Faride Alidou
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 40
Youth career
0000–2012 Einigkeit Wilhelmsburg [de]
2012–2019 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Hamburger SV II 24 (3)
2021–2022 Hamburger SV 23 (2)
2022– Eintracht Frankfurt 15 (0)
2023– → 1. FC Köln (loan) 16 (2)
International career‡
2021 Germany U20 2 (1)
2022–2023 Germany U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:29, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:16, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Faride Alidou (born 18 July 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt. He has represented Germany at youth level.

Club career

Hamburger SV

Born in Hamburg,[1] Alidou played youth football for Einigkeit Wilhelmsburg [de] before joining Hamburger SV's academy in 2012.[2] Having played for Hamburger SV II since 2019, he made his debut for the club's first team on 16 October 2021 in a 1–1 draw with Fortuna Düsseldorf.[3][4] He scored his first goal in a 4–1 win over Jahn Regensburg on 20 November 2021.[5]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 23 March 2022, Alidou signed a pre-contract agreement with Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. He committed to a four-year contract at the club.[6]

Loan to 1. FC Köln

On 21 August 2023, Alidou joined 1. FC Köln on loan.[7]

International career

Born in Germany, Alidou is of Togolese descent.[8] He was called up to the Germany national under-20 team for the first time for fixtures against France and Portugal in November 2021.[9] He appeared in both fixtures, scoring in the 3–2 win over France.[10] He was called up to the Germany national under-21 team in March 2022 after multiple players withdrew due to injury.[11]

Style of play

Alidou is right-footed, and played as a left winger in a front three at HSV.[12] Hamburg's sporting director Michael Mutzel stated that Alidou "impresses through the freedom he plays with — he's also a strong dribbler and has good pace."[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Faride Alidou at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Faride Alidou | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Faride Alidou » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Faride Alidou | Spieler Einsätze | Hamburger SV | 2. Bundesliga 2021/22". kicker (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. ^ "HSV feiert die Youngster — Walter hebt einen Spieler hervor". kicker (in German). 20 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ Gjerulff, Rune (23 March 2022). "Official: Frankfurt snap up HSV youngster on free transfer". Bundesliga News. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. ^ "FC LEIHT FARIDE ALIDOU AUS" [FC LOAN FARIDE ALIDOU] (in German). 1. FC Köln. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ^ Amouzouvi, Perez (21 November 2021). "Bundesliga 2/J14 : Faride Alidou deux fois décisif face à Jahn Regensburg". togofoot.tg. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  9. ^ "HSV-Quartett auf Länderspielreisen". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Faride Alidou — Player profile". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Di Salvo reagiert auf zahlreiche Ausfälle". dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Faride Alidou: Who is the Eintracht Frankfurt-bound Germany U20 winger?". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

External links

1. FC Köln – current squad
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