Imadeddine Azzi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ouargla, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | USM Alger | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | MC Alger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | MC Alger | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | NA Hussein Dey | 44 | (1) |
| 2021–2025 | Kazma SC | (0) | |
| 2024–2025 | → USM Alger (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Dynamo Makhachkala | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | USM Alger | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Algeria U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Algeria U23 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2018 | |||
Imadeddine Azzi (Arabic: عماد الدين عزي; born 21 June 1998) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for USM Alger.
Early life
Azzi was born on 21 June 1998 in Ouargla, Algeria. The younger brother of Algeria international Ayoub Azzi, he is the older brother of Algerian footballer Mohamed Azzi.
Club career
As a youth player, Azzi joined the youth academy of Algerian side MC Alger in 2017, where he made zero league appearances and scored zero goals. Ahead of the 2018–19 season, he signed for Algerian side NA Hussein Dey, where he made forty-four league appearances and scored one goal. Following his stint there, he signed for Kuwaiti side Kazma SC in 2021.
Three years later, he was sent on loan to Algerian side USM Alger, where he made nineteen league appearances and scored one goal and helped the club win the 2024–25 Algerian Cup.[1] African news website AfricaFoot wrote in 2025 that he "established himself as a central defensive pillar" while playing for them.[2] During the summer of 2025, he signed for Russian side FC Dynamo Makhachkala, joining his brother Mohamed.[3][4] On 31 January 2026, he returned to USM Alger.[5][6]
International career
Azzi is an Algeria youth international. On 15 October 2018, he debuted for the Algeria national under-23 football team during a 1–2 away friendly loss to the Morocco national under-23 football team.
Career statistics
- As of 26 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MC Alger | 2017–18 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| NA Hussein Dey | 2018–19 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| USM Alger (loan) | 2024–25 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | |
| Dynamo Makhachkala | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ Appearances in Algerian League Cup
References
- ^ "Azzi: "Je ne voulais pas que mon passage à l'USMA se termine ainsi"" [Azzi: "I didn't want my time at USMA to end like this"] (in French). Planète Sport. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Entre Russie et Algérie, un choix de cœur plutôt que l'argent pour Imadeddine Azzi" [Between Russia and Algeria, a choice of heart rather than money for Imadeddine Azzi] (in French). AfricaFoot. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ Imadeddine Azzi at Soccerway
- ^ "Имадеддин Аззи – в "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Makhachkala. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "USM Alger : Imad-Eddine Azzi de retour". mediafootdz.dz. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "اتحاد العاصمة يعلن عودة عماد الدين عزي و انتقال ضياء الدين مشيد..في صفقة تبادلية مع دينامو ماخاتشكالا". footalgeriedz.com. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
External links
- Imadeddine Azzi at Soccerway