division 1 28e j USMAn 3-0 ASO". DZfoot. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ↑ Soudani Espoir DZfoot 2008
- ↑ "Transferts : Soudani proche du Mans FC ?". DZfoot.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ↑ Soudani é reforço
- ↑ Soudani quase a chegar Archived 2011-08-04 at the Portuguese Web Archive
- ↑ UEFA Europa League 2012 - Vitória SC-Atlético – UEFA.com
- ↑ Soudani, doublé décisif en Coupe du Portugal; DZFoot.com, October 16, 2011.
- ↑ "1er but somptueux pour Soudani en Liga portugaise !". April 1, 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Soudani brille sous les yeux de Kourichi" (in French). DZFoot. April 22, 2012. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ↑ Toufik O. (May 26, 2013). "Buteur en finale, Soudani remporte la Coupe du Portugal !" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ↑ Walid Z. (May 27, 2013). "Soudani arrive à Zagreb pour passer l'examen medical" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Novo pojačanje: El Soudani potpisao za Dinamo!" (in Croatian). GNK Dinamo Zagreb official website. May 27, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Hillal Soudani: Nottingham Forest sign Algerian forward for undisclosed fee Soudani scored making it Forests'first win of the new season". BBC. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018. line feed character in
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- ↑ CHAN 2011 : UGA 0-2 ALG, les Verts réussissent leur entrée Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ CHAN 2011 : GAB 2-2 ALG, deux points de perdus Archived 2011-02-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ EN : Maroc - Algérie : Les 22 Algériens
- ↑ Maroc 4-0 Algérie Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Hillal Soudani at Soccerway
- ↑ "Oscars Maracana 2010-2011,Soudani joueur de la saison". algerie360. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ↑ "Soudani Espoir DZfoot 2008". DZfoot.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-21.
- ↑ AMagdic.com. "Trofej Nogometaš 2017 - Priopćenje za javnost". Hrvatska udruga "Nogometni sindikat" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-12-21.