Salim Kouider-Aïssa

Salim Kouider-Aïssa (born 22 March 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward. In May 2023 he was convicted of sexual assault.

Salim Kouider-Aïssa
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Heart of Midlothian
Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Stenhousemuir 8 (0)
2014–2015 Queen of the South 0 (0)
2015–2018 Stirling Albion 3 (0)
2018 Lenzie Thistle
2018–2019 Kilsyth Rangers
2019–2020 Queen's Park 28 (13)
2020–2021 Livingston 4 (0)
2020–2021 → Partick Thistle (loan) 1 (0)
2021 → Queens Park (loan) 13 (3)
2021–2023 Airdrieonians 18 (4)
2022–2023 → Stranraer (loan) 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:04, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Glasgow, Kouider-Aïssa played youth football with Heart of Midlothian and Motherwell,[1] and spent his early senior career with Stenhousemuir, Queen of the South and Stirling Albion.[2] After a spell in non-league football with Lenzie Thistle and Kilsyth Rangers and time back in the League with Queen's Park, he signed for Livingston in July 2020 following a successful trial with the club.[1][3] Prior to signing for Livingston, he worked as a scaffolder on construction sites.[4]

On 16 September 2020 he signed on loan for Partick Thistle for the 2020–21 season.[5] However, after making just one league appearance for Thistle, Kouider-Aïssa was recalled by his parent club on 15 January 2021,[6] after suffering a 'freak' injury.[7] On 9 March 2021, Kouider-Aïssa returned to former club Queens Park, on loan until the end of the season.[8]

Kouider-Aïssa moved to Airdrieonians on 8 July 2021,[9] but he suffered a knee ligament injury that prevented him from playing for most of the 2021–22 season. He was loaned to Stranraer in September 2022, and would remain there until January 2023.[10] He was sacked by Airdrie in May 2023,[11] days after he had been convicted of sexual assault.[12]

Personal life

Kouider-Aïssa's father is Algerian and his mother is Scottish.[13] He is the nephew of fellow footballer Kevin McGoldrick, who was also his manager at Kilsyth Rangers.[13]

Sexual assault conviction

In May 2023, Kouider-Aïssa was convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman.[14][15] On 21 July 2023, he was sentenced to two years in prison.[16]

Career statistics
As of 15 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stenhousemuir 2012–13 Scottish Division Two 700000—70
2013–14 Scottish League Two 100000—10
Total 8000000080
Queen of the South 2014–15 Scottish Championship 000000—00
Stirling Albion 2015–16 Scottish League Two 300020—50
Queens Park 2019–20 Scottish League Two 28133241113617
Livingston 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 400000—40
Partick Thistle (loan) 2020–21 Scottish League One 100020—30
Queens Park (loan) 2020–21 Scottish League Two 1330000—133
Career total 57163281116920

References
  1. "Salim Kouider-Aissa on rekindling love of football on Livi trial and training alongside Rangers and Hearts stars on 'days off'". Glasgow Times.
  2. Salim Kouider-Aïssa at Soccerbase
  3. "Livingston sign Salim Kouider-Aissa from Queen's Park". BBC Sport. 13 July 2020.
  4. "Ex-scaffolder Salim Kouider-Aissa uses Andy Robertson as inspiration to rebuild career at Livingston". The Scotsman. 17 July 2020.
  5. "Livingston striker Salim Kouider-Aissa signs one-year loan deal with Partick Thistle". Glasgow Times.
  6. "Salim Kouider-Aissa returns from loan spell with Partick Thistle". Livingston FC. 15 January 2021.
  7. Robertson, Euan (31 July 2021). "Airdrie's Kouider-Aissa determined to continue remarkable rise from Juniors". Daily Record.
  8. "Spiders Snap Up Salim Kouider-Aissa". Queens Park FC. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  9. @AirdrieoniansFC (8 July 2021). "We are delighted to announce that striker Salim Kouider-Aïssa has agreed terms on a deal to join the Diamonds follo…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. "Striker Salim makes Stranraer loan switch". airdriefc.com. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  11. "Club Statement". airdrie.
  12. Delaney, James (22 May 2023). "Airdrie sack striker following sexual assault conviction". STV News. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  13. "Family feel as Kilsyth eye up Cup shock" – via PressReader.
  14. "Footballer Salim Kouider-Aïssa guilty of sex assault on sleeping woman". BBC Sport. 19 May 2023.
  15. "Footballer stripped to underwear and sexually assaulted sleeping woman". STV News. 19 May 2023.
  16. STV News (21 July 2023). "Footballer who sexually assaulted sleeping woman at flat jailed". STV News. Retrieved 21 July 2023.


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