Faride Alidou

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.

Faride Alidou
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-18) 18 July 2001
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
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) 6 (0)
International career‡
2021 Germany U20 2 (1)
2022–2023 Germany U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:41, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:16, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Hamburger SV

Born in Hamburg,[1] Alidou played youth football for Einigkeit Wilhelmsburg 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. 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. "Faride Alidou: Who is the Eintracht Frankfurt-bound Germany U20 winger?". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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