Samir Hadji is a French

France

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-born Moroccan

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 football

Football (soccer)

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 player who plays for French club Strasbourg

RC Strasbourg

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 in the Championnat National

Championnat National

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. He plays as a striker

Striker

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 and is the son of former Moroccan international

Morocco national football team

The Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...

 Mustapha Hadji

Mustapha Hadji

Mustapha Hadji in Ifrane, Souss-Massa-Draâ, Morocco is a former Moroccan footballer.-Early life:Hadji was born in Ifrane, Morocco. He immigrated with his family to France.-Club career:Mustapha Hadji began playing football there...

. Hadji's uncle is current Nancy

AS Nancy

Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine is a French association football club based in Nancy. The club was founded in 1967 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Nancy plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, a commune located in the Arrondissement of...

 striker Youssouf Hadji

Youssouf Hadji

Youssouf Hadji is a Moroccan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, he currently plays for French club Rennes in Ligue 1.- Career :Hadji started his career at Nancy in Ligue 1 under the guidance of Laszlo Bölöni...

. He is described by his uncle as a "quick and athletic finisher".

Hadji began his career playing for hometown club SR Creutzwald. In 2007, he ventured to Germany

Germany

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 signing with 1. FC Saarbrücken

1. FC Saarbrücken

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 in the Oberliga

Oberliga (football)

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, the fifth division of German football

Football in Germany

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. After two years, Hadji returned to France joining his father's former club AS Nancy. He spent two years playing on the club's Championnat de France amateur team making 59 appearances and scoring 18 goals before signing with RC Strasbourg

RC Strasbourg

Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace...

 in July 2010. Hadji made his professional debut on 30 July 2010 in the team's Coupe de la Ligue

Coupe de la Ligue

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 match against Évian. Hadji started the match and played the full 120 minutes as Strasbourg were defeated 5–4 on penalties.

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